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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: April 4, 2026

March 1948 – debut issue – cover art by Russell Ross

March 1948 – debut issue

cover art by Russell Ross

January 31, 2014

Posted on April 4, 2026March 31, 2026Categories crime comicTags jane arden crime reportere, russell ross, safe crack, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1948 – debut issue – cover art by Russell Ross

Larry Kent #2

June 1954 Cleveland paperback from Australia

written by Don Haring

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 4, 2026March 31, 2026Categories australian pulp, Hardboiled, paperbackTags cleveland paperback, dame, larry kent, private eyeLeave a comment on Larry Kent #2

July 1973 issue

July 1973 issue

December 18, 2013

Posted on April 4, 2026March 31, 2026Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags bill pronzini, brett halliday, fletcher robinson, mike shayne mystery magazineLeave a comment on July 1973 issue

August 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1937

cover by H. J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 4, 2026March 31, 2026Categories uncategorizedLeave a comment on August 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

B. W. ROCKEY

B. W. ROCKEY (American, 20th Century)
Crime pulp cover re-creation, dated 1937
Oil on canvas. 29.5 x 21.5 in.
Signed lower left

June 1938 issue – cover art by Jerome Rozen

Posted on April 4, 2026March 31, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags b.w. rockey, detective story magazine, jerome rozen, oil on canvasLeave a comment on B. W. ROCKEY

March 1951 issue

March 1951

Posted on April 4, 2026March 31, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on March 1951 issue

1956 Ace Double paperback original

pseudonym of Charles Weiser Frey

1956 Ace Double paperback original

cover art by Rudy Nappi

December 18, 2013

Posted on April 4, 2026March 31, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, dame, femme fatale, ferguson findley, fingerprints, machette, rudy nappiLeave a comment on 1956 Ace Double paperback original
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