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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 1952 issue

May 1952

Posted on May 12, 2024April 24, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags best true fact detective, dame, femme fatale, smokingLeave a comment on May 1952 issue

November 1937 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

November 1937

cover art by William F. Soare

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 9, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags motorcycle cop, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective stories, stockings, william f. soareLeave a comment on November 1937 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

June 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1937 – premiere issue

cover art by H.J. Ward

[images updated 5/3/25]

Posted on May 8, 2024May 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags fiend, garter, h.j. ward, hatchet, hollywood fiction, private detective stories, robert leslie bellem, stockingsLeave a comment on June 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1955 issue

November 1955

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags dame, official police cases, smokingLeave a comment on November 1955 issue

October 1938 issue

October 1938

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, showgirl, true magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1938 issue

February 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bound, robert leslie bellem, sadist, spicy detective magazine, whipLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, spicyTags bound, dungeon, fiend, finest kind, h.j. ward, lew merrill, original art, pulp art, spicy mystery magazine, whipLeave a comment on November 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/19/25]

Posted on May 6, 2024November 19, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags dagger, finest kind, h.j. ward, justin case, showgirl, spicy detective stories, top hatLeave a comment on January 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags finest kind, h.j. ward, jerome severs perry, lingerie, spicy detective magazine, stockings, whipLeave a comment on August 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags finest kind, h.j. ward, lingerie, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on November 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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