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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: gangster

cover art by Syd Shores

Gangsters and Gun Molls #4 (Avon, 1952) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white pages. The sole highest-graded CGC copy! Last issue of the title. Syd Shores cover and art.

painting @dickeydesign

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime comic, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, true crimeTags gangsters and gun molls comic, motorcycle cop, syd shores, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Syd Shores

1973 Columbia Pictures

1973 Columbia Pictures

[his Sten machine gun needs a clip…]

Posted on September 10, 2024September 9, 2024Categories gangster, Hardboiled, pulpTags britt ekland, columbia pictures, crime film, gena rowlands, john cassavetes, machine gun, movie poster, peter faultLeave a comment on 1973 Columbia Pictures

October 1953 issue ~ cover art by Marvin Stein

October 1953

cover art by Marvin Stein

Posted on September 5, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime comic, gangster, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags justice traps the guilty, marvin steinLeave a comment on October 1953 issue ~ cover art by Marvin Stein

July 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

July 1932

cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on September 3, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, dagger, john gerard, lawrence a. keating, moll, racketeer and gangland stories, thug, tom lovell, walt s. dinghall, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1944 issue

May 1944

Posted on September 2, 2024August 16, 2024Categories gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, moll, pulp illustration, startling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1944 issue

July 1931 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

July 1931

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 2, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anatole feldman, gangster stories magazine, smoking, tom champion, tom lovellLeave a comment on July 1931 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

July 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

July 1931

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on August 31, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl bernard ogilvie, diner, drive by, erle stanley gardner, gang world magazine, j. allan dunn, tommygun, william h. stueber, william reusswigLeave a comment on July 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

October 1930 issue ~ cover art by Chris Schaare

October 1930

cover art by Chris Schaare

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 29, 2024August 16, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags c.l. edholm, chris schaare, dame, gun molls magazine, perry paul, stockings, wall safe, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1930 issue ~ cover art by Chris Schaare

“Bloody Mama”, 1970

Bloody Mama, 1970 from Roger Corman, Shelley Winters as Ma Barker

Posted on August 23, 2024August 16, 2024Categories gangster, HardboiledTags crime movie, ma barker, roger corman, shelley winters, tommygunLeave a comment on “Bloody Mama”, 1970

March 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/19/25]

Posted on August 23, 2024November 19, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags bound, finest kind, grandfather clock, h.j. ward, n. wooten poge, spicy detective stories, telephone, tommygunLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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