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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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Spring (Dec.- Feb.) 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Spring (Dec.- Feb.) 1948

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 8, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crime novel, dame, detective book magazine, mystery novel, norman saunders, tux, vera caspary, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Spring (Dec.- Feb.) 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1954 issue

September 1954

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 8, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags b. traven, basil heatter, ed mcbain, evan hunter, jerome weidman, karate chop, manhunt detective story monthly, robert patrick wilmot, sam taylorLeave a comment on September 1954 issue

cover art by Gerald Gregg

1943 Dell mapback

cover art by Gerald Gregg

Posted on April 8, 2024February 24, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, paperbackTags dell mapback, dorothy cameron disney, fedoraLeave a comment on cover art by Gerald Gregg

1944, #11 issue – cover art by George Tuska

1944

cover art by George Tuska

[cover art updated 7/10/24]

Posted on April 8, 2024July 10, 2024Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, updatedTags bulls eye comic, cold war fiction, dame, femme fatale, skull, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1944, #11 issue – cover art by George Tuska

1937, issue #5 – cover art by George E. Brenner

1937, issue #5

cover art by George E. Brenner

Posted on April 8, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime comic, crime fiction, HardboiledTags detective picture stories comic, flashlight, g.e. brenner, safe crackLeave a comment on 1937, issue #5 – cover art by George E. Brenner

December 1949 issue

December 1949

cover photo by Pagano

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 8, 2024February 24, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, front page detective, pagano, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on December 1949 issue

August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on April 8, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cemetery, detective novel magazine, graveyard, mitchell wilson, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

January 1943

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 8, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags allen anderson, mug shot, private detective stories, private eye, roger torrey, stockingsLeave a comment on January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

January 1937 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

January 1937

cover art by Richard Lyon

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 8, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags FBI, feds, g-men magazine, lee fredericks, richard lyonLeave a comment on January 1937 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

September 1940

cover art by Milton Luros

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 7, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dagger, donald dale, donald g. cormack, eerie fiction, r.s. lerch, strange detective mysteriesLeave a comment on September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

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