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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: February 23, 2024

April 15, 1923 issue ~ cover art by Hap Hadley

Format ImagePosted on February 23, 2024January 2, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, charles fulton oursler, detective fiction, hap hadley, mystery magazineLeave a comment on April 15, 1923 issue ~ cover art by Hap Hadley

May 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1932

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 23, 2024December 29, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, c.b. yorke, gangster stories magazine, moll, tom lovell, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

September 1942 issue

Format ImagePosted on February 23, 2024April 4, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, special detective cases, women in prisonLeave a comment on September 1942 issue

November 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

November 1937

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 23, 2024December 19, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags arthur leo zagat, dime mystery magazine, dungeon, fiend, ghoul, henry treat sperry, lantern, paul ernst, tom lovell, top hat, turban, tux, wayne rogersLeave a comment on November 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

1960 Allied Artists

1960 Allied Artists, directed by Richard Wilson, with Borgnine playing Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino, an historical policeman who fought the early mafia in the first decade of the 20th C.

Posted on February 23, 2024February 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, pulpTags ernest borgnine, mafia, movie poster, organized crimeLeave a comment on 1960 Allied Artists

June 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 23, 2024December 22, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, private detective stories, pullman car, robert a. garron, train fictionLeave a comment on June 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward
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