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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 15, 2024

June 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1948

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on June 15, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, bruno fischer, mug shot, norman saundersLeave a comment on June 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1940

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 15, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, harold francis sorensen, morgue, norman saunders, ralph powersLeave a comment on July 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

cover art by Norman Saunders

cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1940 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 15, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, journalism fiction, norman saunders, ronald flaggLeave a comment on cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1941 – premiere issue

March 1941

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 15, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags coffin, david crewe, george a. shaftel, john b. starr, new detective magazine, robert sidney bowen, skeleton, william r. coxLeave a comment on March 1941 – premiere issue
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