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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 20, 1925 issue ~ cover art by H.C. Murphy

April 20, 1925

Posted on December 8, 2023December 6, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, western fictionTags adventure magazine, gun fight, h.c. murphy, pulp art, six gunLeave a comment on April 20, 1925 issue ~ cover art by H.C. Murphy

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1936

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 8, 2023December 6, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, fantasy, Hardboiled, maritime fiction, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, lew merrill, octopus, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

February 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 8, 2023December 6, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags bargirl, h.j. ward, heist, holdup, james a. lawson, pulp art, spicy western magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

Summer 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

Summer 1949

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on December 7, 2023December 3, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags demon, devil, doc savage, dragon, george rozen, hades, hell, kenneth robeson, tridentLeave a comment on Summer 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

March 15, 1934 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

March 15, 1934

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on December 6, 2023December 3, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george rozen, maxwell grant, pulp art, the shadow magazine, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on March 15, 1934 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

April 13, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Walter Beach Humphrey

April 13, 1929

cover art by Walter Beach Humphrey

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 6, 2023December 9, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, fist fight, george m. johnson, mounties, RCMP, victor rousseau, walter beach humphreyLeave a comment on April 13, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Walter Beach Humphrey

February 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 6, 2023December 4, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, fantasy, magazine, pulp, weird fictionTags h.j. ward, lew merrill, science fiction, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on February 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1938

cover art by Norman Saunders

[cover updated 4/21/26]

Format ImagePosted on December 5, 2023April 21, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags captain hazzard, chester hawks, dagger, machette, norman saundersLeave a comment on May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 25, 1930 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

April 25, 1930

cover art by David Berger

Posted on December 5, 2023December 2, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags caddo cameron, david berger, h.s.m. kemp, hashknife hartley, marshall, pulp art, r.v.gery, sheriff, short stories magazine, six gun, w.c. tuttleLeave a comment on April 25, 1930 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Earle K. Bergey

August 1939

cover art by Earle K. Bergey

Posted on December 5, 2023June 21, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, fantasy, magazine, maritime fiction, pulp, war fiction, weird fictionTags august derleth, bertram w. williams, e. hoffmann price, earle k. bergey, heydorn schleh, john clemons, octopus, robert bloch, skull, strange stories magazine, submarine, torpedoLeave a comment on August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Earle K. Bergey

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