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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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cover art by Lou Marchetti

Gouache on board, 21.375 x 13.625 in. (sight)
Not signed

This illustration was published as the cover for Dig Her a Grave by Paul Kruger, Ace D-425, 1960, as well as Mise en Seine by R. Henri-Nova, Presses de la Cite No. 548, same year.

Posted on August 8, 2024August 16, 2024Categories uncategorizedLeave a comment on cover art by Lou Marchetti

September 1943 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

September 1943

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 7, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags jerome rozen, milton t. lamb, sabotage, ten detective aces magazine, WWII fictionLeave a comment on September 1943 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

April 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1941

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 7, 2024July 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bomb, j. lane linklater, kingsley moses, milton lowe, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, TNTLeave a comment on April 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 5, 1929 issue

October 5, 1929

Posted on August 7, 2024June 21, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags detective fiction weekly, edward parrish ware, flynn's, garrett smith, george allan england, t.t. flynn, vaultLeave a comment on October 5, 1929 issue

September 7, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

September 7, 1940

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on August 7, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, dynamite, emmett watson, flynn's, philip ketchum, TNTLeave a comment on September 7, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

December 1940 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

December 1940

cover art by Albert Fisher

Posted on August 7, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, bomb, dame, femme fatale, front page detectiveLeave a comment on December 1940 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

January 1945 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1945

better image than previously posted

repurposed cover from January 1942 Hollywood Detective

[updated with original art 8/8/25]

Posted on August 6, 2024August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags bank heist, h.j. ward, super-detective magazine, t.w. ford, telephoneLeave a comment on January 1945 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1945 issue

February 1945

Posted on August 6, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, telephone, vital detective casesLeave a comment on February 1945 issue

September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Jno Ruger

September 1930

cover art by Jno Ruger

Posted on August 6, 2024April 20, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags amazing detective tales, arthur b. reeve, david h. keller, ed earl repp, eugene george key, gem, hugo gernsback, jewel, jno ruger, racist imagery, telephone, yellow menaceLeave a comment on September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Jno Ruger

August-September 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

August-September 1931

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 6, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george allan moffatt, pay phone, speakeasy stories magazine, telephone, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on August-September 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

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