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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

1952 Leisure Library

1952 Leisure Library

cover art by Reginald Heade

Posted on September 12, 2024September 9, 2024Categories british pulp, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags leisure library digest, reginald heade, spike morellLeave a comment on 1952 Leisure Library

cover art by Robert Abbett

acrylic cover art by Robert Abbett
1963 PermaBook paperback original

one of the finest cover paintings ever

Posted on September 12, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags perma paperback, richard deming, robert abbettLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Abbett

cover art by Claudia Caranfa

October 2022 graphic novel

4th in the series

cover art by Claudia Caranfa

Posted on September 12, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags claudia caranfa, hard case crime, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Claudia Caranfa

The Third Man

The Third Man

Posted on September 12, 2024June 21, 2025Categories film noirTags anton karas, carol reed, graham greene, joseph cotten, orson welles, the third man, trevor howardLeave a comment on The Third Man

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

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