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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 24, 2026

March 1943 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

March 1943

cover art by J. George Janes

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 24, 2026January 17, 2026Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags baffling detective fact cases, blueprints, cornell woolrich, j. george janes, richard foster, richard sale, spy fiction, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1943 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

Three Day Pass – to Kill

cover art by Paul Rader

1958 Berkley reissue

better image than previously posted

1955 Berkley paperback original

cover art by Harry Barton

Posted on January 24, 2026January 17, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags berkley paperback, edward grace, harry barton, j.w. burkeLeave a comment on Three Day Pass – to Kill

Faye Dunaway as Bonnie Parker

December 15, 2013

Posted on January 24, 2026January 17, 2026Categories gangsterTags woman with a gun, moll, faye dunaway, bonnie and clydeLeave a comment on Faye Dunaway as Bonnie Parker

Autumn 1933 issue

Autumn 1933

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 24, 2026January 17, 2026Categories uncategorizedTags darwin l. teilhet, sinclair gluck, two-book detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Autumn 1933 issue

Anna Karina in “Made in USA”, 1966

directed by Jean-Luc Godard, based on The Juggler by Richard Stark (aka Donald E. Westlake). though he received no payment, Westlake was able to block it being shown in the US.

December 12, 2013

Posted on January 24, 2026January 17, 2026Categories crime fictionTags anna karina, donald e. westlake, french pulp, richard stark, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Anna Karina in “Made in USA”, 1966
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