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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: July 1, 2024

June 1935 issue

June 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 1, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur b. reeve, dagger, e. hoffmann price, george a. mcdonald, oscar schisgall, popular detective magazine, racist imagery, robert wallace, spider, yellow menaceLeave a comment on June 1935 issue

February 1943 Canadian issue

February 1943 Canadian

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 1, 2024June 15, 2024Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags day keene, eye patch, frederick c. davis, pirate, skeleton, strange detective mysteries, treasure mapLeave a comment on February 1943 Canadian issue

June 1956 issue ~ cover art by Edward Valigursky

June 1956

cover art by Edward Valigursky

Posted on July 1, 2024June 15, 2024Categories fantasy, magazine, pulp, science fictionTags amazing stories, edward valigusky, milton lesser, robert silverberg, vaultLeave a comment on June 1956 issue ~ cover art by Edward Valigursky

November 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1941

cover by H. J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 1, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags h.j. ward, lew merrill, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on November 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

Spring 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Spring 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on July 1, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, g. wayman jones, john l. benton, rudolph belarski, voodoo, witchLeave a comment on Spring 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 11, 1935 issue

May 11, 1935

cover art by Paul Stahr

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 1, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, demon, eustace adams, george f. worts, paul stahr, richard e. wormser, tommygun, william f. houghLeave a comment on May 11, 1935 issue

July 1946 issue

July 1946

Posted on July 1, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags crack detective stories, ken lewis, laboratory, robert c. dennis, s.i. richin, skull, witchLeave a comment on July 1946 issue
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