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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: January 17, 2024

September 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 17, 2024December 24, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, espionage fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags bombing, finest kind, h.j. ward, lugar, racist imagery, spicy-adventure stories, spy fiction, WWII fictionLeave a comment on September 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1941

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 17, 2024October 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags h.h. stinson, henry kuttner, john h. knox, medical fiction, rudolph belarski, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on January 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

March 1934

cover art by Lyman Anderson

Posted on January 17, 2024December 24, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags chic feagler, lyman anderson, nelson robins, telephone, underworld detective magazine, william mahoneyLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

March 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on January 17, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags h.j. ward, james a. lawson, lasso, pulp art, spicy western magazineLeave a comment on March 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1946 issue

December 1946

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 17, 2024January 11, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags coulrophobia, killer clown, pulp illustration, uncensored detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1946 issue

October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

October 1935

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

[image updated 9/21/24]

Posted on January 17, 2024September 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags arthur j. burks, fiend, j. allan dunn, mad scientist, paul ernst, ray cummings, red hot poker, rudolph zirm, skull, thrilling mystery magazine, tortureLeave a comment on October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm
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