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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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Month: March 2025

October 1951 issue

October 1951

cover art attributed to Rudy Nappi

cover reused for September 1953 issue of Best True Fact Detective

Posted on March 30, 2025March 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags best true fact detective, dame, femme fatale, grave, rudy nappi, smoking, special detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1951 issue

February 1946 issue

February 1946

better image than previously posted

June 1946 UK edition

[updated 7/31/25]

Posted on March 30, 2025July 31, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags anthony tompkins, drive by, g-men detective magazine, jean francis webb, tommygunLeave a comment on February 1946 issue

April 30, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahl

April 30, 1932

cover art by Paul Stahr

Posted on March 30, 2025March 14, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags argosy magazine, fred macisaac, lowell thomas, paul stahrLeave a comment on April 30, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahl

November 1940 issue ~ cover art by A.R. McCowen

November 1940

cover art by A.R. McCowen

Posted on March 30, 2025March 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags a.r. mccowen, bullet hole, master detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1940 issue ~ cover art by A.R. McCowen

1958 Great Pan reissue – cover by Sam Peffer

1958 Great Pan reissue

cover by Sam Peffer

Posted on March 29, 2025March 14, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags courtroom thriller, erle stanley gardner, great pan paperback, legal thriller, perry mason, sam pefferLeave a comment on 1958 Great Pan reissue – cover by Sam Peffer

Double trouble

September 29, 2013

Posted on March 29, 2025March 14, 2025Categories uncategorizedTags woman with a gunLeave a comment on Double trouble

November 1958 issue

November 1958

Posted on March 29, 2025March 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, fact detective yearbook, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on November 1958 issue

1958 Alexander Moring paperback – cover art by Portada Noiquet

1958 Alexander Moring paperback

cover art by Portada Noiquet

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 29, 2025March 14, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags hank janson, moring paperback, portada noiquetLeave a comment on 1958 Alexander Moring paperback – cover art by Portada Noiquet

1953 Pyramid paperback original – cover art by Julian Paul

1953 Pyramid paperback original

cover art by Julian Paul

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 29, 2025March 14, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags charles givens, dame, julian paul, pyramid paperback, smoking, thugLeave a comment on 1953 Pyramid paperback original – cover art by Julian Paul

Fall (September) 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Fall (September) 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 29, 2025March 14, 2025Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.k.m. scanlon, g-men detective magazine, milton k. ozaki, rudolph belarski, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Fall (September) 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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