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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

cover art by Harry Barton


gouache on board, 20 x 15 in. (image)
Signed lower right

The Quaking Widow by Robert Colby, Ace Double paperback, 1956.

Posted on April 1, 2024January 18, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperbackTags ace double paperback, dame, femme fatale, harry barton, original art, robert colby, treasure, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Harry Barton

September 1942 issue

[updated 5/6/24]

Format ImagePosted on April 1, 2024May 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags intimate detective stories, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on September 1942 issue

February 1930 issue

February 1930

Posted on April 1, 2024January 18, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags armitage trail, bill mcgreavy, gangster, tom roan, underworld magazine, william ward wiliamsLeave a comment on February 1930 issue

November 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

November 1935

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on April 1, 2024January 18, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags bandito, dagger, h.l. parkhurst, racist imagery, sombrero, spicy-adventure stories, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

February 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

February 1932

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on March 31, 2024January 8, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags erle stanley gardner, frederick c. davis, frederick c. painton, gang world magazine, j.r. murphy, paul pry, william h. stueberLeave a comment on February 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

Summer 1945 issue

Summer 1945

Posted on March 31, 2024January 8, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags espionage, g-men detective magazine, norman a. daniels, spy, tom marvinLeave a comment on Summer 1945 issue

July 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on March 31, 2024May 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, moll, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, safe crack, woman with a gun, yeggLeave a comment on July 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1949 issue

May 1949

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 31, 2024January 9, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, inside detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on May 1949 issue

Summer 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Summer 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on March 31, 2024January 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blueprint, ghost super-detective magazine, rafael desoto, tuxLeave a comment on Summer 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on March 31, 2024January 8, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags bandit, h.j. ward, laurence donovan, pulp art, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on December 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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