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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 18, 2024

September 1935 issue

September 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 18, 2024December 17, 2023Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bedford rohmer, cigarette holder, femme fatale, mystery adventures magazine, steve fisherLeave a comment on September 1935 issue

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

October 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward
better image than previously posted

first appearance of Jim Anthony, meant to be a rival to Doc Savage

Posted on January 18, 2024December 24, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, h.j. ward, jim anthony, john grange, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1956 issue

July 1956

Posted on January 18, 2024September 1, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, pulp illustration, startling detective magazine, venetian blindsLeave a comment on July 1956 issue

October 1930 issue – debut

October 1930

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 18, 2024December 24, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective action stories, erle stanley gardner, j. allan dunn, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1930 issue – debut

December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1935

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on January 18, 2024April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.k.m. scanlon, dagger, john l. tiernan, phantom detective magazine, racist imagery, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, yellow menaceLeave a comment on December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 15, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

April 15, 1930

cover art by Jerome Rozen

Posted on January 18, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags complete stories magazine, jerome rozen, laurence jordan, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on April 15, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

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

December 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 18, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, ghoul, h.j. ward, lew merrill, pulp art, spicy mystery magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on December 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward
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