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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: Hardboiled

August 1942 issue

September 15, 2013

Posted on February 3, 2025January 28, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags monocle, nazi spy, true gangster storiesLeave a comment on August 1942 issue

December 1, 1933 issue

December 1, 1933

Posted on February 2, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags maxwell grant, the shadow magazine, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on December 1, 1933 issue

February 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1948

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 2, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, horse stables, norman saunders, talmage powellLeave a comment on February 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

The Kiss-off x 3

1951 Simon & Schuster, and Inner Sanctum Mystery

1951 Signet mass market release

also published as Goodbye Stranger in England, 1952

cover art by Carl Bobertz

1956 Signet reissue

cover art by Art Sussman

Posted on February 2, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, paperback, pulpTags art sussman, carl bobertz, douglas heyes, inner sanctum, signet paperback, simon and schusterLeave a comment on The Kiss-off x 3

February 1944 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

February 1944

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 2, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags allen anderson, hollywood detective magazine, robert leslie bellem, showgirlLeave a comment on February 1944 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

February 1934

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 1, 2025January 28, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dagger, dalton stevens, true detective mysteries, tuxLeave a comment on February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

1960 Gold Medal paperback original

1960 Gold Medal paperback original

tie-in with the early private eye series starring John Cassavetes.

Posted on February 1, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags cigarette girl, frank boyd, gold medal paperback, john cassavetes, tie-in, tv detectiveLeave a comment on 1960 Gold Medal paperback original

August 1951 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1951

cover art by Norman Saunders

cover art repurposed from British edition of Black Mask December 1951

Posted on February 1, 2025January 28, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags black mask detective, detective tales magazine, norman saunders, telephoneLeave a comment on August 1951 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1952 issue

March 1952

Posted on February 1, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags jewel thief, lantern, murray leinster, smashing detective stories, spiderweb, wadsworth nealeyLeave a comment on March 1952 issue

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

March 1939

cover art by Graves Gladney

Posted on February 1, 2025January 28, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags graves gladney, harold cruckshank, pith helmet, ray mullholland, rolland lynchLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

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