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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

1959 Dell paperback original – cover art by Robert McGinnis

1959 Dell paperback original

cover art by Robert McGinnis

Posted on June 24, 2025June 6, 2025Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags bob thomas, dell paperback, hollywood fiction, lurid, robert mcginnis, sleazeLeave a comment on 1959 Dell paperback original – cover art by Robert McGinnis

1964 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Paul Rader

1964 Midwood paperback original

cover art by Paul Rader

October 03, 2013

Posted on May 21, 2025May 10, 2025Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags dame, femme fatale, greg hamilton, lurid, midwood paperback, paul rader, sleazeLeave a comment on 1964 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Paul Rader

December 1956 issue

December 1956

Posted on May 7, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, spicy, true crimeTags dame, expose detective magazine, lurid, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on December 1956 issue

July 1957 issue

July 1957

Posted on May 7, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, spicy, true crimeTags crime confessions magazine, lurid, pulp illustration, sleazeLeave a comment on July 1957 issue

September 1951 issue

September 1951

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 7, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags lingerie, smash detective cases, smokingLeave a comment on September 1951 issue

March 1953 issue

March 1953

Posted on April 17, 2025April 15, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, spicy, true crimeTags dame, daring detective magazine, fishnets, garter, stockingsLeave a comment on March 1953 issue

March 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

March 1948

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 17, 2025March 15, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dagger, dame, garter, moll, stockings, true crime detective casesLeave a comment on March 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

cover art by Reginald Heade

written by Stephen Daniel Frances, who originated the name and character

1951 S.D. Francis paperback

cover art by Reginald Heade

September 29, 2013

Posted on April 16, 2025March 15, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags bound, hank janson, lurid, reginald heade, sleazeLeave a comment on cover art by Reginald Heade

Howell Dodd x 2

October 1951

cover art by Howell Dodd

better image than previously posted

cover art reworked for 1958 Beacon paperback original

Posted on April 16, 2025March 15, 2025Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags beacon paperback, howell dodd, john b. thompson, line-up detectiveLeave a comment on Howell Dodd x 2

1957 Hillman issue

1957

Posted on April 1, 2025February 27, 2025Categories gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, smoking, switchblade, teen-age gangsterLeave a comment on 1957 Hillman issue

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