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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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Month: November 2025

1964 Beacon paperback original – cover art by Harry Barton

1964 Beacon paperback original

cover art by Harry Barton

Posted on November 24, 2025November 3, 2025Categories original art, paperback, pulp, spicyTags beacon paperback, dame, harry barton, lurid, sleazeLeave a comment on 1964 Beacon paperback original – cover art by Harry Barton

April 1, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

April 1, 1936 – debut issue

cover art by Wynne W. Davies

Posted on November 24, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags scarlet confessions, wynne w. daviesLeave a comment on April 1, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

1959 Ace paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

1959 Ace paperback original

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 24, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace paperback, municipal corruption, robert maguire, samuel a. krasney, viceLeave a comment on 1959 Ace paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

1960 Dell reissue – cover art by Robert Maguire

1957 Knopf hardcover

1960 Dell reissue

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 24, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, george harmon coxe, robert maguireLeave a comment on 1960 Dell reissue – cover art by Robert Maguire

1961 Dell paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

1961 Dell paperback original

cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 24, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, dell paperback, thomas b. deweyLeave a comment on 1961 Dell paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

1960 Dell paperback – cover art by Robert Maguire

1957 Dodd Mead hardcover, this the later 1960 Dell paperback

cover art by Robert Maguire

December 01, 2013

Posted on November 24, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, dell paperback, femme fatale, robert maguireLeave a comment on 1960 Dell paperback – cover art by Robert Maguire

February 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

February 1951

cover art by George Gross

Posted on November 24, 2025November 3, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, george gross, line-up detective, smokingLeave a comment on February 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

1958 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

1958 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Barye Phillips

14th Shell Scott volume

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 24, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, comic crime, private eye, richard s. prather, shell scottLeave a comment on 1958 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

1958 Avon paperback original – cover art by Mort Engle

1958 Avon paperback original

cover art by Mort Engle

his 14th novel

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 24, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, gil brewer, mort engleLeave a comment on 1958 Avon paperback original – cover art by Mort Engle

cover art by Modest Stein

cover art by Modest Stein

October 1931

Posted on November 24, 2025November 3, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, spicyTags hollywood, lupe velez, modest stein, picture play magazineLeave a comment on cover art by Modest Stein

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