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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

1937 Detective Comics #2 ~ cover art by Creig Flessel

Detective Comics #2 (DC, 1937)

cover art by Creig Flessel

Posted on January 29, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, pulpTags creig flessel, dc comics, detective comics, thugLeave a comment on 1937 Detective Comics #2 ~ cover art by Creig Flessel

December 1955 issue ~ cover art by Joe Orlando

December 1955

cover art by Joe Orlando

Posted on January 26, 2025January 21, 2025Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags crime illustrated, joe orlando, johnny craigLeave a comment on December 1955 issue ~ cover art by Joe Orlando

cover art by Johnny Craig

Ink over graphite on Bristol board, with an image area of 13.5″ x 19.25″.

Crime SuspenStories #9 Gaines File Copy Pedigree 4/11 (EC, 1952)

Posted on January 22, 2025April 3, 2025Categories crime comic, original art, pulpTags crime suspense stories, crime suspenstories, ink on bristol board, johnny craigLeave a comment on cover art by Johnny Craig

BANG!

bang

Posted on January 17, 2025January 2, 2025Categories crime comicTags dame, lugar, woman with a gunLeave a comment on BANG!

December 1951, issue #2

December 1951, issue #2

Posted on January 17, 2025January 2, 2025Categories crime comic, pulp, true crimeTags bonnie parker, gangsters and gun molls comic, smoking, tommygunLeave a comment on December 1951, issue #2

October 1950, issue #92

October 1950, issue #92

cover art by Bob Fujitani

Posted on January 15, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags bob fuji, bob fujitani, crime does not pay, fire escape, handcuffs, telephoneLeave a comment on October 1950, issue #92

December 1948, issue #4

December 1948, issue #4

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 13, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime comic, pulpTags crimes by women comic, dame, femme fatale, smokingLeave a comment on December 1948, issue #4

Headline Comics #30 (Prize, 1948)

Headline Comics #30 (Prize, 1948) Joe Simon and Jack Kirby story, cover, and art.

Posted on January 2, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags headline comics, jack kirby, joe simon, mollLeave a comment on Headline Comics #30 (Prize, 1948)

1945, Dynamic Comics #15

1945, Dynamic Comics #15

cover art attributed to Ruben Moreira

Posted on December 19, 2024December 3, 2024Categories crime comic, pulpTags dynamic comics, mink stole, ruben moreiraLeave a comment on 1945, Dynamic Comics #15

1954, Fight Against Crime #17

1954, Fight Against Crime #17

cover art by Doug Wildey

Posted on December 19, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime comic, horror fiction, pulpTags dagger, dame, doug wildey, femme fatale, fight against crime comic, subwayLeave a comment on 1954, Fight Against Crime #17

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