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

December 1943 issue

December 1943

Posted on November 20, 2023November 19, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mysteryTags pulp art, the shadow magazine, werewolfLeave a comment on December 1943 issue

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

January 1941

Posted on November 20, 2023April 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazineTags e. hoffmann price, h.j. ward, pulp art, red star adventures magazine, south seas fiction, title waveLeave a comment on January 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1937 & April 1942 issues

January 1937 – cover art by Rudolph Berlaski

cover art reworked for April 1942

[post updated 6/1/26]

Posted on November 20, 2023June 1, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulp, updated, war fictionTags frederick c. painton, g.h. teed, henry kuttner, jack kofoed, pulp art, rudolph belarski, sea captain, south seas fiction, thrilling adventures magazine, WWII fictionLeave a comment on January 1937 & April 1942 issues

September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

September 1941

cover art by Graves Gladney

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 19, 2023May 6, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags fire house, fire hydrant, fireman, graves gladney, pulp art, the avenger magazineLeave a comment on September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

August 1938

cover art by Richard Lyon

Posted on November 14, 2023May 5, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags crawford sullivan, dagger, flashlight, frederick c. painton, Hardboiled, mummy, pulp art, richard lyon, thrilling adventures magazine, tom curry, treasureLeave a comment on August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

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