Skip to content

SMB Noir

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!

April 2026
M T W T F S S
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930  
« Mar    

For altered posts, choose the category "Updated"

Follow SMB Noir on WordPress.com

send comments to staff@seattlemystery.com

All rights to this ongoing project are reserved by the owner.

Author: Seattle Mystery Bookshop

We are a bookshop.

September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

September 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

Posted on June 7, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags allen anderson, garter, journalism fiction, lugar, private detective stories, robert a. garron, stockingsLeave a comment on September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

1950 Dell mapback – cover art by Robert Stanley

cover art by Robert Stanley

1948 Rinehart hardcover, this the 1950 Dell mapback

Hamilton’s second novel, his first Matt Helm was 13 years away

evil smile on that dame’s face…

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 7, 2025May 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, dell mapback, donald hamilton, femme fatale, robert stanleyLeave a comment on 1950 Dell mapback – cover art by Robert Stanley

July 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1942

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 7, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, h.q. masur, norman a. daniels, norman saundersLeave a comment on July 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1949 issue

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on June 6, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, dime detective magazine, e.a. morris, hiawatha jones, john k. polito, masquerade, norman saunders, russell branch, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on August 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 12, 1937 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

June 12, 1937

cover art by V.E. Pyles

Posted on June 6, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, edgar franklin, edward s. williams, flynn's, hooded, richard sale, skull and crossbones, v.e. pylesLeave a comment on June 12, 1937 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

Fall 1940 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

Fall 1940

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 6, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags allen anderson, dagger, detective book magazine, jefferson farjeon, masquerade, red hood, skullLeave a comment on Fall 1940 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

October 1948 issue

October 1948

cover art attributed to Gloria Stoll

Posted on June 6, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, fredric brown, ghoul, gloria stoll, larry holden, nick spainLeave a comment on October 1948 issue

February 1945 issue

February 1945

Posted on June 6, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags inside detective magazine, masquerade, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on February 1945 issue

1956 Columbia Pictures

October 21, 2013

Posted on June 5, 2025May 22, 2025Categories film noir, movie posterTags blackmail, cleo moore, columbia pictures, james gunn, richard crenna, richard saleLeave a comment on 1956 Columbia Pictures

December 1942 issue

December 1942

cover art attributed to Samuel Cherry

Posted on June 5, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags headquarters detective magazine, samuel cherryLeave a comment on December 1942 issue

Posts pagination

Previous page Page 1 … Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 … Page 582 Next page
Blog at WordPress.com.
SMB Noir
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • SMB Noir
    • Join 25 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • SMB Noir
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar

Loading Comments...