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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 21, 2024

April 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

April 1936

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

[cover updated 11/19/25]

Posted on March 21, 2024November 19, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updated, weird fictionTags chained, dungeon, evil eye, h.l. parkhurst, lew merrill, pulp art, rat, skull, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

April 1942 issue

Format ImagePosted on March 21, 2024January 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags poison, pulp illustration, secret detective casesLeave a comment on April 1942 issue

September 1933 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

September 1933

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 21, 2024January 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, greater gangster stories, tom lovellLeave a comment on September 1933 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

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

April 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 21, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags garter, h.j. ward, kidnap, lingerie, ransom, robert a. garron, spicy detective stories, stockings, thug, whipLeave a comment on April 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward
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