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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 11, 2024

September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1939

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on November 11, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags argosy magazine, flanders field, graveyard, mauser, rudolph belarski, theodore roscoe, veteren's day, WWILeave a comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

January 1931

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on November 11, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective action stories, erle stanley gardner, j. allan dunn, j. lane linklater, leslie t. white, subway, van wyck mason, william reusswigLeave a comment on January 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

RKO, 1952

The Narrow Margin (RKO, 1952). Very Fine+ on Linen. Six Sheet (79″ X 82″).
Starring Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor, Jacqueline White, Gordon Gebert, Queenie Leonard, David Clarke, Peter Virgo, Don Beddoe, Paul Maxey, and Harry Harvey. Directed by Richard Fleischer.

Posted on November 11, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, HardboiledTags charles mcgraw, marie windsor, movie poster, richard fleischer, train fictionLeave a comment on RKO, 1952

January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1943

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 11, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective short stories magazine, duane decker, g.t. fleming-roberts, norman saunders, ralph berard, train fictionLeave a comment on January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

January 1934

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 11, 2024October 19, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpLeave a comment on January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen
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