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: August 29, 2026

October 1929 issue ~ cover art by H. Wesso

October 1929

cover art by H. Wesso

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 29, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags complete detective novel magazine, edgar wallace, nooseLeave a comment on October 1929 issue ~ cover art by H. Wesso

1940 Doubleday hardcover

1940 Doubleday, Doran and Co. for the Crime Club. First Edition stated. Calman dustjacket art. Uncommon murder mystery, the author’s first.

Posted on August 29, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, hardcover, mystery, pulpTags bruce hamilton, crime club selection, doubleday hardcover, noose, skeletonLeave a comment on 1940 Doubleday hardcover

March 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1943

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1943 Canadian edition
Reprints stories from the March 1943 U.S. edition.

November 06, 2014

Posted on August 29, 2026August 3, 2026Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, frederick c. davis, leigh brackett, nooseLeave a comment on March 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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