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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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August 1951 issue

August 1951

Posted on May 21, 2025May 10, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on August 1951 issue

March 1959 Brazilian issue

March 1959 Brazilian issue

Posted on May 21, 2025May 10, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags brazilian pulp, dame, detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1959 Brazilian issue

March 1952 issue

March 1952

Posted on May 21, 2025May 10, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, real detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1952 issue

May 1943 issue

May 1943

Posted on May 21, 2025May 10, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags front page detective, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on May 1943 issue

July 1935 issue

July 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 21, 2025May 10, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags confidential detective cases, dame, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on July 1935 issue

September 1942 issue

September 1942 issue

Posted on May 20, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cornell woolrich, dime detective magazine, frederick c. davis, hugh b. cave, judson p. philips, norbert davis, rafael desotoLeave a comment on September 1942 issue

August 1954 issue

August 1954

cover art attributed to Sam Cooper

June 1955 UK issue

Posted on May 20, 2025May 10, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ambulance, carroll john daly, don de boe, famous detective stories, wade b. rubottomLeave a comment on August 1954 issue

January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

January 1939

cover art by Malvin Singer

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 20, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace g-man stories, FBI, malvin singer, paul ernst, w. wirtLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

November 1946 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Sokoli

November 1946

cover art by Joseph Sokoli

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 19, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dan turner, hollywood detective magazine, hollywood fiction, joseph szokoli, private eye, robert leslie bellem, skullLeave a comment on November 1946 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Sokoli

March 22, 1937 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

March 22, 1937

cover art by V.E. Pyles

Posted on May 19, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cornell woolrich, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, hollywood fiction, v.e. pylesLeave a comment on March 22, 1937 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

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