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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: September 2024

June 2, 1928 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

June 2, 1928

cover art by Paul Stahr

Posted on September 16, 2024September 10, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags argosy magazine, edgar rice burroughs, gordon stiles, howard e. morgan, john wilstach, joselph ivers lawrence, paul stahrLeave a comment on June 2, 1928 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

1936 Valhalla Press hardcover

1936 Valhalla Press hardcover

Posted on September 16, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, pulp, spicyTags cary moran, valhalla pressLeave a comment on 1936 Valhalla Press hardcover

June 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

June 1931

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on September 16, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags adele luehrmann, best detective magazine, carl clausen, charlotte dockstader, hugh kahler, john a. coughlinLeave a comment on June 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

June 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

June 1932

cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on September 16, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, e. clarke levy, gangster stories magazine, margie harris, tom lovell, walt s. dinghallLeave a comment on June 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

August 15, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

August 15, 1929

cover art by Jerome Rozen

Posted on September 16, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags benge atlee, complete stories magazine, jerome rozen, judson p. philips, vaultLeave a comment on August 15, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

December 1925 issue ~ cover art by Ralph Boyle

December 1925

cover art by Ralph Boyle

Posted on September 15, 2024September 10, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags brief stories magazine, erle stanley gardner, ralph boyleLeave a comment on December 1925 issue ~ cover art by Ralph Boyle

October 1930 issue ~ premiere issue

cover art by Delos Palmer ?

October 1930 issue ~ premiere issue

better image than previously posted

[cover art added 8/9/25]

Posted on September 15, 2024August 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, spicy, true crime, updatedTags crime detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1930 issue ~ premiere issue

April 1929 issue ~ cover by Ray Wardell

April 1929

cover by Ray Wardell

better image than previously posted

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on September 15, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime comic, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bertrand russell, fingerprints, murder mysteries magazine, ray wardell, robert guillaume, robert w. sneddon, stranglerLeave a comment on April 1929 issue ~ cover by Ray Wardell

March 28, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

March 28, 1931

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on September 15, 2024September 10, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags clew, detective story magazine, john a. coughlin, mel watt, ticker-tapeLeave a comment on March 28, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

December 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

December 1929

cover art by W.C. Brigham

included August W. Derleth’s “The Adventure of the Limping Man” (Solar Pons)

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 1/5/26]

Posted on September 15, 2024January 5, 2026Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags august derleth, detective trails magazine, g.n. carpenter, john miller gregory, solar pons, telephone, w.c. brighamLeave a comment on December 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

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