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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: May 16, 2025

June 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1949

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on May 16, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruce cassiday, FBI detective stories, john bender, john d. macdonald, lugar, norman saundersLeave a comment on June 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Spring 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Spring 1940

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 16, 2025May 10, 2025Categories aviation fiction, crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulpTags dagger, handcuffs, kerry roberts, rudolph zirm, thrilling spy storiesLeave a comment on Spring 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1945

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 16, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blueprint, bruno fischer, cyril plunkett, dagger, david crewe, ken lewis, new detective magazine, rafael desotoLeave a comment on November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on May 16, 2025May 10, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags bound, dagger, lew merrill, racist imagery, speed adventure stories, WWII fictionLeave a comment on May 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1941 issue

November 1941

Posted on May 16, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags e. hoffmann price, fucking nazis, joseph j. millard, thrilling mystery magazine, wayne rogersLeave a comment on November 1941 issue

November 15, 1929 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

November 15, 1929

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on May 16, 2025May 10, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags adventure magazine, military fiction, paris fiction, william reusswigLeave a comment on November 15, 1929 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

October 1942 Canadian issue

October 1942 Canadian issue

stories mentioned on the cover are from the April 1942 US edition

no corresponding US cover art

Posted on May 16, 2025May 13, 2025Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, uncategorized, war fictionTags dime detective magazine, monocle, nazi spy, peter paige, silencer, t.t. flynn, top hat, wall safe, woman with a gun, WWII fictionLeave a comment on October 1942 Canadian issue
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