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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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1958 Gold Medal reissue – cover art by Barye Phillips

1958

reissue of his 1950 debut novel

Posted on December 15, 2023December 12, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperbackTags gold medal paperback, john d. macdonald, thrillerLeave a comment on 1958 Gold Medal reissue – cover art by Barye Phillips

March 1938 issue

March 1938

first of just three issues

Posted on December 15, 2023December 10, 2023Categories magazine, pulpTags model, personal confessions magazineLeave a comment on March 1938 issue

December 1939 debut issue ~ cover art by Rod Ruth

December 1939

cover art by Rod Ruth

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 15, 2023December 10, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bar fight, bargirl, dagger, pirate, rod ruth, s. gordon gurwit, south seas stories magazineLeave a comment on December 1939 debut issue ~ cover art by Rod Ruth

November 1954 issue

November 1954

first of only two issues

cover art attributed to Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 15, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags fletcher flora, frank ward, hal ellson, jack webb, menace magazine, richard deming, richard s. pratherLeave a comment on November 1954 issue

January 1951 issue

January 1951

Posted on December 15, 2023December 10, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, inside detective magazine, pulp illustration, true crimeLeave a comment on January 1951 issue

July 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1942

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 14, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags robert leslie bellem, spicy detective magazine, staircase, stockingLeave a comment on July 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

April 1930 debut issue ~ cover by Charles R. Chickering

April 1930

cover by Charles R. Chickering

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 1/5/26]

Posted on December 14, 2023January 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags charles r. chickering, detective book magazine, edgar wallace, safe crack, yeggLeave a comment on April 1930 debut issue ~ cover by Charles R. Chickering

July 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1938

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on December 14, 2023December 10, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags baseball fiction, dagger, norman saunders, northwest fiction, skeleton, sports fiction, variety detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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

May 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

[post updated 1/28/24]

Posted on December 14, 2023January 28, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, spicyTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, finest kind, original art, spicy-adventure stories, tay philips, veilLeave a comment on May 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

Summer 1933 debut issue

Summer 1933

Posted on December 14, 2023May 19, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, f.g. eberhard, laboratory, mad scientist, tracy webb, two-book detective magazineLeave a comment on Summer 1933 debut issue

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