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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: February 2024

September 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

September 1940

cover art by H.W. Scott

Posted on February 28, 2024December 21, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags demon, h.w. scott, kenneth robeson, the avenger magazineLeave a comment on September 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

December 1935

cover art by Albert Fisher

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 28, 2024February 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, real detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

cover art by Howell Dodd

Stone Cold Wife, True Fact Crime magazine cover, June 1953
Oil on board, 17 x 14.125 in. (image)
Not signed

Posted on February 28, 2024August 8, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags all true fact crime, all true fact crime cases, howell dodd, original art, true fact crime magazineLeave a comment on cover art by Howell Dodd

July 1939 issue

July 1939

[image updated 2/15/24]

Posted on February 28, 2024February 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cash, phantom detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1939 issue

cover art by John Drew

Top of the Heap, Gang World, January 1934
Oil on canvas, 21.875 x 16 in.
Not signed

Posted on February 28, 2024April 5, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags gang world magazine, john drew, oil on canvas, original art, raoul du priest, richard e. conan, thug, william h. stueberLeave a comment on cover art by John Drew

October 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 27, 2024December 27, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, detective tales magazine, edward s. williams, philip ketchum, rafael desoto, richard sale, william hinesLeave a comment on October 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

cover art by Fred Rodewald

sight size 9×12″

gouache on illustration board

Posted on February 27, 2024December 31, 2023Categories digest, Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags ecstasy novel magazine, fred rodewald, hooker, lurid, original art, perry lindsay, sleaze, stockingsLeave a comment on cover art by Fred Rodewald

August 1942 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

Format ImagePosted on February 27, 2024January 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, john a. coughlin, telephoneLeave a comment on August 1942 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

May 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1942

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on February 27, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags emile c. tepperman, lawrence treat, norman saunders, original art, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on May 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1935 issue

March 1935

Posted on February 27, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, c.k.m. scanlon, dagger, hollywood fiction, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1935 issue

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