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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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Month: June 2024

1945, #14 issue – cover art by Ruben Moreira

1945, #14

cover art by Ruben Moreira

Posted on June 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime comic, crime fiction, pulpTags punch comics, thug, tuxLeave a comment on 1945, #14 issue – cover art by Ruben Moreira

October 1942 issue

October 1942

Posted on June 16, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags dale clark, fredric brown, idol, popular detective magazine, walt bruce, WWII fictionLeave a comment on October 1942 issue

July 15, 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

July 15, 1934

cover art by John Howitt

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 16, 2024February 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carroll john daly, dime detective magazine, george harmon coxe, jewels, john howitt, maxwell hawkinsLeave a comment on July 15, 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1941

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 16, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags kay keene, racist imagery, strange detective mysteries, tom lovell, wayne rogers, yellow menaceLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

February 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on June 16, 2024May 26, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags camera, detective novels magazine, john l. benton, johnston mcculley, rafael desoto, telephone, windowLeave a comment on February 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1934 issue

April 1934

Posted on June 16, 2024May 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags c.k.m. scanlon, death ray, george harmon coxe, idol, james p. olsen, oscar schisgall, paul ernst, racist imagery, thrilling detective magazine, yellow menaceLeave a comment on April 1934 issue

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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