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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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Month: August 2024

May 1941 issue

May 1941

better image than previously posted

[images updated 5/2/25]

Posted on August 6, 2024May 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bullet holes, clifford goodrich, mark harper, mystery magazine, norman a. daniels, phone booth, robert c. blackmon, william g. bogartLeave a comment on May 1941 issue

1952 New Fiction Press

1952 New Fiction Press

cover art by Reginald Heade

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 6, 2024July 22, 2024Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags hank janson, new fiction paperback, reginald heade, telephoneLeave a comment on 1952 New Fiction Press

June 1940 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

June 1940

cover art by David Berger

Posted on August 6, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags david berger, inside detective magazine, telephoneLeave a comment on June 1940 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

February 1938 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

February 1938

cover art by Harwood Forsgren

Posted on August 6, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags harwood forsgren, inside detective magazine, telephoneLeave a comment on February 1938 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

The Scarlet Letters x 2

1953 Little Brown hardcover

1955 Pocket reissue

cover art by Carl Bobertz

23rd whodunnit with Ellery and Insp. Queen

May 1961 Pocket paperback reissue, 4th printing

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 6, 2024July 23, 2024Categories mystery, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags carl bobertz, ellery queen, pocket paperbackLeave a comment on The Scarlet Letters x 2

February 1948 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

February 1948

cover art by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on August 6, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags c.s. montanye, robert leslie bellem, samuel cherry, telephone, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1948 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

Headline Comics #44 (Prize, 1950)

Headline Comics #44 (Prize, 1950) Jack Kirby & Joe Simon cover.

Posted on August 6, 2024July 11, 2024Categories crime comic, gangster, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags FBI, feds, headline comics, jack kirby, joe simon, rackateerLeave a comment on Headline Comics #44 (Prize, 1950)

Dial M for Murder (Warner Bros., 1954).

Dial M for Murder (Warner Bros., 1954). Very Fine on Linen. One Sheet (27″ X 41″).

Posted on August 6, 2024July 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, HardboiledTags alfred hitchcock, grace kelly, john williams, movie poster, ray milland, telephoneLeave a comment on Dial M for Murder (Warner Bros., 1954).

November 1936 issue

November 1936

Posted on August 6, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags billy the kid, real detective magazine, telephoneLeave a comment on November 1936 issue

June 1933 issue

June 1933

second issue

Posted on August 6, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anatole feldman, g. wayman jones, map, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, telephoneLeave a comment on June 1933 issue

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