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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: September 11, 2024

cover art by Robert Maguire

August 1960 Dell paperback reissue, first printing

cover painting by Robert McGuire

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, mystery, paperback, pulpTags dame, dell paperback, femme fatale, hollywood fiction, hugh pentecost, robert maguireLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Maguire

cover art by Syd Shores

Gangsters and Gun Molls #4 (Avon, 1952) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white pages. The sole highest-graded CGC copy! Last issue of the title. Syd Shores cover and art.

painting @dickeydesign

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime comic, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, true crimeTags gangsters and gun molls comic, motorcycle cop, syd shores, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Syd Shores

May 1953 issue

May 1953

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, mafia, pulp illustration, vital detective casesLeave a comment on May 1953 issue

May 1941 issue

May 1941

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags complete detective cases, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1941 issue

August 13, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Norman Guthrie Rudolph

August 13, 1932

cover art by Norman Guthrie Rudolph

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories finest kind, magazine, mystery, pulpTags collier's magazine, edgar wallace, norman guthrie rudolphLeave a comment on August 13, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Norman Guthrie Rudolph

September 11, 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 11, 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bat, cleve f. adams, cornell woolrich, detective fiction weekly, eric taylor, flynn's, johnston mcculley, lawrence treat, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on September 11, 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

1956 Dell paperback original

1956 Dell paperback original, 8 short stories

cover painting by Robert Stanley

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, short story collectionTags dell paperback, frank kane, johnny liddell, private eye, robert stanleyLeave a comment on 1956 Dell paperback original

May 1953 Gold Medal paperback

May 1953 Gold Medal paperback original, first printing

1st novel from the noir master

cover art by John Floherty Jr

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags gold medal paperback, john floherty jr, lionel white, thrillerLeave a comment on May 1953 Gold Medal paperback

April 1938 issue

April 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 11, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, phantom detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1938 issue

The Postman Always Rings Twice (MGM, 1946).

The Postman Always Rings Twice (MGM, 1946). Very Fine on Linen. One Sheet (27″ X 41″).

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, film noir, Hardboiled, pulpTags james m. cain, john garfield, lana turner, movie posterLeave a comment on The Postman Always Rings Twice (MGM, 1946).

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