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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

The Saint in New York

1944 Avon reissue

better image than previously posted

1951 Avon reissue

Posted on December 23, 2023December 13, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, mystery, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, dame, leslie charteris, simon templar, the saint, thriller, tommygunLeave a comment on The Saint in New York

January 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 21, 2023December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags h.j. ward, james a. lawson, kidnap, pulp art, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on January 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 20, 1926 issue

April 20, 1926

Posted on December 20, 2023December 11, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, pulpTags james b. hendryx, the popular magazineLeave a comment on April 20, 1926 issue

November 1959 debut issue

November 1959

first of only two issues

Posted on December 19, 2023December 11, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags 77 sunset strip, dame, femme fatale, private eye, private eye magazine, trench coatLeave a comment on November 1959 debut issue

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

October 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 19, 2023December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags bound, h.j. ward, kipnap, lawrence donovan, pulp art, shoot out, spicy western magazineLeave a comment on October 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

December 1935

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Posted on December 18, 2023December 13, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags doc savage, pulp art, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

December 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on December 17, 2023April 4, 2024Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, historical fiction, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags delos palmer, kidnap, n. wooten poge, pulp art, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

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

May 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 16, 2023December 10, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, war fictionTags h.j. ward, nazi fiction, robert a. garron, spicy-adventure stories, stockings, submarineLeave a comment on May 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

October 1937

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2023January 30, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags finest kind, noose, norbert davis, norvell w. page, paul ernst, strange detective mysteries, tom lovell, turban, tuxLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

January 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 16, 2023December 10, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags campfire, h.j. ward, james a. lawson, speed western storiesLeave a comment on January 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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