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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

January 1930 issue

January 1930

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 29, 2024January 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags maxwell a. hawkinds, moll, tyne van tyne, underworld magazine, v.m. montagu, william beyer, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1930 issue

October 1939 issue

October 1939

“First issue of the title, formerly Double Action Gang Magazine“

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Posted on March 29, 2024January 2, 2024Categories gangster, magazine, pulp, spicyTags ernie phillips, showgirl, true gangster stories, underworldLeave a comment on October 1939 issue

November 1933 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

November 1933

cover art by Lyman Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 26, 2024January 2, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags c.f. kay, lyman anderson, underworld magazine, val mcnamaraLeave a comment on November 1933 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

September 1933 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

September 1933

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 21, 2024January 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, greater gangster stories, tom lovellLeave a comment on September 1933 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1927 debut issue

May 1927

Posted on March 20, 2024June 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, donn byrne, edwin balmer, frank o'brien, henry leverage, j.s. fletcher, john d. swain, louis joseph vance, moll, underworld magazineLeave a comment on May 1927 debut issue

October 1930 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Lorne Hicks

October 1930

cover art by Arnold Lorne Hicks

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on March 17, 2024January 3, 2024Categories gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags arnold lorne hicks, cigarette girl, detective dragnet magazine, eugene a. clancy, jack compton, james w poling, joe archibald, night club, smoking, tuxLeave a comment on October 1930 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Lorne Hicks

United Artists, 1955

Killer’s Kiss (United Artists, 1955). Half Sheet (22″ X 28″). Film Noir. Starring Frank Silvera, Jamie Smith, Irene Kane, Ruth Sobotka, Mike Dana, Felice Orlandi, Ralph Roberts and Phil Stevenson. Directed by Stanley Kubrick.

Posted on March 15, 2024March 13, 2024Categories film noir, gangster, HardboiledTags film noir, mobster, moll, movie poster, stanley kubrick, united artistsLeave a comment on United Artists, 1955

March-April 1932 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

March-April 1932

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 15, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags fire escape, john gerard, rackateer stories, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on March-April 1932 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

January 1932 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

January 1932

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 12, 2024March 12, 2024Categories finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bluebeard, dalton stevens, fedora, smoking, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on January 1932 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

1960 20th Century Fox

1960 20th Century Fox, one sheet 27×41″

Posted on March 10, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, HardboiledTags gangland racket, girl gang, gun moll, movie poster, sniper, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1960 20th Century Fox

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