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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 19, 2024

December 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

December 1930

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on December 19, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, detective action stories, dungeon, erle stanley gardner, racist imagery, van wyck mason, william reusswig, yellow menaceLeave a comment on December 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

March 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 19, 2024December 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags brent north, detective short stories magazine, j.w. scott, omar gwinn, red circle, russell gray, samuel taylor, w.t. ballard, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Julius Erbit

August 1933

cover art by Julius Erbit

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 19, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, bound, dagger, erle stanley gardner, frank richardson pierce, julius erbit, keyholeLeave a comment on August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Julius Erbit

1945, Dynamic Comics #15

1945, Dynamic Comics #15

cover art attributed to Ruben Moreira

Posted on December 19, 2024December 3, 2024Categories crime comic, pulpTags dynamic comics, mink stole, ruben moreiraLeave a comment on 1945, Dynamic Comics #15

August 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 19, 2024February 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags circus, clown, coulrophobia, h.j. ward, private detective stories, robert a garron, top hat, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1957 issue ~ cover art by Ray Houlihan

June 1957

cover art by Ray Houlihan

Posted on December 19, 2024September 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags hal ellson, helen nielsen, manhunt magazine, private eye, ray houlihan, richard s. prather, shell scottLeave a comment on June 1957 issue ~ cover art by Ray Houlihan

January 1945 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1945

cover art by H.J. Ward

cover altered from Oct. 1940 Spicy Adventure

Posted on December 19, 2024December 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, science fictionTags bound, fucking nazis, h.j. ward, hugh b. cave, lew merrill, lugar, ray gun, speed adventure stories, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on January 1945 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 7, 1942 issue

March 7, 1942

Posted on December 19, 2024December 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, Washington DCLeave a comment on March 7, 1942 issue

1947 Dell mapback ~ cover art by Gerald Gregg

published in 1942 by Morrow, this a later 1947 paperback reprint

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 19, 2024December 12, 2024Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags dell mapback, gerald gregg, helen mccloy, telephoneLeave a comment on 1947 Dell mapback ~ cover art by Gerald Gregg

1954, Fight Against Crime #17

1954, Fight Against Crime #17

cover art by Doug Wildey

Posted on December 19, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime comic, horror fiction, pulpTags dagger, dame, doug wildey, femme fatale, fight against crime comic, subwayLeave a comment on 1954, Fight Against Crime #17

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