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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: August 7, 2025

March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

March 1937

cover art by Stockton Mulford

Posted on August 7, 2025July 13, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dynamic detective magazine, stockton mulfordLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

May 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1946

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 7, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c. william harrison, day keene, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, robert turnerLeave a comment on May 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1937 issue ~ cover art by A.R. McCowen

November 1937

cover art by A.R. McCowen

Posted on August 7, 2025July 13, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags arthur ray mccowen, thug, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on November 1937 issue ~ cover art by A.R. McCowen

October 1943 issue ~ cover art by Richard Cardiff

October 1943

cover art by Richard Cardiff

Posted on August 7, 2025July 13, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, richard cardiff, true detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1943 issue ~ cover art by Richard Cardiff

June 1949 issue

June 1949

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 7, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all-story detective, dagger, john d. macdonald, robert carlton, robert turner, train fiction, william groppenbacherLeave a comment on June 1949 issue
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