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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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Month: June 2025

September 1938 – premiere issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

September 1938

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 26, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, bound, dagger, j.w. scott, norman a. daniels, orlando riggoni, racist imagery, top-notch detective magazine, trap door, william edward hayes, yellow menaceLeave a comment on September 1938 – premiere issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

Take This!

October 01, 2013

Posted on June 26, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags comic bookLeave a comment on Take This!

1956 Dell paperback original

1956 Dell paperback original

cover art by Walter Brooks

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 25, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, harold r. daniels, hooker, mirror, walter brooksLeave a comment on 1956 Dell paperback original

September 1937 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

September 1937

cover art by Walter Darr

final issue under this title, becoming Scarlet Adventuress

Posted on June 25, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bill kruger, dressing table, junia caille, mirror, modern adventuress, walter darrLeave a comment on September 1937 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

Winter 1944 – debut issue

Winter 1944

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 25, 2025June 6, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags authentic detective magazine, bullet hole, mirrorLeave a comment on Winter 1944 – debut issue

June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

June 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on June 25, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags american detective fact cases, delos palmer, lipstick, mirrorLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

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

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

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