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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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Category: action fiction

April 1946 issue

August 1946

Posted on January 21, 2024December 18, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags doc savage, kenneth robeson, lester dentLeave a comment on April 1946 issue

April 1, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

April 1, 1936

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on January 20, 2024May 6, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags doc savage, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on April 1, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

May 15, 1942 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

May 15, 1942

cover art by George Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 19, 2024December 25, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, magazine, pulp, weird fictionTags george rozen, skeleton, the shadow magazineLeave a comment on May 15, 1942 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

October 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward
better image than previously posted

first appearance of Jim Anthony, meant to be a rival to Doc Savage

[cover updated 1/5/26]

Posted on January 18, 2024January 5, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, h.j. ward, jim anthony, john grange, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

September 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 17, 2024December 24, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, espionage fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags bombing, finest kind, h.j. ward, lugar, racist imagery, spicy-adventure stories, spy fiction, WWII fictionLeave a comment on September 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on January 17, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags h.j. ward, james a. lawson, lasso, pulp art, spicy western magazineLeave a comment on March 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1928 issue ~ cover art by Earle K. Bergey

August 1928

cover art by Earle K. Bergey

Posted on January 16, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, aviation fiction, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags brief stories magazine, claude u. rister, earle k. bergey, pulp art, six gun, sombrero, wanted posterLeave a comment on August 1928 issue ~ cover art by Earle K. Bergey

September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

September 1939

cover art by Emery Clarke

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 15, 2024December 25, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags doc savage, emery clarke, kenneth robeson, lester dentLeave a comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

August 1, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

August 1, 1930

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on January 13, 2024December 24, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, pulp, western fictionTags complete stories magazine, modest stein, oil well, t.t. flynn, william e. barrettLeave a comment on August 1, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

July 10th, 1931 issue ~ cover art by cover by Duncan McMillan

July 10th, 1931

cover art by cover by Duncan McMillan

Posted on January 12, 2024January 26, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags duncan mcmillan, eddy orcutt, h. bedford-jones, james b. hendryx, short stories magazine, vincent starrettLeave a comment on July 10th, 1931 issue ~ cover art by cover by Duncan McMillan

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