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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: August 1, 2024

September 1945 issue

September 1945

Posted on August 1, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, vital detective cases, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1945 issue

Summer 1953 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

Summer 1953

cover art by J. George Janes

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 1, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, dorothy dunn, femme fatale, j. george janes, norman a. daniels, smoking, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Summer 1953 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

November 1949 issue

November 1949

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 1, 2024July 4, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags confidential detective cases, dame, moll, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1949 issue

April 1952 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

April 1952

cover art by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 1, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, john cole, samuel cherry, stewart sterling, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1952 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

1954 Lion paperback original

1954 Lion paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 1, 2024April 17, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags david goodis, lion paperback, noir, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1954 Lion paperback original

1951 Handi-Book paperback

1951 Handi-Book paperback original

better image than previously posted

1953 Jewel Book from Britain

Posted on August 1, 2024July 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, handi-book paperback, harry whittington, jewel book paperback, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1951 Handi-Book paperback
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