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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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Month: December 2023

November 15th, 1936 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

November 15th, 1936

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on December 1, 2023May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags gasmask, george rozen, maxwell grant, pulp art, the shadow magazine, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on November 15th, 1936 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

June 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June 1938

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags beast, fiend, h.l. parkhurst, monster, pulp art, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on June 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1952 issue

July 1952

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, pulp illustration, real detective magazine, true crimeLeave a comment on July 1952 issue

March 10, 1923 issue ~ cover art by E. A. Urdang

March 10, 1923

cover art by E. A. Urdang

Posted on December 1, 2023August 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags adventure magazine, dagger, e.a. urdang, pegleg, pirate, pulp artLeave a comment on March 10, 1923 issue ~ cover art by E. A. Urdang

June 1943 issue

June 1943

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 1, 2023April 20, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags berkeley gray, dame, femme fatale, handcuffs, moll, pulp art, thrilling detective magazine, w.t. ballard, woman with a gunLeave a comment on June 1943 issue

1948 UK press book

Format ImagePosted on December 1, 2023December 1, 2023Categories british pulp, film noir, HardboiledTags derrick de marney, french film, jean kent, movie promo, paul dupuis, pulp art, sleeping car to trieste, trainLeave a comment on 1948 UK press book

May 1949 issue

May 1949

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags headquarters detective magazine, pulp illustration, true crime, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1949 issue

June 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June 1940

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, historical fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags cobras, h.l. parkhurst, lew merrill, pharoah, pulp art, snakes, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on June 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

April 1944 issue

April 1944

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories magazine, true crimeTags lantern, pulp illustration, startling detective magazine, true crimeLeave a comment on April 1944 issue

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