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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: government agent

1948 lobby card

Republic Serial theater lobby card, 11×14″

Featured Kirk Alyn and Roy Barcroft

Posted on February 3, 2024December 27, 2023Categories crime fiction, government agent, HardboiledTags feds, movie poster, republic pictures, underworldLeave a comment on 1948 lobby card

April 1936 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

April 1936

cover art by J. George Janes

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 22, 2024December 18, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, branding, frederick c. davis, gold seal detective, j. george janes, james perley hughes, tommygunLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

May-June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

May-June 1937

cover art by Malvin Singer

Posted on January 11, 2024December 18, 2023Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace g-man stories, j.a.l. chambliss, james duncan, malvin singer, paul ernst, tommygun, w. wirtLeave a comment on May-June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

September 1938 issue

September 1938

Posted on January 11, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags FBI, feds, g-men magazine, propaganda, telephone tapLeave a comment on September 1938 issue

December 1939 issue

December 1939

Posted on January 8, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags dan fowler, FBI, feds, g-men magazineLeave a comment on December 1939 issue

1961 Perma Books paperback

August 1961 Perma Books paperback, first printing

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 28, 2023December 13, 2023Categories crime fiction, government agent, mystery, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, henry klinger, perma paperback, police proceduralLeave a comment on 1961 Perma Books paperback

HO HO HO – – –

Merry Christmas from U.N.C.L.E., Robert Vaughn

Posted on December 25, 2023December 1, 2023Categories government agent, Hardboiled, jokeTags christmas crime, man from uncle, napoleon solo, robert vaughnLeave a comment on HO HO HO – – –

October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

October 1936

cover art by Richard Lyon

[updated 7/8/24]

Posted on December 17, 2023July 8, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags feds, fire escape, g-men magazine, richard lyonLeave a comment on October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

1966 20th Century Fox – artwork by Bob Peak

1966 20th Century Fox – One Sheet 27x 41″

artwork by Bob Peak

Posted on December 16, 2023December 10, 2023Categories espionage fiction, government agent, pulpTags dagger, dirk bogarde, modesty blaise, monica vitti, movie poster, spy fiction, terence stamp, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1966 20th Century Fox – artwork by Bob Peak

May-June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

May-June 1936

cover art by Malvin Singer

Posted on December 12, 2023December 9, 2023Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags ace g-man stories, arthur leo zagat, frederick c. davis, gun fight, handcuffs, malvin singer, theodore tinsleyLeave a comment on May-June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

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