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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: mystery

Sept. – Oct. 1945 issue

Sept. – Oct. 1945 issue

Posted on September 1, 2026August 3, 2026Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags inspector malone's mystery magazine, mindret lord, trainLeave a comment on Sept. – Oct. 1945 issue

January 1941 – first and only issue

January 1941 – first and only issue

Posted on September 1, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, chief detective magazine, john h. knox, thorne leeLeave a comment on January 1941 – first and only issue

January 6, 1934 issue

January 6, 1934

Posted on September 1, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, george f. worts, hooded, max brand, skullLeave a comment on January 6, 1934 issue

Winter 1949 issue

Winter 1949

Posted on September 1, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bride, detective story magazine, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on Winter 1949 issue

December 1941 issue

December 1941

better image than previously posted

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

November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on August 30, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ed lybeck, george harmon coxe, paul ernst, peter warren, racist imagery, thrilling detective magazine, trapdoorLeave a comment on November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 5, 1927 issue

October 5, 1927

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 30, 2026September 17, 2026Categories crime fiction, gangster, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george allan england, johnston mcculley, paul west, samuel hopkins adams, underworld magazineLeave a comment on October 5, 1927 issue

February 5, 1927 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

February 5, 1927

cover art by John A. Coughlin

November 06, 2014

Posted on August 30, 2026August 4, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.e. apple, dagger, detective story magazine, gambling fiction, john a. coughlinLeave a comment on February 5, 1927 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

October 1929 issue ~ cover art by H. Wesso

October 1929

cover art by H. Wesso

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 29, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags complete detective novel magazine, edgar wallace, nooseLeave a comment on October 1929 issue ~ cover art by H. Wesso

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