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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: October 10, 2024

cover art by Norman Saunders

cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1937 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags black book detective, bound, buried alive, norman saundersLeave a comment on cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1939 – premiere and only issue!

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10 action adventures, e. hoffmann price, norman saunders, scimitarLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

January 1934

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

1953, Crime and Justice #15

1953, Crime and Justice #15

cover art by Lou Morales

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime comic, pulpTags crime and justice comic, lou moralesLeave a comment on 1953, Crime and Justice #15

February 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Falter

February 1934

cover art by John Falter

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags john falter, kidnapping, master detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Falter

December 1956 issue

December 1956

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories men's magazineTags bad girls usaLeave a comment on December 1956 issue

May 1957 issue ~ cover art by O.G. Brabbins

May 1957

cover art by O.G. Brabbins

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags gil brewer, henry kane, manhunt magazine, oliver brabbins, talmage powellLeave a comment on May 1957 issue ~ cover art by O.G. Brabbins

November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Richard R. Epperley

November 1945

cover art by Richard R. Epperley

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags buddha, david wright o'brien, mammoth detective magazine, richard e. epperley, william brengleLeave a comment on November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Richard R. Epperley

Winter 1934 issue ~ cover art by Earle K. Bergey

Winter 1934

cover art by Earle K. Bergey

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, spicyTags earle k. bergey, gay broadway magazineLeave a comment on Winter 1934 issue ~ cover art by Earle K. Bergey

July 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1942

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags g.t. fleming-roberts, laboratory, leo hoban, mad scientist, norman a. daniels, rafael desoto, skull, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on July 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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