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For the Fans of Hardboiled, Pulp & Gumshoe Art

Back in 2013, our tumblr site was started and ran until 2018, when they decided it was too "adult" - too lurid, supposedly. We followed the exodus to newtumbl and four years of dedication vanished in June of 2023. That work was not only new posts but upgrades of hundreds of old tumblr posts as well. So far, there has been no way to rescue those posts, so this will be the third version of this project. And, I'll warn you in advance, I may slip in covers that are not crime or mystery but just because I like the artwork. Enjoy!

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Day: December 31, 2023

January 1957 issue ~ cover art by Ed Emshwiller

January 1957

cover art by Ed Emshwiller

[updated 8/8/25]

Posted on December 31, 2023August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags charlotte armstrong, cornell woolrich, ed emshwiller, ellery queen's mystery magazine, margery allingham, masquerade, verne athanasLeave a comment on January 1957 issue ~ cover art by Ed Emshwiller

cover art by Robert McGinnis

cover art by Robert McGinnis

1962 Dell reissue with new title

Posted on December 31, 2023December 29, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, original art, paperback, pulpTags brett halliday, celebration, florida fiction, gouache, mike shayne, original art, private eye, pulp art, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on cover art by Robert McGinnis

January 1956 ~ cover art by Larry Harris

January 1956

cover art by Larry Harris

Henry Kane, “Watch the Jools” (Peter Chambers)

[updated with original art 8/5/25]

Posted on December 31, 2023August 5, 2025Categories magazine, original art, updatedTags bluebook magazine, henry kane, larry harris, masquerade, peter chambers, private eye, pulp artLeave a comment on January 1956 ~ cover art by Larry Harris

December 1943 issue

December 1943

tittle page

[cover updated 11/1/25]

Posted on December 31, 2023November 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags crone, g.t. fleming-roberts, skeleton, thrilling mystery magazine, tux, violin, william campbell gaultLeave a comment on December 1943 issue

May 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

May 1934

cover art by Lyman Anderson

Posted on December 31, 2023December 14, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, evening wear, lester dent, lyman anderson, top hatLeave a comment on May 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

September 1, 1935 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

September 1, 1935

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on December 31, 2023November 27, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george rozen, masquerade, pulp art, the shadow magazineLeave a comment on September 1, 1935 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

December 31, 1927 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

December 31, 1927

cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

Posted on December 31, 2023December 11, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, aviation fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags edgar franklin wittmack, henry herbert knibs, pilot, popular stories magazine, will mcmorrowLeave a comment on December 31, 1927 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

1st issue, 1952

1952

Posted on December 31, 2023December 26, 2023Categories magazine, true crimeTags dame, dangerous people, femme fatale, public enemy no. 1, pulp illustration, underworldLeave a comment on 1st issue, 1952
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