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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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May 1934 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

May 1934

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Posted on December 13, 2023December 10, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags doc savage, knife fight, pulp art, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on May 1934 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

1957 Bantam paperback

1957 Bantam reissue

3rd with ex-pro football player turned private eye Brock Callahan

Posted on December 13, 2023December 12, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperbackTags bantam paperback, bill gault, private eye, william campbell gaultLeave a comment on 1957 Bantam paperback

March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Alvin Pearson

March 1937

cover art by Alvin Pearson

Posted on December 13, 2023December 10, 2023Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alvin pearson, mystery adventures magazine, venetian blinds, window ledgeLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Alvin Pearson

December 1937 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

December 1937

cover art by J.W. Scott

the only issue published

Posted on December 13, 2023May 6, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags complete adventure magazine, j. allan dunn, j.w. scott, james hall, lon taylor, rex evans, south seasLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

October 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 13, 2023December 10, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags allen anderson, garter, lantern, lew merrill, pulp art, spicy mystery stories, stockings, whipLeave a comment on October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

October 29, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

Format ImagePosted on December 12, 2023May 12, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, historical fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags a. merritt, argosy magazine, fred macisaac, j. allan dunn, logger, mounties, paul stahr, RCMP, will mcmorrowLeave a comment on October 29, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

1956 Popular Library reissue

1956

1955 Scribner hardcover as Excelsior

1966 reissue

Posted on December 12, 2023December 8, 2023Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags financial fiction, intrigue, paul hyde bonner, popular libraryLeave a comment on 1956 Popular Library reissue

May-June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

May-June 1936

cover art by Malvin Singer

Posted on December 12, 2023December 9, 2023Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags ace g-man stories, arthur leo zagat, frederick c. davis, gun fight, handcuffs, malvin singer, theodore tinsleyLeave a comment on May-June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

1963 movie poster

1963 Universal one sheet, 27×41″

Posted on December 12, 2023December 9, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, finest kind, whodunnitTags audrey hepburn, cary grant, charade, financial crime, george kennedy, heist, james coburn, movie poster, ned glass, paris fiction, stanley donen, walter matthauLeave a comment on 1963 movie poster

December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

December 1937

cover art by Milton Luros

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 1/22/26]

Posted on December 12, 2023January 22, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, updatedTags double-action gang magazine, e. hoffmann price, harold ward, margie harris, milton luros, moll, norman a. daniels, telephone, tuxLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

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