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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 17, 2025

July 1949, issue #2

July 1949, issue #2

Posted on December 17, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime comic, mystery, pulpTags ellery queenLeave a comment on July 1949, issue #2

1955 Allied Artists

1955 Allied Artists

better image than previously posted

36 x 14 in

Posted on December 17, 2025November 24, 2025Categories film noir, movie poster, uncategorizedTags allied artists picture, blackmail, charles deane, constance leigh, dame, rackets, richard allen susan shawLeave a comment on 1955 Allied Artists

March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

March 1937

cover art by Modest Stein

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 17, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective story magazine, herman landon, modest steinLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

December 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

December 1949 issue

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 17, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, dime mystery magazine, francis k. allan, grim reaper, skeletonLeave a comment on December 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

August 1939

cover art by Stockton Mulford

Posted on December 17, 2025November 24, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bound, daring detective magazine, stockton mulfordLeave a comment on August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

1957 Signet reissue – cover art by Robert Maguire

Robert Maguire (American, 1921-2005)
The Flesh Was Cold paperback cover, 1957 Signet reissue
oil on Masonite, 24 x 16 inches (61.0 x 40.6 cm), not signed

Posted on December 17, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags bruno fischer, lingerie, oil on masonite, robert maguire, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1957 Signet reissue – cover art by Robert Maguire

September 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

September 1937

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on December 17, 2025November 24, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags delos palmer, kidnapping, lew merrill, racist imagery, spicy adventure stories magazine, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on September 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer
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