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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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April 1945 issue

April 1945

cover by Pagano

Posted on April 22, 2025April 11, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags inside detective magazine, jewel thief, paganoLeave a comment on April 1945 issue

May 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

May 1938

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on April 22, 2025March 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags jewel thief, private detective stories, roger torrey, wall safeLeave a comment on May 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

February 1936

cover art by Stockton Mulford

Posted on April 22, 2025March 15, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags startling detective adventures, stockton mulfordLeave a comment on February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

April 1939 issue

April 1939 issue

Posted on April 22, 2025April 19, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags front page detective, jewel thiefLeave a comment on April 1939 issue

October 1938 issue

October 1938

Posted on April 21, 2025March 15, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, true magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1938 issue

July 1954 issue

August 1949

cover art repurposed for July 1954

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 21, 2025March 15, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, line-up detective, woman with a gun, women in crimeLeave a comment on July 1954 issue

February 1941 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

February 1941

cover art by Albert Fisher

Posted on April 21, 2025March 15, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, front page detective, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1941 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

October 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

October 1949

cover art by Fred Rodewald

September 27, 2013

Posted on April 21, 2025March 15, 2025Categories hardcover, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags fred rodewald, moll, police detective cases, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

October 1945 issue

October 1945

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 20, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags geoffrey north, private detective storiesLeave a comment on October 1945 issue

October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

October 1936

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 20, 2025March 15, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, master detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

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