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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

May 1932 issue

May 1932

[image updated 4/29/24]

Posted on January 8, 2024April 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, updatedTags c.b. yorke, gangster, journalism fiction, newspaper fiction, robert w. sneddon, smoking, thugLeave a comment on May 1932 issue

January 1931 issue ~ cover art by Rollin Crampton

January 1931

cover art by Rollin Crampton

Posted on January 7, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace williams, gangster, grenade, irving stone, joe archibald, rollin crampton, underworld magazine, william h. stueberLeave a comment on January 1931 issue ~ cover art by Rollin Crampton

August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

August 1934

cover art by Lyman Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 5, 2024June 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags alfred i. tooke, arthur b. reeve, complete underworld novelettes, kenneth h. lunsford, lyman andersonLeave a comment on August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

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

August 1929

cover art by R.C. Wardell

better image than previously posted

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

Posted on December 28, 2023December 27, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, r.c. wardell, rackateer, underworld magazineLeave a comment on August 1929 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

August 1930 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

August 1930

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 26, 2023December 26, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, c.b. yorke, carl ogilvie, d.b. mccandless, e. parke levy, gangster stories magazine, moll, rackateers, thugLeave a comment on August 1930 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

1947 United Artists

1947 United Artists lobby card, 11×14″

Posted on December 24, 2023December 9, 2023Categories gangster, Hardboiled, pulpTags christmas crime, dining jacket, george brent, george raft, joan blondell, randolph scottLeave a comment on 1947 United Artists

August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

August 1938

First issue of six, later becoming Gangland Detective Stories

better image than previously posted

cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on December 17, 2023June 8, 2026Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blackjack, bruce bryan, cosh, e. hoffmann price, margie harris, ten story detective magazine, tom lovellLeave a comment on August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

Spring 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

Spring 1932

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 14, 2023June 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, armitage trail, complete underworld novelettes, john d. swain, karl detzer, lugar, tom lovellLeave a comment on Spring 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

1965 Allied Artists

1965 Allied Artists, one sheet 27×41″

Posted on December 14, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, HardboiledTags baby face nelson, dillinger, mary ann mobley, movie poster, nick adams, pretty boy floyd, robert conrad, tommygunLeave a comment on 1965 Allied Artists

June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[image updated 4/25/26]

Posted on December 14, 2023April 25, 2026Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags carl mckinnon saunders, dale clark, funeral, george bruce, kay krausse, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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