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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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November 1940 issue

November 1940

cover art attributed to Norman Saunders

Posted on July 21, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, bound, radio, ronald flagg, tommygun, william a. langford, window ledgeLeave a comment on November 1940 issue

November 1941 issue ~ cover art by A. Redmond

November 1941

cover art by A. Redmond [Alec/Alex Remond?]

Posted on July 21, 2024May 26, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags alex redmond, charlie chan, h.h. holmes, true detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1941 issue ~ cover art by A. Redmond

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

February 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 21, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fire escape, h.j. ward, john grange, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1949 issue

May 1949

Posted on July 21, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, larry holden, louis l'amour, paul macdonald, private eye, robert martin, windowLeave a comment on May 1949 issue

February 1947 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

February 1947

better image than previously posted

cover art by Arnold Kohn

Posted on July 21, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alexander blade, arnold kohn, mammoth mystery magazine, trench coatLeave a comment on February 1947 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

February 1933 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

February 1933

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on July 20, 2024July 3, 2024Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, fedora, mask, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on February 1933 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

September 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

September 1933

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 20, 2024July 3, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags jerome rozen, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on September 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

October 1940 issue

October 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 20, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags chained, dagger, detective novels magazine, eye patch, frank johnson, john l. benton, shackledLeave a comment on October 1940 issue

February 1933 – premiere issue

February 1933 – premiere issue

first appearance of The Phantom Menace

cover art by Bertram Glover

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 20, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bertram glover, phantom detective magazine, skull, top hatLeave a comment on February 1933 – premiere issue

May 1941 issue

May 1941

second and final issue under this title; the third and last will be as Red Hood Detective Stories

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 20, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags red mask detective stories, red skull, telephoneLeave a comment on May 1941 issue

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