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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: November 5, 2025

December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1943

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 02, 2013

Posted on November 5, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags circus, dagger, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1936 issue

February 1936 issue

cover art by Clyde Pretteman (?)

Posted on November 5, 2025November 2, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags american detective fact cases, daggerLeave a comment on February 1936 issue

July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

July 1937

cover art by Dalton Stevens

cover without label

Posted on November 5, 2025November 2, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dagger, dalton stevens, master detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

September 1936

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on November 5, 2025November 2, 2025Categories magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags dagger, dalton stevens, master detective magazineLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine

September 1936

cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

Posted on November 5, 2025November 2, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags blaine, hollywood fiction, norman saunders, revolution, saucy movie tales, swordLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine

May 1937 issue

May 1935

cover art by Jo of Shipman

Posted on November 5, 2025November 2, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags paul haggard, saucy movie tales, stephen storm, swordLeave a comment on May 1937 issue

July 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1938

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on November 5, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags g.t. fleming-roberts, human sacrifice, rafael desoto, ray cummings, sword, thrilling mystery magazine, turbanLeave a comment on July 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1938 issue

December 1938

Posted on November 5, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags crime busters magazine, pulp illustration, robert c. blackmon, swordLeave a comment on December 1938 issue

September 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 5, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags fireplace, h.j. ward, hugh speer, speed mystery magazine, swordLeave a comment on September 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward
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