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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 17, 2024

January 1944 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

January 1944

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 17, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags allen anderson, binoculars, flashlight, private detective stories, racist imagery, rooftop, spy, yellow menaceLeave a comment on January 1944 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

March 1931 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

March 1931

cover art by Lyman Anderson

Posted on August 17, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, complete gang novel magazine, fire escape, lyman anderson, rooftopLeave a comment on March 1931 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

May 1937 issue ~ cover art by William Luberoff

May 1937

cover art by William Luberoff

Posted on August 17, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, don cameron, fire escape, john k. butler, rooftop, ten detective aces magazine, william e. luberoffLeave a comment on May 1937 issue ~ cover art by William Luberoff

cover art by William Reusswig

August 15, 1929 issue

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on August 17, 2024July 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags adventure magazine, fire escape, gordon young, lugar, rooftop, william reusswigLeave a comment on cover art by William Reusswig

March 1953 issue

March 1953

Posted on August 17, 2024July 26, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective story magazine, john d. macdonald, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on March 1953 issue

cover art by Johnny Craig

Crime SuspenStories #18 (EC, 1953) Johnny Craig cover and art

Posted on August 17, 2024April 3, 2025Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, pulpTags crime suspense stories, crime suspenstories, johnny craigLeave a comment on cover art by Johnny Craig
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