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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

1958 Gold Medal paperback original ~ cover art by Darcy

1958 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

Posted on September 12, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, pulpTags darcy, ernest chiriacka, gold medal paperback, moll, richard himmelLeave a comment on 1958 Gold Medal paperback original ~ cover art by Darcy

1952 Leisure Library

1952 Leisure Library

cover art by Reginald Heade

Posted on September 12, 2024September 9, 2024Categories british pulp, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags leisure library digest, reginald heade, spike morellLeave a comment on 1952 Leisure Library

cover art by Robert Abbett

acrylic cover art by Robert Abbett
1963 PermaBook paperback original

one of the finest cover paintings ever

Posted on September 12, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags perma paperback, richard deming, robert abbettLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Abbett

cover art by Claudia Caranfa

October 2022 graphic novel

4th in the series

cover art by Claudia Caranfa

Posted on September 12, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags claudia caranfa, hard case crime, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Claudia Caranfa

cover art by Syd Shores

Gangsters and Gun Molls #4 (Avon, 1952) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white pages. The sole highest-graded CGC copy! Last issue of the title. Syd Shores cover and art.

painting @dickeydesign

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime comic, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, true crimeTags gangsters and gun molls comic, motorcycle cop, syd shores, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Syd Shores

May 1953 issue

May 1953

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, mafia, pulp illustration, vital detective casesLeave a comment on May 1953 issue

September 11, 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 11, 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bat, cleve f. adams, cornell woolrich, detective fiction weekly, eric taylor, flynn's, johnston mcculley, lawrence treat, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on September 11, 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

1956 Dell paperback original

1956 Dell paperback original, 8 short stories

cover painting by Robert Stanley

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, short story collectionTags dell paperback, frank kane, johnny liddell, private eye, robert stanleyLeave a comment on 1956 Dell paperback original

May 1953 Gold Medal paperback

May 1953 Gold Medal paperback original, first printing

1st novel from the noir master

cover art by John Floherty Jr

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags gold medal paperback, john floherty jr, lionel white, thrillerLeave a comment on May 1953 Gold Medal paperback

April 1938 issue

April 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 11, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, phantom detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1938 issue

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