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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

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

cover art by Wally Wood

Famous Gangsters #2 (Avon, 1951) cover art by Wally Wood

Posted on August 23, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime comic, gangster, HardboiledTags avon famous gangsters comic, dillinger, moll, public enemy no. 1, tommygunLeave a comment on cover art by Wally Wood

cover art by Reginald Heade

cover art by Reginald Heade

Posted on August 23, 2024August 16, 2024Categories british pulp, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags crime confessions magazine, dame, femme fatale, reginald headeLeave a comment on cover art by Reginald Heade

April 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

April 1932

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on August 20, 2024July 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags courtroom, gang world magazine, j.r. murphy, legs diamond, t.t. flynn, william reusswigLeave a comment on April 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

March 1931 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

March 1931

cover art by Lyman Anderson

Posted on August 17, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, complete gang novel magazine, fire escape, lyman anderson, rooftopLeave a comment on March 1931 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

April 1932 issue ~ cover art by Chris Schaare

April 1932

cover art by Chris Schaare

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 11, 2024July 3, 2024Categories gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags anatole feldman, dame, e.e. murton, femme fatale, gun molls magazine, hector gavin grey, stockings, stuart palmerLeave a comment on April 1932 issue ~ cover art by Chris Schaare

November 1947 Canadian issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1947 Canadian issue

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on August 9, 2024July 3, 2024Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anthony tompkins, fireman, g-men detective magazine, m.k. dirigo, norman a. daniels, rudolph belarski, william o'sullivan, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on November 1947 Canadian issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August-September 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

August-September 1931

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 6, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george allan moffatt, pay phone, speakeasy stories magazine, telephone, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on August-September 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

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