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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: May 12, 2026

June 1949 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

June 1949

cover art by Joseph Szokoli

re-imaged H.J. Ward cover of March 1939 Spicy Detective

Posted on May 12, 2026April 7, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, crime comic, mystery, crime fictionTags robert leslie bellem, showgirl, joseph szokoli, pearl necklaceLeave a comment on June 1949 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

Summer 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Summer 1948

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 12, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ben kerner, dame, detective book magazine, femme fatale, norman saunders, poison, ted stratton, tom van dycke, william r. coxLeave a comment on Summer 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Spring 1945 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Spring 1945

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 12, 2026April 7, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags george gross, wall safe, detective book magazine, jimmy starrLeave a comment on Spring 1945 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

July 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

December 24, 2013

Posted on May 12, 2026April 7, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, spicy, crime fictionTags spicy mystery magazine, h.j. ward, lew merrill, lingerieLeave a comment on July 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1944

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on May 12, 2026April 7, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags day keene, carroll john daly, detective fiction weekly, joel townsley rogers, robert w. sneddon, leigh brackettLeave a comment on June 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto
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