Skip to content

SMB Noir

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!

January 2026
M T W T F S S
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031  
« Dec    

For altered posts, choose the category "Updated"

Follow SMB Noir on WordPress.com

send comments to staff@seattlemystery.com

All rights to this ongoing project are reserved by the owner.

Category: mystery

January 1953 issue

January 1953

cover photograph of Bettie Page by Dirone Photography

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 25, 2025September 20, 2025Categories Hardboiled, mystery, crime fiction, digestTags pulp illustration, christmas crime, ellery queen's mystery magazine, margery allingham, ray bradbury, bettie page, francis ilesLeave a comment on January 1953 issue

1947 Avon reissue – cover art by Ann Cantor

1936 Man Overboard! by Collins in the UK and Dodd Mead in the US

abridged by Avon in 1947 and published with this alternate title

cover art by Ann Cantor

December 11, 2013

Posted on December 23, 2025December 9, 2025Categories hardcover, maritime fiction, mystery, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, collins crime club, freeman wills crofts, inspector frenchLeave a comment on 1947 Avon reissue – cover art by Ann Cantor

1953 French edition

1953 French edition

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 23, 2025December 9, 2025Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags french pulp, noose, patrick quentin, spiderwebLeave a comment on 1953 French edition

A Stir of Echoes x 4

1958 Lippincott hardcover

1959 Crest edition

cover art by Richard Powers

1960 British issue

1969 Avon reissue

cover art by Hector Garrido

Posted on December 19, 2025November 24, 2025Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, hardcover, horror fiction, mystery, paperback, pulp, weird fictionTags avon paperback, corgi paperback, crest paperback, hector garrido, lippincott hardcover, richard matheson, richard powersLeave a comment on A Stir of Echoes x 4

March 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

March 1937

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on December 18, 2025November 24, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, leopard, lew merrill, spicy adventure stories magazine, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1949, issue #2

July 1949, issue #2

Posted on December 17, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime comic, mystery, pulpTags ellery queenLeave a comment on July 1949, issue #2

March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

March 1937

cover art by Modest Stein

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 17, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective story magazine, herman landon, modest steinLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

December 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

December 1949 issue

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 17, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, dime mystery magazine, francis k. allan, grim reaper, skeletonLeave a comment on December 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

September 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

September 1937

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on December 17, 2025November 24, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags delos palmer, kidnapping, lew merrill, racist imagery, spicy adventure stories magazine, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on September 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

August 1953 issue ~ cover art by Taylor Oughton

August 1953

cover art by Taylor Oughton

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags dorothy l. sayers, earl derr biggers, edna ferber, ellery queen's mystery magazine, lawrence g. blochman, taylor oughtonLeave a comment on August 1953 issue ~ cover art by Taylor Oughton

Posts pagination

Previous page Page 1 … Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 … Page 263 Next page
Blog at WordPress.com.
SMB Noir
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • SMB Noir
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • SMB Noir
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...