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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: maritime fiction

June 1943 issue

June 1943

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 8, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags detective novels magazine, john l. benton, laurence donovan, motor boat, nazi fiction, sabotage, submarine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on June 1943 issue

March 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1940

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 8, 2024July 2, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, frank airth, norman saunders, ralph powers, sailboatLeave a comment on March 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

cover art by H.C. Murphy

June 23, 1926 issue

cover art by H.C. Murphy

very painterly

Posted on July 8, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags adventure magazine, h.c. murphy, harold lamb, talbot mundyLeave a comment on cover art by H.C. Murphy

October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

October 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

Posted on July 8, 2024June 21, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulpTags allen anderson, garter, shipwreck, spicy-adventure stories, stockings, thugLeave a comment on October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

November 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1935

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 2, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags bullet holes, c.k.m. scanlon, deep sea diver, phantom detective magazine, ralph oppenheim, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, skeleton, skullLeave a comment on November 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

December 1934

cover art by Jerome Rozen

Posted on July 2, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags deep sea diver, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on December 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

May 18, 1918 issue ~ cover art by George M. Richards

May 18, 1918

cover art by George M. Richards

Posted on July 2, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags adventure magazine, dagger, deep sea diver, george m. richardsLeave a comment on May 18, 1918 issue ~ cover art by George M. Richards

September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1940

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on May 29, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, bound, flashlight, lifeboat, norman a. daniels, norman saunders, overboard, ronald flaggLeave a comment on September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1941 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 29, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, original art, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, finest kind, kidnap, norman saunders, original art, robert turner, ronald flaggLeave a comment on cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1944 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

August 1944

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on May 29, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, george rozen, lighthouse, norman a. danielsLeave a comment on August 1944 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

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