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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 28, 2025

November 1944 issue ~ cover art by Leo Morey

November 1944

cover art by Leo Morey

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 28, 2025April 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur mann, bound, crack detective stories, leo morey, mel watt, pearl necklace, robert turner, t.w. fordLeave a comment on November 1944 issue ~ cover art by Leo Morey

February 1942 issue

February 1942

Posted on April 28, 2025April 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags big-book detective magazine, casket, ray p. shotwell, robert s. bowen, russell gray, t.t. flynn, w.t. ballard, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1942 issue

June 1947 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

June 1947

cover art by Arnold Kohn

Posted on April 28, 2025April 6, 2025Categories uncategorizedLeave a comment on June 1947 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

1954 EC comic – cover art by Johnny Craig

1954 EC comic, #21

cover art by Johnny Craig

Posted on April 28, 2025April 6, 2025Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, weird fictionTags crime suspenstories, dame, femme fatale, grave, johnny craigLeave a comment on 1954 EC comic – cover art by Johnny Craig

May 1944 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

May 1944

cover art by Arnold Kohn

Posted on April 28, 2025April 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arnold kohn, bruno fischer, flashlight, graveyard, mammoth mystery magazine, tombstoneLeave a comment on May 1944 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

October 1951 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

October 1951

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

cover repurposed for the January 1952 UK edition of Black Mask

Posted on April 28, 2025April 26, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, black mask magazine, casket, detective tales magazine, john d. macdonaldLeave a comment on October 1951 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

April 1946 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

April 1946

cover art by Samuel Cherry

Posted on April 28, 2025April 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, d.l. champion, day keene, detective tales magazine, eye patch, robert bloch, samuel cherry, talmage powellLeave a comment on April 1946 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry
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