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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 17, 2025

1951 Avon paperback – cover art by Ray Johnson

1951 Avon paperback

cover art by Ray Johnson

December 01, 2013

Posted on November 17, 2025November 3, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, paperback, pulp, spicyTags avon paperback, dagger, hector franceLeave a comment on 1951 Avon paperback – cover art by Ray Johnson

December 1937 issue

December 1937

cover art repurposed for November 1939 issue

Posted on November 17, 2025November 3, 2025Categories magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags hollywood, saucy movie talesLeave a comment on December 1937 issue

August 1937 issue

August 1937

Posted on November 17, 2025November 2, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags pirate, roger orange, saucy movie tales, swordLeave a comment on August 1937 issue

September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Wesley Neff

September 1939

cover art by Wesley Neff

Posted on November 17, 2025November 2, 2025Categories uncategorizedTags crime busters magazine, frank gruber, kenneth robeson, maxwell grant, sword, theodore a. tinsley, voodoo, wesley neffLeave a comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Wesley Neff

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

December 1936

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on November 17, 2025November 2, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags alan anderson, aligator, canoe, h.l. parkhurst, spear, spicy adventure stories magazine, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Spring 1932 issue ~ cover art by Clem Gretta

Spring 1932, issue #2

cover art by Clem Gretta

Posted on November 17, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clem gretta, h. bedford-jones, harold macgrath, racist imagery, star novels magazine, william j. neidigLeave a comment on Spring 1932 issue ~ cover art by Clem Gretta
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