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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 23, 2025

A.A. Marcus x 2

published by McKay in 1948 as The Widow Gay

reprinted by Graphic in 1953 as Post-Mark Homicide

better image than previously posted

1`950 Harlequin reissue with original title

Posted on June 23, 2025June 6, 2025Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags a.a. marcus, graphic paperback, harlequin paperbackLeave a comment on A.A. Marcus x 2

1962 Perma Books paperback original – cover art by Harry Bennett


1962 Perma Books paperback original

cover art by Harry Bennett

his 4th of 5 with Tampa private eye Ed Rivers

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 23, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags carnival, harry bennett, perma paperback, private eye, talmage powellLeave a comment on 1962 Perma Books paperback original – cover art by Harry Bennett

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

September 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 23, 2025June 6, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, daring detective magazine, delos palmerLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

Hellava way to test the stuff

November 05, 2013

Posted on June 23, 2025June 6, 2025Categories true crimeTags bulletproofLeave a comment on Hellava way to test the stuff

1979 ITC production

1979 ITC production

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 23, 2025June 6, 2025Categories movie posterTags charles bronson, jill ireland, rod steigerLeave a comment on 1979 ITC production

1972 Penguin reissue

1969 Macmillan hardcover

seems to have been the author’s only crime novel

October 29, 2013

Posted on June 23, 2025June 6, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperbackTags john f. adams, penguin paperback, smith & wessonLeave a comment on 1972 Penguin reissue

1946 Bantam paperback – cover art by Bill English

1946 Bantam paperback reissue

cover art by Bill English

better image than previously posted

1942 Farrar & Rinehart hardcover

Posted on June 23, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, paperback, pulpTags a.a. avery, bantam paperback, bill english, farrar & rinehart hardcoverLeave a comment on 1946 Bantam paperback – cover art by Bill English

red nails – again

October 30, 2013

Posted on June 23, 2025June 6, 2025Categories HardboiledTags woman with a gunLeave a comment on red nails – again

watch it…

October 26, 2013

Posted on June 23, 2025June 6, 2025Categories HardboiledTags woman with a gunLeave a comment on watch it…

October 1957 issue ~ cover art by Oliver Brabbins

October 1957

cover art by Oliver Brabbins

Posted on June 23, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags arnold english, george bagby, manhunt digest, max franklin, meyer levin, oliver brabbins, richard deming, richard s. pratherLeave a comment on October 1957 issue ~ cover art by Oliver Brabbins
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