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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 30, 2026

Wild x 3

1958 Crest paperback original

1958 British edition

1964 Gold Medal reissue

Posted on April 30, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperbackTags crest paperback, gil brewer, gold medal paperback, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on Wild x 3

June 1950 issue

June 1950

cover art by Howell Dodd?

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 30, 2026April 7, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags dame, line-up detective, smokingLeave a comment on June 1950 issue

January 1951 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

January 1951

cover art by Howell Dodd

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 30, 2026April 7, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, garter, hooker, howell dodd, lingerie, stairs, stockings, women in crimeLeave a comment on January 1951 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

1957 Popular Library paperback original – cover art by Ray Johnson

1957 Popular Library paperback original

cover art by Ray Johnson

4th Steve Ashe

December 19, 2013

Posted on April 30, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags hollywood fiction, james howard, popular library, ray johnson, showgirlLeave a comment on 1957 Popular Library paperback original – cover art by Ray Johnson
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