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: September 14, 2026

January 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

January 1940

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Posted on September 14, 2026August 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, headLeave a comment on January 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1939

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 14, 2026August 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cleve f. adams, g.t. fleming-roberts, norman saunders, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1939 issue

January 1939

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 14, 2026August 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, donald wandrei, erle stanley gardnerLeave a comment on January 1939 issue

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