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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Posted on September 1, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags allan vaughan elston, c.c. beall, detective fiction weekly, flynn'sLeave a comment on June 16, 1934 issue ~ cover art by C.C. Beall

December 1927 issue ~ cover art by Fred Craft

December 1927

cover art by Fred Craft

Posted on September 1, 2026August 3, 2026Categories adventure, historical fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags arthur conan doyle, ellis parker butler, fred craft, houdini, mystery stories magazineLeave a comment on December 1927 issue ~ cover art by Fred Craft

Posted on August 30, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, dagger, masked detective magazine, racist imagery, trap doorLeave a comment on December 1941 issue

February 1938 issue

February 1938

Posted on August 30, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags james perley hughes, phantom detective magazine, ray cummingsLeave a comment on February 1938 issue

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July 1949 issue

June 1937 issue

June 16, 1934 issue ~ cover art by C.C. Beall

December 1927 issue ~ cover art by Fred Craft

Sept. – Oct. 1945 issue

January 1941 – first and only issue

January 6, 1934 issue

Winter 1949 issue

December 1941 issue

February 1938 issue