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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: digest

July 1953 issue ~ cover art by Lou Marchetti

July 1953

cover art by Lou Machetti

Posted on December 5, 2023April 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, bullet holes, craig rice, ed mcbain, evan hunter, frank kane, fredric brown, lou marchetti, manhunt digest, pulp art, richard s. pratherLeave a comment on July 1953 issue ~ cover art by Lou Marchetti

March 1956 issue

March 1956

Posted on December 4, 2023December 2, 2023Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags accused detective story magazine, fletcher flora, frank kane, gil brewer, hal ellson, jack webb, tedd thomey, trench coatLeave a comment on March 1956 issue

March 1961 issue ~ cover art by Carl Pfeufer

March 1961

cover art by Carl Pfeufer

Posted on December 4, 2023December 2, 2023Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulp, spicyTags art crockett, bill rank, carl pfeufer, hal ellson, leslie g. sabo, off beat detective stories, pulp artLeave a comment on March 1961 issue ~ cover art by Carl Pfeufer

March 1954 issue

March 1954 issue

better image than previously posted

cover art by James Meese?

Posted on November 30, 2023June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags charles beckman, ed mcbain, evan hunter, f.t. carroll, h. wieand bowman, h.a. derosso, jonathan craig, pulp art, pursuit detective story magazine, robert carlton, robert turner, william vanceLeave a comment on March 1954 issue

cover art by Frank Upwall

May 1954 issue

James T. Farrell, “The Old Flame”
Frank Kane, “Lead Ache” (Johnny Liddell)
Richard Deming, “The Blonde in the Bar”
Jack Webb, “Broken Doll“

Posted on November 24, 2023November 22, 2023Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags dame, frank kane, frank uppwall, jack webb, james t. farrell, johnny liddell, manhunt magazine, private eye, pulp artLeave a comment on cover art by Frank Upwall

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