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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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August 1957 issue

August 1957

Posted on January 15, 2024January 11, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, pulp illustration, true mystery magazineLeave a comment on August 1957 issue

March 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

March 1932

cover art by William Reusswig

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 15, 2024December 24, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carroll john daly, detective action stories, edward parrish ware, frederick nebel, j. allan dunn, j. lane linklater, william reusswigLeave a comment on March 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

February 1936 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

February 1936

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 14, 2024December 25, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags andow de soos, dagger, dame, femme fatale, mystery novels magazine, smoking, william r. randallLeave a comment on February 1936 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

September 1934 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

September 1934

cover art by J. George Janes

better image than previously posted

[image updated 6/28/24]

Posted on January 14, 2024June 28, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl mckinnon saunders, dagger, district attorney, frederick c. davis, ten detective aces magazine, wanted posterLeave a comment on September 1934 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

June 1939 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

June 1939

cover art by Modest Stein

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 14, 2024December 25, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, crystal ball, modest stein, paul ernst, world's fairLeave a comment on June 1939 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

March 22, 1924 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

March 22, 1924

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on January 14, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags call box, cop, detective story magazine, handcuffs, john a. coughlin, john jay chichesterLeave a comment on March 22, 1924 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

December 1933 issue ~ cover art by Victor Julius

December 1933

cover art by Victor Julius

better image than previously posted

[image updated 4/22/24 and 10/29/24]

Posted on January 14, 2024October 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags all detective magazine, dame, erle stanley gardner, femme fatale, frederick c. painton, poison, saucyLeave a comment on December 1933 issue ~ cover art by Victor Julius

September 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[image updated 1/28/24]

Posted on January 14, 2024April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, finest kind, h.j. ward, jerome severs perry, lingerie, spicy detective stories, stockingsLeave a comment on September 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1943 issue

June 1943

Posted on January 13, 2024December 24, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, phantom detective magazine, robert wallaceLeave a comment on June 1943 issue

March 1939 issue

March 1939

Posted on January 13, 2024December 22, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags fact detective stories, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on March 1939 issue

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