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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

February 1941 issue

February 1941

cover art by J.W. Scott or William F. Soare?

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 1, 2024January 2, 2024Categories gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags bound, racist imagery, sword, true gang stories, yellow menaceLeave a comment on February 1941 issue

March 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

March 1937

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on March 1, 2024January 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, jungle queen, leopard, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

February 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

February 1940

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on March 1, 2024December 22, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags double detective magazine, emmett watson, erle stanley gardner, hugh b. cave, kidnap, richard sale, robert arthur, shoulder holster, william e. brandonLeave a comment on February 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

October 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on March 1, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags a.t. locke, c.k.m. scanlon, edward parrish ware, fire escape, johnston mcculley, margie harris, rafael desoto, telephone, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 1, 2024January 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, lingerie, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective stories, thugLeave a comment on April 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1958 issue

March 1958

Posted on March 1, 2024February 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, spicy, true crimeTags dame, pulp illustration, true mystery magazineLeave a comment on March 1958 issue

October 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on March 1, 2024January 28, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags clint morgan, dagger, h.j. ward, lingerie, spicy detective stories, thugLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on February 29, 2024December 21, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags bound, h.j. ward, logger, northwest, spicy-adventure stories, wyreck brentLeave a comment on February 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

oil on canvas, 21″ by 30″

far from romantic but typically great brushwork

Posted on February 29, 2024December 31, 2023Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, western fictionTags e. hoffmann price, finest kind, h.j. ward, original art, romantic western magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by Griffith Foxley

1952 Morrow hardcover

1954 Dell reissue

13th with private eyes Bertha Cool and Donald Lam

cover art by Griffith Foxley

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 29, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, paperbackTags a.a. fair, bertha cool, dell paperback, donald lam, erle stanley gardner, griffith foxley, private eyeLeave a comment on cover art by Griffith Foxley

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