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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 15, 2024

December 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on October 15, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags edward ronns, fireplace, poker, robert leslie bellem, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1940

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 15, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, kidnap, spicy detective magazine, wallace kaytonLeave a comment on July 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

September 1937 issue

September 1937

cover art by Stockton Mulford?

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 15, 2024October 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags daring detective magazineLeave a comment on September 1937 issue

April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1937

cover art by Norman Saunders

2nd of just three issues

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 15, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, cleve f. adams, norman saunders, sure-fire detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1943 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

November 1943

cover art by Allen Anderson (signature is on the crate)

notice where the crate is going…

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 15, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, allen anderson, bound, crate, duane yarnell, norman a. danielsLeave a comment on November 1943 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

March 1940 issue

March 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 15, 2024April 4, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags crime detective magazine, lionel whiteLeave a comment on March 1940 issue

July 1955 UK issue

July 1955 UK issue

Posted on October 15, 2024October 3, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective monthly, doc savageLeave a comment on July 1955 UK issue

cover art by Rudy Nappi

Man-Killer by Talmage Powell, Ace Double, 1960
Watercolor and gouache on board
14.875 x 12.375 in. (sight)
Signed lower right

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 15, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace paperback, dame, femme fatale, rudy nappi, talmage powell, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Rudy Nappi
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