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

March 1937

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on December 18, 2025November 24, 2025Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, adventure, mystery, spicy, action fictionTags h.l. parkhurst, lew merrill, spicy adventure stories magazine, spicy-adventure stories, leopardLeave 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

aka Lawrence Block

cover art by Al Rossi

1961 Beacon paperback original

Posted on November 28, 2025November 3, 2025Categories original art, paperback, pulp, spicyTags al rossi, beacon paperback, erotica, luric, sheldon lord, sleazyLeave a comment on aka Lawrence Block

January 1935 issue

January 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on November 27, 2025November 3, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, spicyTags ben judson, dagger, lingerie, racist imagery, shipwreck, spicy adventure stories magazine, yellow menaceLeave a comment on January 1935 issue

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

October 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on November 27, 2025November 21, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulp, spicyTags alan anderson, h.j. ward, shipwreck, spicy-adventure stories, spy fictionLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Blaine

December 1935

cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

Posted on November 25, 2025November 3, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, spicyTags blaine, hollywood fiction, k.f. young, lurid, norman saunders, saucy movie talesLeave a comment on December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Blaine

aka Lawrence Block

1960 Midwood paperback original

cover art by Charles Frace

pseudonym of Lawrence Block

Posted on November 24, 2025November 3, 2025Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags charles frace, dame, erotica, lawrence block, lurid, midwood paperback, sheldon lord, sleazeLeave a comment on aka Lawrence Block

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