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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 William F. Soare

April 1939 issue

better image than previously posted

November 1940 issue

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on February 7, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags albert cecil perkins, conway clark, dagger, dugal macdougal, mat rand, mystery novels and short stories, undercover detective magazine, wilbur s. peacock, william f. soareLeave a comment on cover art by William F. Soare

cover art by Harry Barton

The Squeeze, paperback cover, 1955
tempera on board, 20 x 14 in. (sight)
Signed lower left

Posted on February 6, 2024December 30, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, dame, femme fatale, gil brewer, harry barton, noir, tempera on boardLeave a comment on cover art by Harry Barton

cover art by Mel Hunter

Gouache on Illustration Board, sight size 10.25 x 15″

Mercury Mystery Magazine – January, 1958

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 6, 2024December 30, 2023Categories crime fiction, digest, mystery, original art, pulpTags erle stanley gardner, floyd mahannah, graveyard, mel hunter, mercury mystery book magazine, wolf mankowitzLeave a comment on cover art by Mel Hunter

1966 Mayflower/Dell paperback

1966 Mayflower/Dell paperback, British edition

Posted on February 6, 2024December 27, 2023Categories british pulp, paperback, true crimeTags assassination, dell paperback, jfk assassination, mayflower paperback, sylvan foxLeave a comment on 1966 Mayflower/Dell paperback

February 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

February 1938

cover art by H.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 6, 2024December 19, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, magazine, pulpTags bound, doc savage, h.w. scottLeave a comment on February 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

June 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

June 1932

cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on February 6, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, archer, c.b. yorke, racketeer and gangland stories, seymour rice, tom lovell, tommygun, walt s. dinghall, walter snowLeave a comment on June 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

pulp illustration by Harold McCauley

mixed media on illustration board, 12″x16.5″

interior illustration from unknown magazine

Posted on February 6, 2024December 31, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulpTags harold mccauleyLeave a comment on pulp illustration by Harold McCauley

March 1932 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Wesso

March 1932

cover art by H.W. Wesso

Posted on February 5, 2024December 21, 2023Categories horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags grim reaper, marionettes, paul ernst, puppets, skeleton, strange tales of mystery and terrorLeave a comment on March 1932 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Wesso

cover art by Howell Dodd

1951

Oil on board, 16 × 11-3/4 inches

cover art for No Time For Sleep by Amos Hatter (Venus, 1951).

Posted on February 5, 2024December 29, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulp, spicyTags amos hatter, dame, femme fatale, hitchhiking, howell dodd, original art, smoking, venus paperbackLeave a comment on cover art by Howell Dodd

A Hank of Hair…

A Hank of Hair, paperback cover, 1966
gouache on board, 15-1/4 x 9-1/4 inches

Posted on February 5, 2024December 29, 2023Categories mystery, original art, paperbackTags charlotte armstrong, gouache on board, macfadden paperback, suspense, thrillerLeave a comment on A Hank of Hair…

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