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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: canadian pulp

1952 Harlequin paperback original

Bogard was the pseudonym of Douglas Stallard Enefer

1952 Harlequin paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 8, 2025May 18, 2025Categories canadian pulp, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dale bogard, harlequin paperback, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1952 Harlequin paperback original

February 1945 Canadian issue

February 1945 Canadian issue

Posted on May 30, 2025May 10, 2025Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, monocle, scorpion, snake, spider, strange detective mysteriesLeave a comment on February 1945 Canadian issue

October 1942 Canadian issue

October 1942 Canadian issue

stories mentioned on the cover are from the April 1942 US edition

no corresponding US cover art

Posted on May 16, 2025May 13, 2025Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, uncategorized, war fictionTags dime detective magazine, monocle, nazi spy, peter paige, silencer, t.t. flynn, top hat, wall safe, woman with a gun, WWII fictionLeave a comment on October 1942 Canadian issue

Canadian true crime, undated

Canadian true crime, undated – take off of US issue most likely 40s

1942 inaugural issue

Posted on May 3, 2025April 15, 2025Categories canadian pulp, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags daring crime cases, smoking, women in prisonLeave a comment on Canadian true crime, undated

February 1944 Canadian issue

February 1944 Canadian issue

Posted on April 10, 2025March 15, 2025Categories canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black mask magazine, call box, canadian pulp, handcuffs, richard saleLeave a comment on February 1944 Canadian issue

March 1944 Canadian issue

March 1944 issue

a version of Rafael DeSoto’s January 1944 US issue

Posted on April 5, 2025March 15, 2025Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black mask magazine, c.g. tahney, dale clark, laboratory, mad scientistLeave a comment on March 1944 Canadian issue

November 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1948 US edition

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1948 Canadian edition

March 1951 UK edition

Posted on April 2, 2025March 14, 2025Categories british pulp, canadian pulp, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, g-men detective magazine, robert sidney bowen, rudolph belarski, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on November 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Wreath for a Redhead x 3

Brian Moore’s book, later disowned

1951 Harlequin paperback original

cover art by Max Ralph

released in the US as Sailor’s Leave, 1953

better image than previously posted

1965 UK edition with original title

Posted on February 26, 2025February 4, 2025Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags brian moore, corgi paperback, harlequin paperback, max ralph, private eye, pyramid paperbackLeave a comment on Wreath for a Redhead x 3

February 1942 Canadian issue

February 1942 Canadian issue

Posted on February 3, 2025January 28, 2025Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.v. tench, dare-devil detective stories, denis plimmerLeave a comment on February 1942 Canadian issue

December 1944 Canadian issue

December 1944 Canadian issue

made up of stories from US 1944 issues

Posted on January 22, 2025January 20, 2025Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arson, canadian pulp, francis k. allan, lugar, nazi spy, sabotage, thrilling detective magazine, victor m. victoroffLeave a comment on December 1944 Canadian issue

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