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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 29, 2025

September 1941 issue

September 1941

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 29, 2025December 9, 2025Categories uncategorizedLeave a comment on September 1941 issue

This Gun for Hire

1942 Paramount Pictures

based on the novel by Graham Greene

December 05, 2013

Posted on December 29, 2025December 9, 2025Categories film noir, Hardboiled, movie posterTags alan ladd, assassin, graham greene, movie promoLeave a comment on This Gun for Hire

1954 Graphic reissue – cover art by Walter Popp

1953 Simon & Schuster hardcover, this the later Graphic paperback

cover art by Walter Popp

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 29, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, graphic paperback, shoulder holster, walter poppLeave a comment on 1954 Graphic reissue – cover art by Walter Popp

June 1956 issue ~ cover art by Roger Engle

June 1956

cover art by Roger Engle

December 07, 2013

Posted on December 29, 2025December 9, 2025Categories uncategorizedLeave a comment on June 1956 issue ~ cover art by Roger Engle

1953 Pocket reissue – cover art by George Erickson

1953 Pocket reissue

cover art by George Erickson

better image than previously posted

1956 Midnight Thriller from Frederick Muller Ltd., Britain

cover art by Harry Bishop

Posted on December 29, 2025December 9, 2025Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags midnight thriller, monocle, pocket paperback, richard starnes, trench coatLeave a comment on 1953 Pocket reissue – cover art by George Erickson

December 1942 Canadian issue

December 1942

Posted on December 29, 2025December 9, 2025Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, dale clark, dane cregory, detective tales magazine, frederick c. davis, norbert davis, trap doorLeave a comment on December 1942 Canadian issue

April 1952 issue ~ cover by Norman Saunders

April 1952

cover by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 29, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, uncategorizedTags detective tales magazine, don james, john d. macdonald, mason noble, norman saunders, pay phone, phone booth, richard goggin, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1952 issue ~ cover by Norman Saunders

April 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1949

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 29, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all-story detective, bruce cassiday, john d. macdonald, rafael desoto, robert martin, wiretapLeave a comment on April 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1935 issue ~ cover art by Armand Seguso

August 1935

cover art by Armand Seguso

Posted on December 29, 2025December 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags armand seguso, inside detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1935 issue ~ cover art by Armand Seguso
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