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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 Will Hulsey

oil on illustration board, 20″ by 27 1/2″

Guilty Detective Story Magazine, November 14, 1956

Posted on February 19, 2024January 1, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags bob mcknight, guilty detective story magazine, jay flynn, jim ferguson, original art, showgirl, will hulsey, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Will Hulsey

October 1948 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

October 1948

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 19, 2024December 28, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, dime mystery magazine, dorothy dunn, francis k. allan, frederick c. davis, grim reaper, jules archer, poison, robert jay arthur, skeleton, william campbell gaultLeave a comment on October 1948 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

August 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

August 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on February 19, 2024December 17, 2023Categories fantasy, finest kind, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags baseball fiction, creepy, dagger, dalton stevens, finest kind, ghost stories magazine, spookyLeave a comment on August 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

cover art by Lejaren Hiller

mixed media on illustration board, Sight Size 13 1/2″ X 14 1/2″ Framed under glass to 21″ X 23 3/4″

Flynn’s Detective Fiction Weekly – April 21, 1928 issue

Posted on February 19, 2024December 30, 2023Categories crime fiction, magazine, original art, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, lejaren hiller, paul taylorLeave a comment on cover art by Lejaren Hiller

cover art by Norman Saunders

oil on illustration board, 14″x22″

August 1952 issue

Posted on February 19, 2024April 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags charles j. beckman, fire escape, john d. macdonald, larry holden, new detective magazine, norman saunders, original art, philip ketchum, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

November 1937

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 18, 2024December 20, 2023Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, coast guard, FBI, g-men, naval intelligence, parachute, secret service, the feds magazineLeave a comment on November 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

cover art by Howell Dodd

“Rare, original cover art for a 1950 Line-Up Detective Cases pulp magazine. This piece was used to illustrate the interior story: I am a $100 a Night Call Girl!”

gouache on illustration board, 12 3/4″ x 17 3/4″

February 1950 issue

Posted on February 18, 2024January 1, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags hooker, howell dodd, line-up detective, paddy wagonLeave a comment on cover art by Howell Dodd

January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

January 1936

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 18, 2024December 27, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, hypodermic, master detective magazine, underworldLeave a comment on January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

January 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1948

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 10/1/26]

Posted on February 18, 2024October 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bruno fischer, cyril plunkett, day keene, dime mystery magazine, ghoul, rafael desoto, skull, talmage powell, william r. coxLeave a comment on January 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

cover art by Uldis Klavins

No Love for Paradise, paperback cover, c. 1979
gouache on board, 30 x 20 in.
Signed lower right

Posted on February 17, 2024December 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, original artTags ildus klavins, original artLeave a comment on cover art by Uldis Klavins

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