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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: March 21, 2026

November 1941 issue ~ cover art by Darcy

November 1941

cover art by Darcy

Posted on March 21, 2026March 16, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags darcy, fire escape, phantom detective magazine, robert wallaceLeave a comment on November 1941 issue ~ cover art by Darcy

September 1951, issue no. 102 – cover art by Bob Fujitani

September 1951, issue no. 102

cover art by Bob Fujitani

Posted on March 21, 2026March 16, 2026Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags bob fujitani, crime does not payLeave a comment on September 1951, issue no. 102 – cover art by Bob Fujitani

United Artists, 1955

Kiss Me Deadly (United Artists, 1955). Fine/Very Fine on Linen. One Sheet (27″ X 41.25″).

the woman who dies at the start of the story was played by Cloris Leachman, in her first movie appearance

Posted on March 21, 2026March 16, 2026Categories film noir, movie poster, pulpTags marian carr, mickey spillane, mike hammer, private eye, ralph meeker, robert aldrich, united artistsLeave a comment on United Artists, 1955

Fall 1953 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Fall 1953 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 21, 2026March 16, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags 5 detective novels magazine, craig rice, rafael desoto, stewart sterling, stuart palmer, william campbell gault, william chamberlain, woman with a gun, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on Fall 1953 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Hands Up!!

serious women

Posted on March 21, 2026March 16, 2026Categories uncategorizedLeave a comment on Hands Up!!

December 1948 issue

December 1948

Posted on March 21, 2026March 16, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1948 issue
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