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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: December 14, 2025

December 1934 issue

December 1934

Posted on December 14, 2025November 24, 2025Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, true crimeTags startling detective adventures, smoking, lindbergh kidnappingLeave a comment on December 1934 issue

February 1937 issue

February 1937

cover art by Marland Stone?

Posted on December 14, 2025November 24, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags mink stole, pearl necklace, real detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1937 issue

November 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

November 1932 issue 

cover art by William Reusswig

May 04, 2016

Posted on December 14, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bill cook, carl b. ogilvie, gang world magazine, robert sidney bowen, william reusswigLeave a comment on November 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

February 1939 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

February 1939

cover art by William F. Soare

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 14, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective yarns magazine, fiend, kay krausse, mat rand, shackled, william f. soareLeave a comment on February 1939 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

December 1937 issue

December 1937

Posted on December 14, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alan hathway, arthur j. burks, lester dent, norvell page, pulp illustration, theodore a. tinsleyLeave a comment on December 1937 issue

Fall 1931 issue

Fall 1931

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 14, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags edgar wallace, ghoul, john esteven, star novels magazine, voodoo, william macleod raineLeave a comment on Fall 1931 issue
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