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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: December 3, 2024

January 1952 issue

January 1952

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 3, 2024December 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags detective world magazine, femme fatale, moll, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1952 issue

1950 Archer paperback ~ cover art by Reginald Heade

1950 Archer paperback

cover art by Reginald Heade

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 3, 2024December 2, 2024Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags archer paperback, lingerie, michael storme, reginald headeLeave a comment on 1950 Archer paperback ~ cover art by Reginald Heade

1947 publicity shot – The Lady in the Lake

Robert Montgomery and Audrey Totter in The Lady in the Lake (1947).

August 15, 2013

Posted on December 3, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, raymond chandlerTags audrey totter, crime movie, philip marlowe, private eye, promo shot, raymond chandler, robert montgomeryLeave a comment on 1947 publicity shot – The Lady in the Lake

1946 Avon digest ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

1946 Avon digest

cover art by Paul Stahr

Posted on December 3, 2024December 2, 2024Categories digest, fantasy, pulp, science fictionTags a.e. merritt, avon digest, murder mystery monthly, paul stahrLeave a comment on 1946 Avon digest ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

1960 Dell reissue

1957 Simon and Schuster hardcover, this the 1960 softcover reprint.

Quentin was the pseudonym Hugh Wheeler

back cover says the cover art is by Robert McGuire but it doesn’t look like his work.

Posted on December 3, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, mystery, paperbackTags dell paperback, hollywood fiction, patrick quentin, robert maguireLeave a comment on 1960 Dell reissue

1960 Avon paperback original

1960 Avon paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 3, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, bikini, ovid demarisLeave a comment on 1960 Avon paperback original

1958 Pyramid paperback ~ cover art by Ace Bran

Gouache on board, 21 x 16 inches (53.3 x 40.6 cm)
Signed center left: Ace Bran

1958 Pyramid paperback

Posted on December 3, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, original art, paperback, pulpTags ace bran, donald honig, gouache on board, noirLeave a comment on 1958 Pyramid paperback ~ cover art by Ace Bran

1972 Columbia Pictures

1972, Jim Brown stars as Gunn, a nightclub owner out for vengeance after the murder of his brother-in-law

Posted on December 3, 2024December 2, 2024Categories HardboiledTags crime film, jim brown, luciana paluzzi, martin landau, movie poster, revengeLeave a comment on 1972 Columbia Pictures

Dead Eye

August 08, 2013

Posted on December 3, 2024December 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, uncategorizedTags film noir, movie still, noirLeave a comment on Dead Eye

June 1936 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

June 1936

cover art by J. George Janes

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 3, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clark aiken, dagger, gold seal detective, j. george janes, james perley hughes, noose, tortureLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes
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