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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: May 16, 2024

October 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 16, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, dame, erle stanley gardner, femme fatale, frederick c. painton, grim reaper, pearl necklace, rafael desotoLeave a comment on October 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 17, 1940 issue

February 17, 1940

Posted on May 16, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cornell woolrich, detective fiction weekly, eric howard, flynn's, frank wrentmore, helen king, myles hudson, philip ketchum, richard saleLeave a comment on February 17, 1940 issue

May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on May 16, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, phantom detective magazine, rafael desoto, trap doorLeave a comment on May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1964 issue

March 1964

Posted on May 16, 2024May 13, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags frank sinatra, pulp illustration, rat pack, startling detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1964 issue

cover art by Lou Marchetti

Watercolor and gouache on board, 19 x 13 in.
Not signed

The Hired Target by Wilson Tucker, Ace Double paperback original, #D241, 1957

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 16, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, lou marchetti, watercolor and gouache on board, wilson tuckerLeave a comment on cover art by Lou Marchetti

April 1960 issue – cover art by Carl Hantman

April 1960

cover art by Carl Hantman

Posted on May 16, 2024May 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, men's magazine, pulp, true crimeTags carl hantman, hypodermic, lugar, real magazine, war crimeLeave a comment on April 1960 issue – cover art by Carl Hantman

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

September 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on May 16, 2024May 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, delos palmer, femme fatale, handcuffs, startling detective magazineLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

February 1945 issue ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

February 1945

cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 16, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, bomb, bound, ernest chiriacka, joe archibald, norman a. daniels, stewart toland, tom marvinLeave a comment on February 1945 issue ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

December 1952 issue

December 1952

Posted on May 16, 2024May 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, real detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1952 issue
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