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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: March 2, 2025

November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

November 1938

cover art by Albert Fisher

Posted on March 2, 2025February 4, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, aviation, front page detective, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

August 1937

cover art by Dalton Stevens

[updated with original art 8/9/25]

Posted on March 2, 2025August 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crime, updatedTags cigarette holder, cocktail, dalton stevens, master detective magazine, smokingLeave a comment on August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

March 1930 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

March 1930

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on March 2, 2025February 4, 2025Categories aviation fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags george rozen, raoul whitfield, thomson burtisLeave a comment on March 1930 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

May 1935 issue

May 1935

cover art attributed to Rafael DeSoto

Posted on March 2, 2025December 11, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, earl w. scott, gang magazine, porthole, richard e. conan, william h. stueberLeave a comment on May 1935 issue

May 4, 1929 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

May 4, 1929

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on March 2, 2025May 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags austin j. small, bryan irvine, detective story magazine, ernest m. poate, john a. coughlin, paul ellsworth triem, wall safeLeave a comment on May 4, 1929 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin
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