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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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August 1931 issue ~ cover art by Fred Craft

August 1931

cover art by Fred Craft

Posted on December 2, 2023November 30, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, historical fiction, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags bank robbery, far west stories, fred craft, pulp art, six gun, walt coburnLeave a comment on August 1931 issue ~ cover art by Fred Craft

July 1932 ~ cover art by Henry Clive

Format ImagePosted on December 2, 2023December 1, 2023Categories magazine, pulp, spicyTags henry clive, hollywood, joan blondell, marlene dietrich, pulp art, screen play magazineLeave a comment on July 1932 ~ cover art by Henry Clive

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

February 1942

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on December 2, 2023November 30, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags death ray, h.l. parkhurst, justin case, pulp art, science fiction, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

May 1937 issue ~ cover art by Richard Cardiff

May 1937

cover art by Richard Cardiff

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 2, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags daring detective magazine, pulp art, richard cardiff, true crime, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1937 issue ~ cover art by Richard Cardiff

June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

June 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 4/29/26]

Posted on December 2, 2023April 29, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags cary moran, dame, delos palmer, femme fatale, finest kind, pulp art, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

June 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allan Anderson

June 1942

cover art by Allan Anderson

Posted on December 2, 2023November 30, 2023Categories action fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags allen anderson, dagger, gunfight, laurence donovan, pulp art, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on June 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allan Anderson

Issue #3, 1950

Issue #3, 1950

Posted on December 2, 2023May 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags big detective cases magazine, femme fatale, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on Issue #3, 1950

August 30, 1922 issue ~ cover art by Charles Durant

Augist 30 1922

cover art by Charles Durant

Posted on December 2, 2023November 30, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, magazine, mysteryTags adventure magazine, charles durant, cougar, pulp artLeave a comment on August 30, 1922 issue ~ cover art by Charles Durant

May 1951 issue

May 1951

Posted on December 2, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, pulp illustration, real detective magazine, true crimeLeave a comment on May 1951 issue

October 1938 issue

May 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 2, 2023December 1, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, c.c. rice, carmony gove, cyril plunkett, dagger, double-action detective magazine, hugh b. cave, pulp art, turban, w.t ballard, woman with a gun, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on October 1938 issue

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