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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

July 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.L . Parkhurst

July 1939

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 13, 2024November 7, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.l. parkhurst, handcuffs, private detective stories, roger torrey, staircaseLeave a comment on July 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.L . Parkhurst

November 25, 1930 issue

November 25, 1930

Posted on November 13, 2024November 7, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues magazine, dagger, oscar schisgallLeave a comment on November 25, 1930 issue

1952 Leisure Library

1952 Leisure Library

cover art by Reginald Heade.

Posted on November 12, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, pulpTags leisure library digest, reginald heade, roland vane, white slaveLeave a comment on 1952 Leisure Library

January 1938 issue

January 1938 issue

I have searched for years and still cannot name the cover artist

Posted on November 12, 2024October 19, 2024Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, real detective magazine, smokingLeave a comment on January 1938 issue

1957 Gold Medal paperback or ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

September 1957 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Barye Phillips

Posted on November 12, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, dame, femme fatale, gold medal paperback, james o. causey, smokingLeave a comment on 1957 Gold Medal paperback or ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

1961 Dell paperback original ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1961 Dell paperback original

cover art by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 12, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, dell paperback, james mckimmey, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on 1961 Dell paperback original ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

Lana Turner, 1946

Lana Turner, 1946, promotional shot [detail] for The Postman Always Rings Twice

Posted on November 12, 2024October 19, 2024Categories film noir, HardboiledTags dame, james m. cain, lana turner, postman always rings twice, smokingLeave a comment on Lana Turner, 1946

December 1956 issue

December 1956

Posted on November 12, 2024December 4, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crime, updatedTags dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, smoking, true crime exposeLeave a comment on December 1956 issue

1963 Monarch paperback original ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

1963 Monarch paperback original

cover art by Robert Maguire

one of the finest covers ever

Posted on November 12, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags call girl, dame, frank boyd, hooker, monarch paperback, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on 1963 Monarch paperback original ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

1969 Houghton & Stoughton UK edition

1969 Houghton & Stoughton UK edition

cover illustration by Craig Dodd

second of his Alan Grofield novels, offshoots from the Parker series

Posted on November 12, 2024October 19, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, pulpTags alan grofield, craig dodd, dame, donald e. westlake, professional thief, richard stark, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1969 Houghton & Stoughton UK edition

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