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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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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, 2024May 16, 2026Categories 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, 2024April 26, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, lew merrill, south seas, spicy-adventure storiesLeave 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

August 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/3/26]

Posted on February 4, 2024November 3, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags cat fight, h.j. ward, lew merrill, south seas, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on August 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1930 issue ~ cover art by Charles Wrenn

November 1930

cover art by Charles Wrenn

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 4, 2024December 21, 2023Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles l. wrenn, e.v. burkholder, electric chair, execution, prison stories magazine, women in prisonLeave a comment on November 1930 issue ~ cover art by Charles Wrenn

February 1941 issue

February 1941

Posted on February 3, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags horror stories magazine, mummy, russell gray, sarcophagus, wayne rogersLeave a comment on February 1941 issue

1944 Avon digest

Avon digest, Murder Mystery Monthly #18

Posted on February 3, 2024December 27, 2023Categories digest, mystery, pulpTags a. merritt, avon digest, murder mystery monthlyLeave a comment on 1944 Avon digest

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