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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: November 3, 2024

Summer 1945 issue

Summer 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski?

Posted on November 3, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags baynard h. kendrick, thrilling mystery novel magazineLeave a comment on Summer 1945 issue

September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 3, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1938 issue ~ cover art by William Dodge Stevens

June 1938

cover art by William Dodge Stevens

better image than previously posted

[image updated 7/17/25]

Posted on November 3, 2024July 17, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crime, updatedTags emerald, master detective magazine, william dodge stevensLeave a comment on June 1938 issue ~ cover art by William Dodge Stevens

June 1950 issue

June 1950

Posted on November 3, 2024October 19, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, dame, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on June 1950 issue

cover art by Robert Maguire

cover painting by Robert Maguire

1954 Crown hardcover

July 1955 Signet paperback original, first printing

3rd with Kansas City private eye Johnny April 

Posted on November 3, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags johnny april, mike roscoe, private, robert maguire, signet paperbackLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Maguire

cover art by Verne Tossey

1953 Laurie publication, this the later, 1955, Pocket paperback

Posted on November 3, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags j.b. o'sullivan, pocket paperback, verne tosseyLeave a comment on cover art by Verne Tossey

April 1931 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

April 1931

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 3, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, c.b. yorke, gangster stories magazine, gun moll, margie harris, rackateers, tom lovellLeave a comment on April 1931 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

October 1943 issue

October 1943

Posted on November 3, 2024October 19, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1943 issue

August 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

August 1941

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 3, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, kidnap, robert a. garron, spicy detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

March 1933 – premiere modern issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

March 1933 – premiere modern issue

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 3, 2024October 19, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags jerome rozen, nick carter magazine, pearl necklace, tommygunLeave a comment on March 1933 – premiere modern issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen
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