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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

The Name is Chambers x 2

1957 Pyramid edition paperback original

cover art by Harry Schaare

1960 Pyramid reprint

reworked cover art?

Posted on December 19, 2025November 24, 2025Categories anthology, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags henry kane, peter chambers, pyramid paperback, short storiesLeave a comment on The Name is Chambers x 2

1954 Pyramid reissue

1954 Abelard hardcover as Free are the Dead

published that same year by Pyramid with this title

December 06, 2013

Posted on December 18, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, ex-con, femme fatale, organized crime, pyramid paperback, smoking, stuart friedmanLeave a comment on 1954 Pyramid reissue

1960 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Charles Binger

1960 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Charles Binger

11th with Chester Drum, private eye

November 29, 2013

Posted on December 18, 2025November 24, 2025Categories espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags charles binger, cold war fiction, gold medal paperback, stephen marloweLeave a comment on 1960 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Charles Binger

Date with a Dead Man x 2

1960 Dell

cover art by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

1967 Dell reissue

cover art by Robert McGinnis

Posted on December 18, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags brett halliday, dame, dell paperback, mike shayne, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on Date with a Dead Man x 2

1940s dame

Pulp Art cover by R&R Giordan, 1940s

Posted on December 18, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags dame, femme fataleLeave a comment on 1940s dame

a little cold metal

December 06, 2013

Posted on December 18, 2025November 24, 2025Categories Hardboiled, pulp, crime comic, spicyTags dame, woman with a gun, shoulder holster, lingerieLeave a comment on a little cold metal

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

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