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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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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…

June 1952 premier issue

June 1952

Posted on February 5, 2024December 27, 2023Categories crime comic, finest kind, Hardboiled, pulpTags underworld crimeLeave a comment on June 1952 premier issue

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

January 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on February 5, 2024December 21, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, lew merrill, south seas, spicy adventure stories magazineLeave a comment on January 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

August 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

[image updated 4/27/24]

Posted on February 4, 2024April 27, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective yarns magazine, g.t. fleming-roberts, garter, h.m. appel, j.w. scott, john cotton, leo hoban, mat rand, stockings, wilbur s. peacock, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on August 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

April 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

April 1929

cover art by W.C. Brigham

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on February 4, 2024December 21, 2023Categories crime fiction, mystery, pulpTags armitage trail, dragnet magazine, railroad fiction, train fiction, w.c. brighamLeave a comment on April 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

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