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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 25, 2025

June 1972 issue

June 1972

December 14, 2013

Posted on December 25, 2025December 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags brett halliday, christmas crime, mike shayne mystery magazine, robert blochLeave a comment on June 1972 issue

December 22, 1928 issue ~ cover art by George H. Wert

December 22, 1928

cover art by George H. Wert

Posted on December 25, 2025November 3, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, western fictionTags christmas tree, george h. wert, santa, western story magazineLeave a comment on December 22, 1928 issue ~ cover art by George H. Wert

Holiday Wishes from T.J. Hooker

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William Shatner as T.J. Hooker

Posted on December 25, 2025April 24, 2025Categories TVTags christmas crime, t.j. hooker, william shatnerLeave a comment on Holiday Wishes from T.J. Hooker

January 1953 issue

January 1953

cover photograph of Bettie Page by Dirone Photography

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 25, 2025September 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mysteryTags pulp illustration, christmas crime, ellery queen's mystery magazine, margery allingham, ray bradbury, bettie page, francis ilesLeave a comment on January 1953 issue
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