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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 19, 2025

1959 Beacon paperback original ~ cover art by Milo

1959 Beacon paperback original

cover art by Milo

Posted on February 19, 2025February 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags lurid, milo ray phelps, orrie hitt, sleazeLeave a comment on 1959 Beacon paperback original ~ cover art by Milo

August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1944

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 19, 2025February 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, day keene, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, flynn's detective fiction, rafael desoto, robert turner, russell gray, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

1955 Popular Press paperback ~ cover art by Ray Johnson

1955 Popular Press paperback original

cover art by Ray Johnson

better image then previously posted

Posted on February 19, 2025February 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, jim thompson, noir, popular libraryLeave a comment on 1955 Popular Press paperback ~ cover art by Ray Johnson

Hank x 2

1963 Gold Star paperback original in the US, revised from the 1960 UK Roberts release as Ripe for Rapture

cover art by Robert Maguire

cover art by Joaquin ‘Chaco’ Chacopino

Posted on February 19, 2025February 4, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags gold star paperback, hank janson, joaquin chaco chacopino, robert maguireLeave a comment on Hank x 2

February 1952 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

February 1952

cover art by Howell Dodd

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 19, 2025February 4, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags all true fact crime cases, cigarette holder, dame, howell dodd, moll, shoulder holster, smokingLeave a comment on February 1952 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

956 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Robert Peake

pseudonym of Douglas Sanderson

1956 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Robert Peake

Posted on February 19, 2025February 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, douglas sanderson, femme fatale, malcolm douglas, robert peakeLeave a comment on 956 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Robert Peake

1956 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Barye Philips

pseudonym of (Ronald) Douglas Sanderson
1956 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 19, 2025February 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, dame, douglas sanderson, femme fatale, gold medal paperback, malcolm douglasLeave a comment on 1956 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Barye Philips
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