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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

March 1936 issue

March 1936

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 27, 2026May 2, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags barry perowne, frederick c. painton, gas mask, james duncan, skullLeave a comment on March 1936 issue

December 1941 issue

December 1941

Posted on May 27, 2026May 20, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fredric brown, laurence donovan, popular detective magazine, tear gas, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on December 1941 issue

1965 Imperial paperback original

Ed Wood: screenwriter, director, producer, actor, author and film editor.

1965 Imperial paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 26, 2026May 1, 2026Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags ed wood, erotica, imperial paperback, lurid, sleazeLeave a comment on 1965 Imperial paperback original

1954 Avon paperback original – cover art by Robert Schulz

1954 Avon paperback original

his 4th published novel

cover art by Robert Schulz

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 26, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, ed lacy, robert schulzLeave a comment on 1954 Avon paperback original – cover art by Robert Schulz

1956 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

1956 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Barye Phillips

February 26, 2014

Posted on May 26, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, day keene, gold medal paperbackLeave a comment on 1956 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

1949 Handi-Book digest

1949 Handi-Book

January 19, 2014

Posted on May 26, 2026May 1, 2026Categories digest, pulp, true crimeTags charles boswell, handi-book paperbackLeave a comment on 1949 Handi-Book digest

April 23, 1927 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

April 23, 1927

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on May 25, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crimson clown, detective story magazine, john a. coughlin, johnston mcculleyLeave a comment on April 23, 1927 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

May 1939 issue

May 1939

[cover updated 8/15/26]

Posted on May 25, 2026August 15, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags circus, clown, coulrophobia, dagger, elephant, phantom detective magazine, top hatLeave a comment on May 1939 issue

September 18, 1926 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

September 18, 1926

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on May 25, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crimson clown, detective stopry m, detective story magazine, john a. coughlin, johnston mcculleyLeave a comment on September 18, 1926 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

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

November 1937

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on May 24, 2026May 1, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, e. hoffmann price, h.l. parkhurst, racist imagery, spicy-adventure stories, turbanLeave a comment on November 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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