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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 13, 2024

September 1939 – and final – issue

September 1939 – and final – issue

Posted on July 13, 2024July 2, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags espionage, fact spy stories magazine, firing squad, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on September 1939 – and final – issue

May 1943 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

May 1943 [image updated 8/16/24]

cover art by Milton Luros

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 13, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags edward s. williams, g.t. fleming-roberts, milton luros, mirror, spy, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on May 1943 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

May 1949 issue

May 1949

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 13, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags crack detective stories, dame, femme fatale, oliver keystoneLeave a comment on May 1949 issue

August 1935 issue ~ cover art by A. Leslie Ross

August 1935

cover art by A. Leslie Ross

Posted on July 13, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a. leslie ross, alexis rossoff, e. hoffmann price, frederick c. painton, spy stories magazineLeave a comment on August 1935 issue ~ cover art by A. Leslie Ross

Winter 1940 issue

Winter 1940

Posted on July 13, 2024July 2, 2024Categories aviation fiction, crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george fielding eliot, kerry mcroberts, nazi fiction, nazi spy, sabotage, stewardess, thrilling spy storiesLeave a comment on Winter 1940 issue

December 1941 issue ~ cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

December 1941

cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

Posted on July 13, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags diplomat, monocle, phantom detective magazine, tuxLeave a comment on December 1941 issue ~ cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

Fall 1945 issue

Fall 1945

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 13, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fur coat, g-men detective magazine, laurence donovan, norman a. daniels, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Fall 1945 issue

September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

September 1942

cover art by Milton Luros

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 13, 2024May 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fredric brown, joseph j. millard, marvin ryerson, milton luros, spy fiction, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

April 13, 1935 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

April 13, 1935

cover art by C. Calvert (C.C. Beall)

Posted on July 13, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c. calvert, c.c. beall, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, max brand, spy fictionLeave a comment on April 13, 1935 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

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

May 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 13, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags blueprint, h.j. ward, robert leslie bellem, speed detective magazine, spyLeave a comment on May 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward
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