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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: magazine

February 1941 issue

February 1941

cover by Adamsen

Posted on September 1, 2025August 16, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags inside detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on February 1941 issue

January 1936 issue

January 1936

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 1, 2025August 16, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags american detective fact casesLeave a comment on January 1936 issue

June 1949 issue

June 1949

Posted on September 1, 2025August 16, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags front page detective, poison, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on June 1949 issue

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

April 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 1, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, lingerie, private eye stories, robert leslie bellemLeave a comment on April 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 1, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, dagger, dane gregory, day keene, detective tales magazine, don james, edward s. williams, rafael desoto, stewart sterling, william r. cox, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on January 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1951 issue

January 1951

Posted on September 1, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction magazine, john d. macdonaldLeave a comment on January 1951 issue

September 1948 issue

September 1948

cover art attributed to Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 30, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, day keene, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, john d. macdonald, peter paigeLeave a comment on September 1948 issue

February 1955 issue ~ cover art by Bill Graveline

February 1955

cover art Bill Graveline

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 30, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, magazine, original art, pulpTags bill graveline, fifteen detective stories magazine, scotland yard, william r. coxLeave a comment on February 1955 issue ~ cover art by Bill Graveline

May 1946 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1946

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 29, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george gross, mannning long, miles burton, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on May 1946 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

1950 Dell paperback – cover art by Robert Stanley

1950 Dell mapback

pseudonym of Dorothy Stockbridge Tillet, born in 1896

his is his (her) 2nd book with Lt. George Honegger

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 29, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags courtroom thriller, dell mapback, dorothy stockbridge tillet, john stephen strange, robert stanleyLeave a comment on 1950 Dell paperback – cover art by Robert Stanley

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