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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 8, 2025

January 1946 issue

September 25, 2013

Posted on March 8, 2025February 22, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, smash detective cases, woman with a gun, women in prisonLeave a comment on January 1946 issue

May 1950 issue

May 1950

Posted on March 8, 2025February 22, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags headquarters detective magazine, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on May 1950 issue

August 1942 British edition

August 1942 British edition

Posted on March 8, 2025February 22, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black mask magazine, c.g. tahney, john lawrence, lantern, tommygunLeave a comment on August 1942 British edition

cover art by Harry Schaare

1955 Popular Library paperback original

Posted on March 8, 2025February 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, harry schaare, james howard, popular libraryLeave a comment on cover art by Harry Schaare

August 1944 issue

August 1944

Posted on March 8, 2025February 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, f. orlin tremaine, francis k. allan, handcuffs, phone boothLeave a comment on August 1944 issue

December 1946 issue ~ cover by H. W. McCauley

December 1946

cover by H. W. McCauley

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 8, 2025February 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags frank gruber, harold w. mccauley, mammoth detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1946 issue ~ cover by H. W. McCauley

January 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1938

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 13, 2014

Posted on March 8, 2025February 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dagger, john h. knox, paul ernst, rafael desoto, thrilling mystery magazine, william merriam rouseLeave a comment on January 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto
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