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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

December 1946 British issue

December 1946 British issue

May 1946 issue in the US

Posted on January 21, 2025January 8, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black mask magazine, dale clark, julius long, william roughLeave a comment on December 1946 British issue

March 1953 issue ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

March 1953

cover art by Barye Phillips

Posted on January 21, 2025January 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags barye phillips, escaped con, master detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1953 issue ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

1959 Ace Double reissue

1959 Ace Double reissue, US first appearance which makes it a US paperback original

Posted on January 21, 2025January 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, harry whittington, noirLeave a comment on 1959 Ace Double reissue

January 1947 issue ~ cover art by Lewis Trege

January 1947

cover art by Lewis Trege

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 21, 2025January 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george harmon, lewis trege, private detective storiesLeave a comment on January 1947 issue ~ cover art by Lewis Trege

February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

February 1936

cover art by Stockton Mulford

Posted on January 21, 2025January 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags daring detective magazine, stockton mulfordLeave a comment on February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

July 1956 issue

July 1956 issue

last of just four issues

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 21, 2025January 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags accused detective story magazine, b. traven, hal ellson, jonathan craig, max franklin, richard deming, stephen marloweLeave a comment on July 1956 issue

cover art by Jose Luiz Benicio

book cover – Brigitte: Mil Muertes En Tu Conciencia – 1966

Posted on January 20, 2025January 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags jose luiz benicioLeave a comment on cover art by Jose Luiz Benicio

cover art by Clark Hulings

cover art by Clark Hulings

1956 Macrae Smith hardcover

1957 Perma paperback reissue

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 20, 2025January 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags clark hulings, dame, femme fatale, floyd mahannah, perma paperbackLeave a comment on cover art by Clark Hulings

January 1953 issue ~ cover art by Onzi Brown

January 1953

cover art by Onzi Brown

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 20, 2025January 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags dame, laboratory, onzi brown, true detective magazineLeave a comment on January 1953 issue ~ cover art by Onzi Brown

cover art by H.J. Ward

oil on canvas, 30 x 21-1/8 inches (76.2 x 53.7 cm), signed lower right

February 1945

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 20, 2025January 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, lingerie, private detective stories, robert a. garronLeave a comment on cover art by H.J. Ward

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