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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: original art

November 1953 issue

cover artist unknown

November 1953

better image than previously posted

[updated with original cover art 8/8/25]

Posted on May 6, 2024August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, finest kind, Hardboiled, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags bruno fischer, craig rice, dressing table, ed mcbain, evan hunter, finest kind, fletcher flora, henry kane, john j. malone, manhunt detective story monthly, mirror, peter chambers, private eyeLeave a comment on November 1953 issue

cover art by Arthur Cadwgan Michael

Oil on canvas cloth mounted to board. 410×360 mm; 16 1/4×14 1/4 inches, image, mounted to 22×16-inch board. Signed and dated illegibly in lower left corner.

June 1930 issue

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags arthur cadwgan michael, bound, cassell's magazine, kidnap, oil on canvas, original artLeave a comment on cover art by Arthur Cadwgan Michael

November 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, spicyTags bound, dungeon, fiend, finest kind, h.j. ward, lew merrill, original art, pulp art, spicy mystery magazine, whipLeave a comment on November 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.J. Ward

No Pockets in a Shroud, Private Detective Stories magazine cover, July 1938
Oil on canvas, 21 x 29-3/4 inches (53.3 x 75.6 cm)
Signed lower right

[cover updated 11/6/24]

Posted on May 6, 2024November 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags dressing table, fedora, garter, h.j. ward, oil on canvas, private detective stories, roger torrey, stockings, thugLeave a comment on cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by Lyman Anderson

Underworld Magazine, December 1933
Oil on canvas, 21.5 x 20.5 in.
Signed center left

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags alfred i. tooke, charles m. martin, fedora, james d. sayers, lyman anderson, oil on canvas, underworld magazineLeave a comment on cover art by Lyman Anderson

July/Aug./Sept. 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

July/Aug./Sept. 1948

cover art by George Gross

Posted on May 6, 2024February 25, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags best true fact detective, dame, femme fatale, george gross, original art, smoking, stockings, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July/Aug./Sept. 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

cover art by Robert Peak

Mixed media with collage on board, 28-1/2 x 24 inches (72.4 x 61.0 cm) (sight)
Signed lower center

Posted on May 1, 2024April 24, 2024Categories Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags godfather, movie poster, robert peak, tommygunLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Peak

cover art by Ron Lesser

Saint Mudd, paperback cover, 1994
Oil on board, 22-1/2 x 16-3/4 inches (57.2 x 42.5 cm)
Signed lower right

Posted on May 1, 2024April 24, 2024Categories gangster, Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags fedora, oil on board, ron lesser, steve thayer, tommygunLeave a comment on cover art by Ron Lesser

cover art by Ron Lesser

Deadly Dames #3, unpublished painting
Oil on masonite, 24 x 17 in.
Signed lower right

Posted on May 1, 2024April 24, 2024Categories Hardboiled, original art, pulp, spicyTags femme fatale, moll, oil on masonite, ron lesser, smoking, tommygunLeave a comment on cover art by Ron Lesser

cover art by John H. Fay

Final Terror, Hunted Detective Story Magazine digest cover, August 1955
Oil on board, 23.375 x 16.5 in. (sight)
Signed lower right

Posted on April 29, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, original art, pulpTags bryce walton, grant colby, hunted detective story magazine, john h. fay, john jakes, oil on board, stephen marlowe, telephone, trenchcoatLeave a comment on cover art by John H. Fay

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