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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

RKO, 1951

Cry Danger (RKO, 1951). Very Fine+ on Linen. Three Sheet (41″ X 79.5″).
Starring Dick Powell, Rhonda Fleming, Richard Erdman, William Conrad, and Regis Toomey. Directed by Robert Parrish.

Posted on June 29, 2024June 15, 2024Categories film noir, HardboiledTags cry danger, dick powell, movie poster, rhonda fleming, william bowers, william conradLeave a comment on RKO, 1951

October-November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

October-November 1931

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 29, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bouncer, c.b. yorke, smoking, speakeasy stories magazine, valentine van tyne, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on October-November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

1951 Avon reissue

1951 Avon reissue

1947 Duell hardcover

Posted on June 28, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, paris fiction, robert terrall, underworldLeave a comment on 1951 Avon reissue

April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1936

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 28, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags donald e. keyhoe, frederick c. davis, rafael desoto, skull, ten detective aces magazine, tommygunLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

March 1939

cover art by Emery Clarke

Posted on June 28, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags chained, doc savage, emery clarke, shackledLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 28, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags bound, lawrence g. blochman, mad scientist, medical fiction, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, scalpel, theodore a. tinsleyLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1937

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 2/11/26]

Posted on June 28, 2024February 11, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags donald g. cooley, fedora, hal murray bonnett, pipe, sure-fire detective magazineLeave a comment on January 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1938

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 10/28/25]

Posted on June 28, 2024October 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, updatedTags brant house, norman saunders, original art, secret agent x detective mysteries, shoulder holster, tux, william benton johnstonLeave a comment on cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

second of just three issue

[image updated 6/30/24]

Posted on June 27, 2024June 30, 2024Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, e. hoffmann price, femme fatale, frederick c. painton, james perley hughes, rafael desoto, spy novels magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1942 issue

January 1942

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 27, 2024June 15, 2024Categories gangster, Hardboiled, magazineTags james cagney, maori, margaret lindsay, movie detective magazine, ralph bellamyLeave a comment on January 1942 issue

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