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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 14, 2025

February 1935 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

February 1935

cover art by J. George Janes

Posted on November 14, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags j. george janes, secret agent x detective mysteries, tommygunLeave a comment on February 1935 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

1952 Dell reissue – cover art by Robert Stanley

1952 Dell reissue

cover art by Robert Stanley

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 14, 2025November 3, 2025Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, true crimeTags blackjack, came, cosh, dell paperback, hypodermic, jack lait, lee mortimer, nightclub, sap, stripper, tommygunLeave a comment on 1952 Dell reissue – cover art by Robert Stanley

December 27, 1941 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

December 27, 1941

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on November 14, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, kidnap, taxi, tommygunLeave a comment on December 27, 1941 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

September 1940 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

September 1940

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 14, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, uncategorizedTags bullet holes, g-men detective magazine, j.w. scott, taxi, tommygunLeave a comment on September 1940 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

May 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1948

cover art by George Gross

Posted on November 14, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags dagger, dana chambers, george gross, muriel bradley, tommygun, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on May 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

December 1947 – premiere issue

December 1947 – premiere issue

cover art by L.B. Cole

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 14, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime comicTags dagger, l.b. cole, noose, racist imagery, the killers comic, thug, tommygunLeave a comment on December 1947 – premiere issue
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