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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: pulp

May 1939 issue

May 1939

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 1, 2026February 10, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crime busters magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on May 1939 issue

June 18, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

June 18, 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on February 28, 2026February 27, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, staircase, frederick c. painton, emmett watson, mirrorLeave a comment on June 18, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

August 1936

cover art by David Berger

Posted on February 28, 2026February 15, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, pulpTags brant house, david berger, frederick c. davis, ghoul, secret agent x detective mysteriesLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

1952 Falcon digest

1952 Falcon digest

cover art by Howell Dodd (who typically didn’t sign his work) or George Gross (who did)?

Posted on February 28, 2026February 10, 2026Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags dame, falcon digest, gambling fiction, hodge evens, staircaseLeave a comment on 1952 Falcon digest

1956 Ace Double paperback original

1956 Ace Double paperback original

pseudonym of Clifton Adams

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 28, 2026February 10, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, clifton adams, jonathan gant, staircaseLeave a comment on 1956 Ace Double paperback original

January 1934 issue

January 1934

Posted on February 28, 2026February 10, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, mystery, horror fiction, crime fictionTags ten detective aces magazine, frederick c. davis, carl mckinnon saunders, paul chadwick, harry widmer, phantom of the opera, lpon chaneyLeave a comment on January 1934 issue

1957 Signet reissue – cover art by Paul Rader

Signet Books No.1448, 1957
cover art by Paul Rader

January 12, 2015

Posted on February 27, 2026February 10, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags manly wellman, paul rader, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1957 Signet reissue – cover art by Paul Rader

1958 Dell paperback original – cover art by Art Sussman

pseudonym of Roberta Elizabeth Sebenthal

1958 Dell paperback original

cover art by Art Sussman

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 27, 2026February 10, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, uncategorizedTags art sussman, dell paperback, paul kruger, roberta elizabeth sebenthalLeave a comment on 1958 Dell paperback original – cover art by Art Sussman

1959 Avon paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

published in Canada by Secker, 1959, as Cry Wolfram

US edition by Avon published the same year with different title

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 27, 2026February 10, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, douglas sanderson, robert maguireLeave a comment on 1959 Avon paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

October 1941 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

October 1941

cover art by Samuel Cherry

Posted on February 27, 2026February 10, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags alcatraz, crime detective magazine, samuel cherry, stockingsLeave a comment on October 1941 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

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