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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 14, 2024

January 1950 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

January 1950

cover art by Michael McCann

Posted on March 14, 2024March 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags detective world magazine, michael mccannLeave a comment on January 1950 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

cover art by Thornton Utz

Gunman Shot by Police on City Street
Acrylic on board, 19-1/4 x 14-1/4 inches (48.9 x 36.2 cm) (sight)
Signed lower left

Posted on March 14, 2024March 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags acrylic on board, thornton utzLeave a comment on cover art by Thornton Utz

March 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1938

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 14, 2024January 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cornell woolrich, double detective magazine, paul ernst, richard sale, roger torrey, rudolph belarski, top hat, tux, walter rippergerLeave a comment on March 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

cover art by Delos Palmer

Feature Detective Cases, November 1941
Oil on canvas, 31 x 23 in.
Not signed

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on March 14, 2024May 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags delos palmer, feature detective casesLeave a comment on cover art by Delos Palmer

August 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on March 14, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags bound, h.j. ward, pulp art, robert leslie bellem, skeleton, skull, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on August 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by Lou Marchetti

Gouache on board, 22.5 x 10.5 in.
Not signed
Robert Schlick, Tonight It’s Me, Pyramid Books #G-248, 1957

Posted on March 14, 2024March 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags dame, gouache on board, lou marchetti, lurid, pyramid paperback, smokingLeave a comment on cover art by Lou Marchetti

December 1928 issue ~ cover art by Ray Wardell

December 1928

cover art by Ray Wardell

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on March 14, 2024April 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, aviation fiction, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags ace williams, bi plane, eustace adams, flying aces magazine, ray wardell, spadLeave a comment on December 1928 issue ~ cover art by Ray Wardell

cover art by Harry T. Fisk

Dime Mystery Magazine, January 1938
Oil on canvas laid on board, 31.5 x 22 in.
Signed lower left

Posted on March 14, 2024March 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dime mystery magazine, donald dale, harry t. fisk, henry t. sperry, oil on canvas, original artLeave a comment on cover art by Harry T. Fisk

May 10, 1925 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Arnold

May 10, 1925

cover art by J.W. Arnold

Posted on March 14, 2024March 13, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, maritime fiction, pulpTags adventure magazine, j.w. arnoldLeave a comment on May 10, 1925 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Arnold

November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Harold Woolridge

November 1934

cover art by Harold Woolridge

[post updated 5/2/25]

Format ImagePosted on March 14, 2024May 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags frederick nebel, harold woolridge, henry lacossitt, hildegarde withers, james edward grant, mystery magazine, stuart palmer, vincent starrett, walter rippergerLeave a comment on November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Harold Woolridge

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