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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: April 7, 2024

September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

September 1940

cover art by Milton Luros

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 7, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dagger, donald dale, donald g. cormack, eerie fiction, r.s. lerch, strange detective mysteriesLeave a comment on September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

September 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1943

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

[images updated 4/19/24]

Posted on April 7, 2024April 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, detective tales magazine, henry norton, mary freels rosborough, rafael desoto, william chamberlain, william r. cox, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 7, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags arthur wallace, kidnap, spicy detective magazine, stockings, tuxLeave a comment on February 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 15, 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 15, 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 7, 2024February 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, h.j. ward, jungle fiction, richard saleLeave a comment on March 15, 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1930 issue ~ cover art by Howard V. Brown

October 1930

cover art by Howard V. Brown

better image than previously posted

[image updated 7/9/24]

Posted on April 7, 2024July 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags amazing detective tales, arthur b. reeve, c.r. summer, clark ashton smith, hugo gernsback, ralph w. wilkins, skullLeave a comment on October 1930 issue ~ cover art by Howard V. Brown

August 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

March 1946 UK edition

[post updated 2/14/25]

Posted on April 7, 2024February 14, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags c.s. montanye, robert martin, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazine, william roughLeave a comment on August 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 27, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

June 27, 1936

cover art by Hubert Rogers

Posted on April 7, 2024February 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags allan vaughan elston, argosy magazine, dame, femme fatale, georges surdez, hubert rogers, south seasLeave a comment on June 27, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

1947, Clue Comics #v2#1

1947

Posted on April 7, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime comic, crime fiction, HardboiledTags clue comicsLeave a comment on 1947, Clue Comics #v2#1

December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 7, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags barry perowne, dwight v. babcock, john scott douglas, rafael desoto, raffles, safe crack, suit of armor, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

June 1932

cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on April 7, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anatole feldman, racketeer and gangland stories, robin hood, seymour rice, tom lovell, tommygun, walt s. dinghall, walter snowLeave a comment on June 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell
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