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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 14, 2024

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

March 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on April 14, 2024March 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags asian fiction, dagger, h.j. ward, idol, spicy-adventure stories, swordLeave a comment on March 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1961 issue

February 1961

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 14, 2024March 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags c.b. gilford, manhunt magazine, staircase, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1961 issue

November 1932 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Benson

November 1932

cover art by Andrew Benson

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 14, 2024March 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags andrew benson, david r. solomon, real detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1932 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Benson

January 1950 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

January 1950

cover art by Howell Dodd

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 14, 2024March 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags best true fact detective, dame, hooker, howell doddLeave a comment on January 1950 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

May 1931 issue

Oil on canvas, 40 x 28 in.
Initialed lower right

May 1931 issue

Posted on April 14, 2024March 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags oil on canvas, scotland yard, telephone, tux, william reusswigLeave a comment on May 1931 issue

1944 Universal poster

“The Suspect” (Universal, 1944). One Sheet (27″ X 41″). Thriller.
Starring Charles Laughton, Ella Raines, Molly Lamont, Stanley Ridges, Henry Daniell, and Rosalind Ivan. Directed by Robert Siodmak.

Posted on April 14, 2024March 3, 2024Categories film noir, Hardboiled, pulpTags charles laughton, ella raines, film noir, movie poster, robert siodmak, universal picturesLeave a comment on 1944 Universal poster

March 1929 issue ~ cover art by Doris Stanley

March 1929

cover art by Doris Stanley

Posted on April 14, 2024March 3, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags doris stanley, true crime mysteries, wall safeLeave a comment on March 1929 issue ~ cover art by Doris Stanley

June 1955 issue

June 1955

Posted on April 14, 2024March 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, pulp illustration, true mystery magazineLeave a comment on June 1955 issue

cover art by Norman Saunders

1952 Ace Double D-5
Oil on board, 22.5 x 19.5 in. (sight)
Signed lower left

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 14, 2024March 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, ace of spades, dame, eaton k. goldthwaite, gambling fiction, norman saunders, oil on boardLeave a comment on cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1945 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

January 1945

cover art by Gloria Stoll

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 14, 2024March 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags andrew holt, dan keene, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, gloria stoll, mailbox, richard dermody, william r. cox, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1945 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll
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