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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: June 6, 2025

August 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1949 issue

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on June 6, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, dime detective magazine, e.a. morris, hiawatha jones, john k. polito, masquerade, norman saunders, russell branch, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on August 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 12, 1937 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

June 12, 1937

cover art by V.E. Pyles

Posted on June 6, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, richard sale, edward s. williams, hooded, skull and crossbones, v.e. pyles, edgar franklinLeave a comment on June 12, 1937 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

Fall 1940 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

Fall 1940

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 6, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags allen anderson, dagger, detective book magazine, jefferson farjeon, masquerade, red hood, skullLeave a comment on Fall 1940 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

October 1948 issue

October 1948

cover art attributed to Gloria Stoll

Posted on June 6, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, fredric brown, ghoul, gloria stoll, larry holden, nick spainLeave a comment on October 1948 issue

February 1945 issue

February 1945

Posted on June 6, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags inside detective magazine, masquerade, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on February 1945 issue
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