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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: June 10, 2024

October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1937

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 10, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags bound, dagger, george bruce, jean francis webb, mummy, norman saunders, pharoah, sarcophagus, thrilling detective magazine, westmoreland grayLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May-June 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May-June 1939

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 10, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags edith and ejler jacobson, nat schachner, rafael desoto, skeleton, strange detective mysteries, trenchcoatLeave a comment on May-June 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1942

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 10, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective short stories magazine, edward s. ronns, jimmy o'brien, mummy, norman saunders, pharoah, roger torrey, sarcophagus, skeleton, stockingsLeave a comment on January 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1946 issue

July 1949

Posted on June 10, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime comic, horror fiction, weird fictionTags jewel thief, mummy, super-mystery comicsLeave a comment on July 1946 issue

August 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1935

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 10, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags c.k.m. scanlon, john a. saxon, mummy, museum, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, sarcophagusLeave a comment on August 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1949

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 10, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags joel townsley rogers, johanas l. bouma, john d. macdonald, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, sarcophagusLeave a comment on July 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto
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