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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 12, 2024

April 1947 issue ~ cover art by Irene Endris

April 1947

cover art by Irene Endris

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 12, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, flashlight, irene endris, staircase, talmage powell, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on April 1947 issue ~ cover art by Irene Endris

July 4, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

July 4, 1931

cover art by John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 12, 2024July 3, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective story magazine, john a. coughlin, john d. swain, staircaseLeave a comment on July 4, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on July 12, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dame, femme fatale, mystery adventure magazine, norman saunders, richard b. sale, staircase, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 12, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags geoffrey north, h.j. ward, staircase, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 12, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, private detective stories, roger torrey, soldier, staircaseLeave a comment on December 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward
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