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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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1963 Monarch paperback original

1963 Monarch paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 5, 2026September 24, 2026Categories paperback, spicy, true crimeTags ann marie, hooker, michael burgess, monarch paperback, prostitute, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on 1963 Monarch paperback original

November 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

November 1951

cover art by George Gross

November 09, 2014

Posted on October 5, 2026September 24, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags fishnets, george gross, hooker, paddy wagon, smoking, women in crimeLeave a comment on November 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

1959 Hillman paperback original – cover art by Milo Manara

1959 Hillman paperback original

cover art by Milo Manara

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 5, 2026September 24, 2026Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags edmond de goncourt, hillman paperback, hooker, lurid, milo manara, sleazeLeave a comment on 1959 Hillman paperback original – cover art by Milo Manara

cover art by Mike Privitello

1951 Handi-Book digest original

cover art by Mike Privitello

cover art repurposed for – –

March 1952

better image than previously posted

[post updated 10/29/26]

Posted on October 5, 2026October 29, 2026Categories finest kind, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crime, updatedTags hooker, jay hemming, leslie cameron, mike privitello, richard wilmer rowan, robert o. saber, strange the magazine of true mysteryuLeave a comment on cover art by Mike Privitello

1950 Signet reissue – cover art by Mitchell Hooks

Signet Books No. 820 – Shriek With Pleasure by Toni Howard, 1950.

Cover art by Mitchell Hooks.

Posted on September 29, 2026November 2, 2026Categories mystery, paperback, pulp, spicyTags dame, femme fatale, mitchell hooks, signet paperback, smoking, toni howardLeave a comment on 1950 Signet reissue – cover art by Mitchell Hooks

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davis

March 1936

cover art by Wynne W. Davis

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 29, 2026September 17, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags a.r. elrod, allen beckford, dame, femme fatale, scarlet adventuress, wynne w. daviesLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davis

Saber x 3

1952 Original Novels digest original – cover art by George Gross

1953 Carnival reissue

better image than previously posted

1953 Phantom digest from Australia, with new title

Posted on September 22, 2026September 17, 2026Categories australian pulp, crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, pulp, spicyTags carnival digest, george gross, lingerie, lurid, original novels digest, phantom paperback, robert o. saberLeave a comment on Saber x 3

Winter 1946 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Winter 1946

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 21, 2026September 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags alfred eichler, detective book magazine, george grossLeave a comment on Winter 1946 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

2004 Telos reissue ~ original cover art by Reginald Heade

2004 Telos reissue

1953 New Fiction Press paperback original

original cover art by Reginald Heade

Posted on September 20, 2026September 1, 2026Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags bound, hank janson, reginald heade, telos paperbackLeave a comment on 2004 Telos reissue ~ original cover art by Reginald Heade

December 1940 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

December 1940

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on September 19, 2026September 8, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, delos palmer, stockings, telephoneLeave a comment on December 1940 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

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