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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: February 12, 2025

April 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1940

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 12, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags chester brant, lone wolf detective magazine, norman saunders, ralph powers, staircaseLeave a comment on April 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 7, 1935 issue

December 7, 1935

Posted on February 12, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, max brandLeave a comment on December 7, 1935 issue

August 1945 issue

August 1945

Posted on February 12, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags curtiss t. gardner, norman a. daniels, popular detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1945 issue

October 1938 issue

October 1938

Posted on February 12, 2025January 28, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags daring detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1938 issue

June 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

June 1932

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on February 12, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues magazine, erle stanley gardner, madeleine sharps buchanan, safe, t.t. flynn, tommygun, william reusswigLeave a comment on June 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

Dillinger’s armory

September 18, 2013

Posted on February 12, 2025January 28, 2025Categories gangster, true crimeTags john dillinger, tommygunLeave a comment on Dillinger’s armory
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