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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 24, 2025

1959 Dell paperback original – cover art by Robert McGinnis

1959 Dell paperback original

cover art by Robert McGinnis

Posted on June 24, 2025June 6, 2025Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags bob thomas, dell paperback, hollywood fiction, lurid, robert mcginnis, sleazeLeave a comment on 1959 Dell paperback original – cover art by Robert McGinnis

1948 Dell mapback – cover art by Gerald Gregg

1946 Dell mapback

cover art by Gerald Gregg

map by Ruth Belew

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 24, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, paperback, pulpTags dell mapback, gerald gregg, hollywood fiction, richard sale, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1948 Dell mapback – cover art by Gerald Gregg
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