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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 6, 2025

October 1943 issue

October 1943

Posted on November 6, 2025November 2, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags headquarters detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1943 issue

1951 Bantam reissue – cover art by StanleyZuckerberg

her first novel published in 1950 by Harper & Brothers, adapted into a film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951

1951 Bantam paperback

cover art by Stanley Zuckerberg

Posted on November 6, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags alfred hitchcock, bantam paperback, patricia highsmith, stanley zuckerbergLeave a comment on 1951 Bantam reissue – cover art by StanleyZuckerberg

1959 Hodder & Stoughton hardcover

1956 Lippencott hardcover, 1959 Hodder & Stoughton hardcover the UK

dust jacket art by Jurvis

Posted on November 6, 2025November 2, 2025Categories hardcover, mystery, pulp, whodunnitTags fingerprint, hodder & stoughton, miss silver, patricia wentworthLeave a comment on 1959 Hodder & Stoughton hardcover

August 1953 issue

August 1953

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 6, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags craig rice, donald hamilton, ed mcbain, evan hunter, fredric brown, james m. cain, manhunt detective story monthly, richard ellingtonLeave a comment on August 1953 issue

November 1960 issue ~ cover art by Carl Pfeuffer

November 1960 issue

better image than previously posted

cover art by Carl Pfeuffer

Posted on November 6, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, pulp, spicyTags bob shields, bound, carl pfeuffer, dagger, dungeon, jim arthur, off beat detective stories, w.e. morseLeave a comment on November 1960 issue ~ cover art by Carl Pfeuffer

December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

December 1943

cover art by Gloria Stoll

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 6, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags d.l. champion, day keene, detective tales magazine, edward s. williams, gloria stoll, jack bradley, lipstick, monocle, nazi spy, stewart sterlingLeave a comment on December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

December 1947 issue

December 1947

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 6, 2025November 2, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags handcuffs, human detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on December 1947 issue

1957 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

1957 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 6, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, david goodis, gold medal paperbackLeave a comment on 1957 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips
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