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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 23, 2024

December 1929 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

December 1929

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 23, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, dame, jewel thief, true detective mysteries, wall safeLeave a comment on December 1929 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

neo-pulp cover art by Chris Rahn

2008 Academy of Chicago Press reissue of the 2nd Charlie Chan novel, first published in 1926. Second of the six Chan mysteries.

neo-pulp cover by Chris Rahn

Posted on July 23, 2024July 3, 2024Categories mystery, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags academy of chicago press, charlie chan, earl derr biggers, hawaii fiction, parrot, pearl necklace, police proceduralLeave a comment on neo-pulp cover art by Chris Rahn

February 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[updated 11/19/25]

Posted on July 23, 2024November 19, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags garter, h.j. ward, jewels, lingerie, robert a. garron, safe, spicy detective magazine, stockings, vaultLeave a comment on February 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1949 issue

March 1949

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 23, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alan ritner anderson, charles larson, dan gordon, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, pearl necklace, peter paigeLeave a comment on March 1949 issue

April 17, 1926 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

April 17, 1926

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on July 23, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, whodunnitTags charles w. tyler, detective story magazine, edward h. smith, hulbert footner, jewel thief, john a. coughlin, johnston mcculley, paul ellsworth triemLeave a comment on April 17, 1926 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

February 1939 issue

February 1939

Posted on July 23, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, inside detective magazine, jewel thiefLeave a comment on February 1939 issue

November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

November 1945

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

debut issue, 1950s UK version of Ten Detective Aces

[updated 7/19/25]

Posted on July 23, 2024July 19, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags albert drake, detective aces magazine, pearls, ten detective aces magazine, thorne leeLeave a comment on November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

May 1945 issue ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

May 1945

cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

Posted on July 23, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ernest chiriacka, jewel thief, norman a. daniels, porthole, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on May 1945 issue ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

July 1943 Canadian issue

July 1943

Posted on July 23, 2024July 3, 2024Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dagger, dame, francis k. allan, jewel thief, julius long, strange detective mysteriesLeave a comment on July 1943 Canadian issue

February 1948 issue

February 1948

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 23, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blood, curt hamlin, dean owen, detective tales magazine, elevator, jack bradley, parker bonner, pearl necklace, peter paige, robert zacks, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on February 1948 issue

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