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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: September 7, 2025

1954 Pocket edition – cover art by George Mayers

1954 Pocket

cover art by George Mayers

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 7, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags fire escape, geoerge mayers, pocket paperback, robert patrick wilmotLeave a comment on 1954 Pocket edition – cover art by George Mayers

1958 Perma Books edition – cover art by Charles Binger

1958 Perma Books edition

cover art by Charles Binger

1958 Simon & Schuster hardcover

7th in his 87th Precinct series

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 7, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags 87th precinct, dame, ed mcbain, perma paperback, police procedural, smokingLeave a comment on 1958 Perma Books edition – cover art by Charles Binger

August 1933 issue

August 1933

Posted on September 7, 2025August 16, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags master detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1933 issue

September 1950 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

September 1950

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 7, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, george gross, joe barry, lipstick, lucy cores, two complete detective books magazine, veil, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1950 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

1950 Bantam reissue

1950 Bantam

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 7, 2025August 16, 2025Categories paperback, pulpTags bantam paperback, bound, hildegarde tolman teilhet, suspense, thrillerLeave a comment on 1950 Bantam reissue

1946 RKO Pictures

November 18, 2013

Posted on September 7, 2025August 16, 2025Categories film noir, movie poster, pulpTags edwin l. martin, george raft, jonathan latimer, lynn bari, RKO pictureLeave a comment on 1946 RKO Pictures
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