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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: January 16, 2026

January 1945 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lillis

January 1945

cover art by Richard Lillis

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 16, 2026January 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags heist, motorcycle, private detective stories, robert a. garron, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1945 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lillis

1953, issue #13 – cover art by Dick Giordano

1953, issue #13

cover art by Dick Giordano

Posted on January 16, 2026January 7, 2026Categories crime comic, HardboiledTags dick giordano, law breakers suspense stories, subway, thugLeave a comment on 1953, issue #13 – cover art by Dick Giordano

November 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael de Soto

November 1941 issue

cover art by Rafael de Soto

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 16, 2026January 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, dane gregory, day keene, detective tales magazine, rafael desoto, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on November 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael de Soto

March 1945 issue

March 1945

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 16, 2026January 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bloody fingerprints, bus, c. william harrison, joel townsley rogers, ken crossen, new detective magazine, ray bradburyLeave a comment on March 1945 issue

Dec.-Jan. 1930 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Dec.-Jan. 1930

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Posted on January 16, 2026January 8, 2026Categories magazine, pulpTags john gerard, speed stories magazine, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on Dec.-Jan. 1930 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

CARJACK!

Stanley M. Zuckerberg (American, 1919-1995)
Car Hold Up, magazine interior
Gouache on board, 20-3/4 x 26 inches (52.7 x 66.0 cm)

Posted on January 16, 2026January 14, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulpTags gouache on board, stanley zuckerbergLeave a comment on CARJACK!

1965 Penguin release

1965 Penguin release

December 12, 2013

Posted on January 16, 2026January 14, 2026Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags penguin paperback, suspense, thriller, william haggardLeave a comment on 1965 Penguin release

Unknown Painter x 3

unknown artist – Howell Dodd?

November 1950 Smash Detective Crime Cases

cover art reused for March 1954 Best True Fact Detective

cover art repurposed for 1958 Beacon paperback original

Posted on January 16, 2026January 7, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, paperback, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags beacon paperback, best true fact detective, george kramer, lurid, sleaze, smash detective casesLeave a comment on Unknown Painter x 3
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