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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: April 7, 2025

Bruce Lee as Kato

“The Green Hornet”, 1966-1967

Posted on April 7, 2025March 15, 2025Categories TVTags bruce lee, green hornet, kato, tv detectiveLeave a comment on Bruce Lee as Kato

August 26, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Marshall Frantz

August 26, 1939

cover art by Marshall Frantz

Posted on April 7, 2025March 15, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags alexander key, argosy magazine, carl rathjen, fred macisaac, judson p. philips, luke short, riverboatLeave a comment on August 26, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Marshall Frantz

December 30, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 30, 1939

cover by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on April 7, 2025March 15, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags allan vaughan elston, argosy magazine, eustace l. adams, frank richardson pierce, louis c. goldsmith, rudolph belarski, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 30, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1940 issue

November 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 7, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags edward ronns, g-men detective magazine, handcuffs, jean francis webb, lugarLeave a comment on November 1940 issue
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