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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 1945 issue

November 1945

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 12, 2024December 18, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags laurence donovan, private detective storiesLeave a comment on November 1945 issue

1953, issue #10

1953

Posted on January 12, 2024January 9, 2024Categories digest, spicyTags charles thornton, designs digest, lurid, sleazeLeave a comment on 1953, issue #10

August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

August 1933

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Posted on January 12, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags doc savage, pulp art, red skull, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Charles De Feo

August 1939

cover art by Charles De Feo

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 12, 2024December 20, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alfred williams, charles de feo, clues detective stories, jewel thiefLeave a comment on August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Charles De Feo

May 1943 issue

May 1943

Posted on January 11, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags airport, douglas newton, g.t. fleming-roberts, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on May 1943 issue

May-June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

May-June 1937

cover art by Malvin Singer

Posted on January 11, 2024December 18, 2023Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace g-man stories, j.a.l. chambliss, james duncan, malvin singer, paul ernst, tommygun, w. wirtLeave a comment on May-June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1940

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 11, 2024April 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags cliff howe, lone wolf detective magazine, mirror, mug shot, norman saunders, ralph powersLeave a comment on August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

[image updated 2/7/24]

Posted on January 11, 2024February 7, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crone, george allan moffatt, norman a. daniels, rafael desoto, thrilling detective magazine, witchLeave a comment on May 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 4/29/26]

Posted on January 11, 2024April 29, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags fiend, h.j. ward, hooded, ken cooper, pulp art, skeleton, spicy mystery stories, whipLeave a comment on April 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1938 issue

September 1938

Posted on January 11, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags FBI, feds, g-men magazine, propaganda, telephone tapLeave a comment on September 1938 issue

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