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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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July 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1940

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 15, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, kidnap, spicy detective magazine, wallace kaytonLeave a comment on July 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1937

cover art by Norman Saunders

2nd of just three issues

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 15, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, cleve f. adams, norman saunders, sure-fire detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1943 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

November 1943

cover art by Allen Anderson (signature is on the crate)

notice where the crate is going…

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 15, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, allen anderson, bound, crate, duane yarnell, norman a. danielsLeave a comment on November 1943 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

July 1955 UK issue

July 1955 UK issue

Posted on October 15, 2024October 3, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective monthly, doc savageLeave a comment on July 1955 UK issue

August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1937

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on October 14, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags g.t. fleming-roberts, norman saunders, s.j. bailey, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Femme Fatale x 2

September 1949 issue

cover art attributed to Milton Luros

better images than previously posted

cover art repurposed for January 1957 Crime and Justice issue

Posted on October 14, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crack detective stories, crime and justice magazine, dame, femme fatale, handcuffs, smoking, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Femme Fatale x 2

December 13, 1941 issue

December 13, 1941

Posted on October 14, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, gloria franklin, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 13, 1941 issue

Parole Breakers #2 (Avon, 1952)

Parole Breakers #2 (Avon, 1952)

cover art repurposed from Avon Books 114, 1947

cover art by William Stanke

used a third time for 1955 Avon paperback original but modified to replace gun with paper

Posted on October 14, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, dame, femme fatale, john baxter, parole breakers, william stanke, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Parole Breakers #2 (Avon, 1952)

May 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 14, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 14, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fire escape, philip ketchum, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, stewart sterling, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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