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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 6, 2024

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on March 6, 2024June 30, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cleve f. adams, clues detective stories, norman saunders, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

1975 United Artists

1975 United Artists one sheet, 27×41″

Posted on March 6, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, HardboiledTags movie poster, police proceduralLeave a comment on 1975 United Artists

September-October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

September-October 1937

cover art by Malvin Singer

Posted on March 6, 2024December 20, 2023Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace g-man stories, arthur leo zagat, feds, malvin singerLeave a comment on September-October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

cover art by Harry Barton

1955 Ace paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 6, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperbackTags ace double paperback, dame, finest kind, harry barton, kidnap, porthole, sterling noel, tommygunLeave a comment on cover art by Harry Barton

November 1940 issue

November 1940

Posted on March 6, 2024February 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags complete detective cases, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on November 1940 issue

April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

April 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 6, 2024January 28, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags clint morgan, delos palmer, spicy detective storiesLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

May 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

May 1933

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/1/24]

Posted on March 6, 2024May 1, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags hatchet, jewels, nick carter magazine, shoulder holster, skeletonLeave a comment on May 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1936

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 6, 2024January 30, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, spicyTags colby quinn, h.j. ward, original art, shoulder holster, spicy detective stories, stockings, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward
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