Skip to content

SMB Noir

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!

February 2026
M T W T F S S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
232425262728  
« Jan    

For altered posts, choose the category "Updated"

Follow SMB Noir on WordPress.com

send comments to staff@seattlemystery.com

All rights to this ongoing project are reserved by the owner.

Category: adventure

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

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

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

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

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

September 25th, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Fred Small

September 25th, 1936

cover art by Fred Small

Posted on November 29, 2023May 6, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, historical fiction, horror fiction, mystery, pulpTags fred small, frederick moore, j.b. hendrix, pulp art, rufus king, short stories magazine, skullLeave a comment on September 25th, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Fred Small

October 1927 issue ~ cover art by Albert Carmen

October 1927

cover art by Albert Carmen

Posted on November 29, 2023May 6, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags albert carmen, lindbergh, mounties, pulp art, RCMP, thrilling tales magazineLeave a comment on October 1927 issue ~ cover art by Albert Carmen

November 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

November 1930

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on November 29, 2023November 27, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulp, western fictionTags all-fiction magazine, benge atlee, dagger, eugene cunningham, gladwell richardson, hal leslie, pulp art, victor rosseau, william reusswigLeave a comment on November 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

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

October 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on November 29, 2023November 28, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags e. hoffmann price, h.j. ward, pulp art, shoot out, spicy western magazineLeave a comment on October 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1, 1919 issue ~ cover art by James Reynolds

September 1, 1919

cover art by James Reynolds

Posted on November 28, 2023November 27, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, historical fiction, magazine, western fictionTags clyde broadwell, francisco curtiss, james reynolds, murray leinster, pulp art, rothvin wallace, smoking, sombrero, thrill bookLeave a comment on September 1, 1919 issue ~ cover art by James Reynolds

Posts pagination

Previous page Page 1 … Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 … Page 47 Next page
Blog at WordPress.com.
SMB Noir
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • SMB Noir
    • Join 25 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • SMB Noir
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...