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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 William Reusswig

Gang World magazine, November 1930
Oil on canvas
30 x 30 in.
Initialed lower right

Posted on March 4, 2024April 5, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags dame, earl and marion scott, erle stanley gardner, gang world magazine, j. lane linklater, moll, oil on canvas, paul pry, william h. stueber, william reusswig, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by William Reusswig

October 1930 issue ~ cover by R. C. Wardell

October 1930

cover by R. C. Wardell

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 2, 2024December 23, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, magazineTags anatole feldman, arthur j. burks, d.b. mccandless, gangland stories magazine, gangster, margie harris, moll, r.c. wardell, seymour rice, tuxLeave a comment on October 1930 issue ~ cover by R. C. Wardell

February 1941 issue

February 1941

cover art by J.W. Scott or William F. Soare?

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 1, 2024January 2, 2024Categories gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags bound, racist imagery, sword, true gang stories, yellow menaceLeave a comment on February 1941 issue

cover art by John Drew

Top of the Heap, Gang World, January 1934
Oil on canvas, 21.875 x 16 in.
Not signed

Posted on February 28, 2024April 5, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags gang world magazine, john drew, oil on canvas, original art, raoul du priest, richard e. conan, thug, william h. stueberLeave a comment on cover art by John Drew

cover art by Mort Engel

gouache on illustration board, 11″ by 17″

1963 Avon paperback original

Posted on February 27, 2024December 31, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, original art, paperbackTags henry kane, hooker, mort engel, original art, peter chambers, private eye, showgirl, tommygunLeave a comment on cover art by Mort Engel

April 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

April 1932

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 25, 2024December 20, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, c.b. yorke, gangster stories magazine, margie harris, patrolman, tom lovellLeave a comment on April 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

January 1954 issue, #10 – cover art by Frank Frollo

January 1954 issue, #10

Posted on February 24, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime comic, gangster, HardboiledTags albert tyler, frank frollo, grenade, protection racket, racket squad comicLeave a comment on January 1954 issue, #10 – cover art by Frank Frollo

May 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1932

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 23, 2024December 29, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, c.b. yorke, gangster stories magazine, moll, tom lovell, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

1961 one sheet poster

1961 Columbia Pictures movie poster, 27×41″

Posted on February 13, 2024December 27, 2023Categories gangster, HardboiledTags beatrice kay, cliff robertson, columbia pictures, crime syndicate, dolores dorn, movie poster, sam fullerLeave a comment on 1961 one sheet poster

October 1929 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

October 1929

cover art by R.C. Wardell

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

Posted on February 11, 2024December 27, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, magazine, mystery, pulpTags chinatown, dame, moll, r.c. wardell, stockings, tom roan, tong war, underworld magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1929 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

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