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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: crime comic

1968 Gold Key comic, issue #9

1968 Gold Key comic, issue #9

Posted on April 23, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime comic, espionage fictionTags gold key comic, man from uncleLeave a comment on 1968 Gold Key comic, issue #9

1966, issue #1

1966, issue #1 – TV tie-in

Patrick McGoohan as John Drake, “Secret Agent” in the US, “Danger Man” in the UK

Posted on April 23, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime comic, espionage fiction, government agentTags danger man, gold key comic, patrick mcgoohan, secret agentLeave a comment on 1966, issue #1

1954, issue no. 16 – cover art by L.B. Cole

1954, issue no. 16

cover art by L.B. Cole

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 21, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime comicTags all-famous police cases, bank heist, l.b. cole, tommygunLeave a comment on 1954, issue no. 16 – cover art by L.B. Cole

June 1948, issue #1

June 1948, issue #1

December 31, 2013

Posted on April 18, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime comic, HardboiledTags bonnie parker, crimes by women comicLeave a comment on June 1948, issue #1

December 1948, issue #5

December 1948, issue #5

December 31, 2013

Posted on April 15, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime comicTags crime must pay the penaltyLeave a comment on December 1948, issue #5

1949 Jack Kirby and Joe Simon

Young Romance #15 (November 1949) “Back Door Love”, art by Jack Kirby

Posted on April 15, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime comicTags jack kirby, joe simonLeave a comment on 1949 Jack Kirby and Joe Simon

March 1948 – debut issue – cover art by Russell Ross

March 1948 – debut issue

cover art by Russell Ross

January 31, 2014

Posted on April 4, 2026March 31, 2026Categories crime comicTags jane arden crime reportere, russell ross, safe crack, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1948 – debut issue – cover art by Russell Ross

panel by Harry Lucey

December 15, 2013

Posted on March 30, 2026March 27, 2026Categories crime comicTags dame, femme fatale, harry lucey, moll, woman with a gunLeave a comment on panel by Harry Lucey

May 1, 1933 issue ~ cover art by H. W. Scott

May 1, 1933

cover art by H. W. Scott

Posted on March 24, 2026March 16, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime comic, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles wesley sanders, complete stories magazine, dragon, h.w. .scott, herman landon, lawrence g. blochmanLeave a comment on May 1, 1933 issue ~ cover art by H. W. Scott

September 1951, issue no. 102 – cover art by Bob Fujitani

September 1951, issue no. 102

cover art by Bob Fujitani

Posted on March 21, 2026March 16, 2026Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags bob fujitani, crime does not payLeave a comment on September 1951, issue no. 102 – cover art by Bob Fujitani

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