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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: January 2024

August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

August 1934

cover art by Lyman Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 5, 2024June 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags alfred i. tooke, arthur b. reeve, complete underworld novelettes, kenneth h. lunsford, lyman andersonLeave a comment on August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

October 1929 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 29, 1938 issue

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 5, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, edgar franklin, kay krausse, lewis clay, lugar, richard sale, rudolph belarski, samuel taylor, steve fisher, william edward hayesLeave a comment on October 1929 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Alvin Pearson

February 1937

cover art by Alvin Pearson

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 5, 2024December 17, 2023Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags alvin pearson, mystery adventures magazine, patrick caseyLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Alvin Pearson

October 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 5, 2024January 30, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dagger, donald g. cormack, francis k. allan, pharoah, rafael desoto, strange detective mysteries, tommygun, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1939 issue

February 1939

Posted on January 4, 2024December 18, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crime busters, lester dent, maxwell grant, pulp illustration, skeleton, steve fisher, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on February 1939 issue

November 1932 issue ~ cover art by Stephen Waite

November 1932

cover art by Stephen Waite

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 4, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags complete adventure magazine, dagger, frederick nebel, harold channing wire, herbert jensen, prison, stephen waite, victor rousseauLeave a comment on November 1932 issue ~ cover art by Stephen Waite

August 1938 issue

August 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 4, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crime busters, femme fatale, kenneth robeson, lester dent, maxwell grant, norman a. daniels, steve fisher, theodore tinsleyLeave a comment on August 1938 issue

September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1930

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on January 4, 2024December 17, 2023Categories fantasy, horror fiction, magazine, pulpTags demon, ghost stories magazine, ghoul, rafael desotoLeave a comment on September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1952 issue

June 1952

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 4, 2024December 17, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags headquarters detective magazine, pulp illustration, true crimeLeave a comment on June 1952 issue

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1937

cover by H. J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 4, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags black cat, casket, chained, corpse, h.j. ward, pulp art, shackled, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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