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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

December 1947 – premiere issue

December 1947 – premiere issue

cover art by L.B. Cole

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 14, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime comicTags dagger, l.b. cole, noose, racist imagery, the killers comic, thug, tommygunLeave a comment on December 1947 – premiere issue

1962 Classics Illustrated

based on the movie Dr. No

1962 Classics Illustrated

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 5, 2025September 25, 2025Categories crime comic, espionage fictionTags classics illustrated, dr. no, ian fleming, james bond, joseph wisemanLeave a comment on 1962 Classics Illustrated

1966 Gold Key comic – debut issue

Van Williams and Bruce Lee

November 28, 2013

Posted on October 2, 2025September 25, 2025Categories crime comic, TVTags bruce lee, crime fighter, green hornet, kato, van williamsLeave a comment on 1966 Gold Key comic – debut issue

Why So Serious?!?

Original Heath Ledger Joker Costume & Bank robbery clown mask

November 25, 2013

Posted on October 2, 2025September 25, 2025Categories crime comicTags bank heist, batman, heath ledger, the jokerLeave a comment on Why So Serious?!?

1962 Berkley Medallion paperback – cover art by Victor Kalin

1962 Berkley Medallion paperback original

cover art by Victor Kalin

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 2, 2025September 25, 2025Categories crime comic, paperback, pulpTags berkley paperback, clyde allison, private eye, victor kalinLeave a comment on 1962 Berkley Medallion paperback – cover art by Victor Kalin

1922 Hodder & Stoughton hardcover

pseudonym of Herman Cyril McNeile

1922 UK hardcover from Hodder & Stoughton, published the same year in the US by Doran

2nd book with Captain Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond

November 24, 2013

Posted on September 18, 2025August 27, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, british pulp, crime comic, hardcover, pulpTags bulldog drummond, hodder & stoughton, sapperLeave a comment on 1922 Hodder & Stoughton hardcover

His Name Was Death x 2

1954 Dutton hardcover, first edition

1956 Bantam paperback reissue

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 13, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, hardcover, paperback, pulpTags bantam paperback, dutton hardcover, fredric brown, guilt edged mystery, mitchell hooksLeave a comment on His Name Was Death x 2

1950 Quality comic – cover art by Will Eisner

1950 Quality comic

cover art by Will Eisner

Posted on August 31, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime comic, HardboiledTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, the spirit, will eisnerLeave a comment on 1950 Quality comic – cover art by Will Eisner

aka Lawrence Block

1961 Beacon paperback original

pseudonym of Lawrence Block

reissued in Jan. 2008 by Hard Case Crime as A Diet of Treacle

cover art by Chuck Pyle

Posted on August 31, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime comic, paperback, pulp, spicyTags beacon paperback, beatniks, chuck pyle, erotica, hard case crime, lawrence block, lurid, sheldon lord, sleazeLeave a comment on aka Lawrence Block

August 1954 – premiere issue

August 1954 – debut issue

November 06, 2013

Posted on August 10, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime comic, HardboiledTags johnny danger comic, private eye, smokingLeave a comment on August 1954 – premiere issue

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