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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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March 1954 issue

March 1954 issue

better image than previously posted

cover art by James Meese?

Posted on November 30, 2023June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags charles beckman, ed mcbain, evan hunter, f.t. carroll, h. wieand bowman, h.a. derosso, jonathan craig, pulp art, pursuit detective story magazine, robert carlton, robert turner, william vanceLeave a comment on March 1954 issue

Summer 1940 issue

Format ImagePosted on November 30, 2023November 27, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags dagger, kerry mcroberts, porthole, pulp art, thrilling spy stories, william l. hopsonLeave a comment on Summer 1940 issue

June 1944 issue

Format ImagePosted on November 30, 2023November 27, 2023Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags canadian pulp, laurence donovan, popular detective magazine, sam merwinLeave a comment on June 1944 issue

March 1, 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

March 1, 1935

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Posted on November 29, 2023August 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulpTags adventure magazine, hashknife hartley, hugh pendexter, monkey, pulp art, w.c. tuttle, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on March 1, 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

June 1968 British issue

June 1968

Posted on November 29, 2023November 27, 2023Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags british pulp, master detective magazine, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on June 1968 British issue

October 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on November 29, 2023November 28, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags h.j. ward, james a. lawson, pulp art, spicy western magazineLeave a comment on October 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 14, 1952 issue

Starr Flagg is Undercover Girl

Posted on November 29, 2023November 27, 2023Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags chained, starr flagg, undercover girl comic, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 14, 1952 issue

June 1941 issue ~ cover art by Roland Patenaude

June 1941

cover art by Roland Patenaude

Posted on November 29, 2023November 28, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags ben foster, miles hudson, pulp art, roland patenaude, stirring detective and western storiesLeave a comment on June 1941 issue ~ cover art by Roland Patenaude

June 1925 issue

June 1925

Posted on November 29, 2023November 26, 2023Categories action fiction, magazine, true crimeTags o.henry, prison, pulp illustration, true adventures magazineLeave a comment on June 1925 issue

September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

September 1930

cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

Posted on November 29, 2023November 26, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, war fictionTags deep sea diver, frederick blakeslee, knife fight, pulp art, submarine stories magazineLeave a comment on September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

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