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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 17, 2025

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

March 1934

cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

Posted on March 17, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, edgar franklin wittmack, hooded, james perley hughes, tommygun, william merriam rouseLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

July 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 25, 2013

Posted on March 17, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fredric brown, g.t. fleming-roberts, grim reaper, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1930 issue

September 1930

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 17, 2025February 23, 2025Categories uncategorizedTags all star detective stories, erle stanley gardner, johnston mcculley, tuxLeave a comment on September 1930 issue

October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

October 1937

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 17, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective tales magazine, edward s. williams, hooded, norbert davis, skull, tom lovell, tuxLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell
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