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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 29, 2024

Winter 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Winter 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 29, 2024January 5, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags g-men detective magazine, grim reaper, henry kuttner, norman a. daniels, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on Winter 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1930 issue

January 1930

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 29, 2024January 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags maxwell a. hawkinds, moll, tyne van tyne, underworld magazine, v.m. montagu, william beyer, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1930 issue

October 1939 issue

October 1939

“First issue of the title, formerly Double Action Gang Magazine“

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 29, 2024January 2, 2024Categories gangster, magazine, pulp, spicyTags ernie phillips, showgirl, true gangster stories, underworldLeave a comment on October 1939 issue

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

December 1936

cover art by William F. Soare

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on March 29, 2024May 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags bound, branding, hooded, robert leslie bellem, spicy mystery stories, william f. soareLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare
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