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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: January 4, 2025

Winter 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Winter 1949

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 4, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bill crane, detective mystery novel magazine, flashlight, jonathan latimer, private eye, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on Winter 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1942 issue

September 1942

Posted on January 4, 2025December 14, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags headquarters detective magazine, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1942 issue

1959 Avon paperback original ~ cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

1959 Avon paperback original

cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

Posted on January 4, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, darcy, ernest chiriacka, ovid demarisLeave a comment on 1959 Avon paperback original ~ cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

December 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1950

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 4, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruce cassiday, dagger, FBI detective stories, g-man, mailbox, morris cooperLeave a comment on December 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders
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