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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: February 28, 2026

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

August 1936

cover art by David Berger

Posted on February 28, 2026February 15, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, pulpTags brant house, david berger, frederick c. davis, ghoul, secret agent x detective mysteriesLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

1952 Falcon digest

1952 Falcon digest

cover art by Howell Dodd (who typically didn’t sign his work) or George Gross (who did)?

Posted on February 28, 2026February 10, 2026Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags dame, falcon digest, gambling fiction, hodge evens, staircaseLeave a comment on 1952 Falcon digest

1956 Ace Double paperback original

1956 Ace Double paperback original

pseudonym of Clifton Adams

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 28, 2026February 10, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, clifton adams, jonathan gant, staircaseLeave a comment on 1956 Ace Double paperback original

January 1934 issue

January 1934

Posted on February 28, 2026February 10, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, mystery, horror fiction, crime fictionTags ten detective aces magazine, frederick c. davis, carl mckinnon saunders, paul chadwick, harry widmer, phantom of the opera, lpon chaneyLeave a comment on January 1934 issue
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