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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: spicy

Orbik x 2

cover art by Glen Orbik

notice the cover of her paperback – – –

August 18, 2013

Posted on January 7, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, maritime fiction, paperback, pulp, spicyTags beach, bikini, glen orbik, hard case crime, john lange, michael crichtonLeave a comment on Orbik x 2

November 1929 issue ~ cover art by Bayard De Meil

November 1929

cover art by Bayard De Meil

Posted on January 1, 2025December 12, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, spicyTags bayard de meil, juicy talesLeave a comment on November 1929 issue ~ cover art by Bayard De Meil

2013 Hard Case reissue ~ cover art by Gregory Machness

2013 Hard Case

cover art by Gregory Machness

originally published in 1969 by World

August 13, 2013

Posted on December 29, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulp, spicyTags dame, femme fatale, gregory machness, hard case crime, john lange, michael crichton, smokingLeave a comment on 2013 Hard Case reissue ~ cover art by Gregory Machness

cover art by Robert McGinnis

cover art by Robert Maguire

1962 Belmont paperback original

Posted on December 28, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulp, spicyTags belmont paperback, blackmail, dame, femme fatale, john turner, robert maguireLeave a comment on cover art by Robert McGinnis

March 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

March 1935

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 19, 2024December 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, ken cooper, lingerie, spicy detective magazine, tuxLeave a comment on March 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

October 1936

cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

[updated 10/28/25]

Posted on December 16, 2024October 28, 2025Categories magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags blaine, cad, garters, hollywood fiction, norman saunders, saucy movie tales, stockings, william g. bogartLeave a comment on October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

June 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June 1936

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 12, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags alan anderson, h.l. parkhurst, spicy detective stories, thugLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

December 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 8, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, finest kind, h.j. ward, rooftop, spicy detective storiesLeave a comment on December 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

August 1936

cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

Posted on December 5, 2024December 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags blaine, fire escape, fireman, frank b. marks, norman saunders, saucy movie talesLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

cover art by Howard Chaykin

1988 Vortex comics, an erotic crime series written and drawn by Chaykin

August 17, 2013

Posted on December 2, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, spicyTags howard chaykin, saucyLeave a comment on cover art by Howard Chaykin

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