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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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May 1956 issue

May 1956

December 10, 2013

Posted on December 26, 2025December 9, 2025Categories magazine, spicy, true crimeTags lingerie, pulp illustration, women in crimeLeave a comment on May 1956 issue

June 1968 Companion paperback original – cover art by Robert Bonfils

June 1968 Companion paperback original

cover art by Robert Bonfils

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 26, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags companion paperback, john dexter, lurid, robert bonfils, slezeLeave a comment on June 1968 Companion paperback original – cover art by Robert Bonfils

1961 Gold Medal paperback original

1961 Gold Medal paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 26, 2025December 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags con man, dame, femme fatale, frank bonham, gold medal paperbackLeave a comment on 1961 Gold Medal paperback original

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Hans W. Wessolowski

September 1936

cover art by Hans W. Wessolowski

Posted on December 22, 2025December 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags american detective fact cases, dame, femme fatale, hans w. wessolowski, poisonLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Hans W. Wessolowski

a little cold metal

December 06, 2013

Posted on December 18, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, spicyTags dame, lingerie, shoulder holster, woman with a gunLeave 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

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

January 1936

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on December 6, 2025November 22, 2025Categories pulp, spicy, western fictionTags h.l. parkhurst, lew merrill, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on January 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1936 issue

Posted on December 2, 2025November 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, spicyTags arrow, ghoul, h.j. ward, hunchback, justin case, lingerie, spicy mystery stories, tagetLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

One for the Road x 2

1956 Pyramid paperback original

better image than previously posted

Australian 1956 Phantom edition

Posted on November 30, 2025November 3, 2025Categories australian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags cap, e. howard hunt, lurid, phantom paperback, pyramid paperback, robert dietrichLeave a comment on One for the Road x 2

1956 Dell paperback original – cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1956 Dell paperback original

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 28, 2025November 3, 2025Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags berton roueche, dell paperback, mitchell hooksLeave a comment on 1956 Dell paperback original – cover art by Mitchell Hooks

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