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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 12, 2026

September 28, 1929 issue

September 28, 1929

cover art by Lejaren Hiller?

Posted on April 12, 2026April 5, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags woman with a gun, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, robert h. rohde, t.t. flynn, charles somervilleLeave a comment on September 28, 1929 issue

April 1926 issue ~ cover art by Lawrence Herndon

April 1926

cover art by Lawrence Herndon

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 12, 2026April 5, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blue book magazine, h. bedford-jones, lawrence herndon, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1926 issue ~ cover art by Lawrence Herndon
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