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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: March 2, 2024

October 1930 issue ~ cover by R. C. Wardell

October 1930

cover by R. C. Wardell

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 2, 2024December 23, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, magazineTags anatole feldman, arthur j. burks, d.b. mccandless, gangland stories magazine, gangster, margie harris, moll, r.c. wardell, seymour rice, tuxLeave a comment on October 1930 issue ~ cover by R. C. Wardell

September 1957 issue ~ cover art by Ed Emshwiller

September 1957

cover art by Ed Emshwiller

Posted on March 2, 2024February 23, 2024Categories digest, pulp, science fictionTags avram davidson, floyd wallace, mack reynolds, poul anderson, ray gun, venture science fictionLeave a comment on September 1957 issue ~ cover art by Ed Emshwiller

December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

December 1943

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 2, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags jerome rozen, ten detective aces magazine, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

August 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

[image updated 1/6/24]

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 2, 2024January 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, hollywood detective magazine, robert leslie bellem, showgirlLeave a comment on August 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

March 1, 1934

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 2, 2024January 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags allan vaughan elston, c.s. montanye, complete stories magazine, james stevens, ted copp, tom lovellLeave a comment on March 1, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

December 1, 1934 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

December 1, 1934

cover art by C. Calvert (aka C.C. Beall)

Posted on March 2, 2024April 4, 2024Categories adventure, anthology, crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags argosy magazine, black magic, c. calvert, c.c. beall, theodore roscoe, voodooLeave a comment on December 1, 1934 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

November 1939 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

November 1939

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 2, 2024December 19, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags bound, dane gregory, delos palmer, dime mystery magazine, norvell w. page, smugglingLeave a comment on November 1939 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

cover art by Ed Moritz

Lilies For the Bride, 1957
Oil on board, 26 x 19in.
Signed lower center-left
Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, December, 1957

Posted on March 2, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags brett halliday, dame, ed moritz, femme fatale, mike shayne mystery magazine, rufus king, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Ed Moritz

January 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[updated 5/15/24]

Posted on March 2, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags q. patrick, rudolph belarski, skull, spiderweb, thrilling mystery novel magazineLeave a comment on January 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski
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