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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: true crime

March 1948 issue

March 1948

cover repurposed and reversed from Fall 1954 issue of Complete Police Cases

Posted on January 12, 2026January 6, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags cocktail, dame, expose detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on March 1948 issue

Fall 1953 – debut issue

Fall 1953 – debut issue

Posted on January 12, 2026January 6, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags cocktail, complete police cases, dame, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on Fall 1953 – debut issue

January 1938 issue

cover art unknown – Delos Palmer?

January 1938 issue

Posted on January 12, 2026January 6, 2026Categories magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, front page detective, wanted posterLeave a comment on January 1938 issue

1949, issue #8

1949, issue #8

Posted on January 10, 2026January 5, 2026Categories crime comic, pulp, true crimeTags flashlight, moon girl, tommygun, vaultLeave a comment on 1949, issue #8

August 1937 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

August 1937

cover art by J. George Janes

Posted on January 10, 2026January 5, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags j. george janes, american detective fact cases, police line up, dart gunLeave a comment on August 1937 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

December 1949 Canadian issue

December 1949 Canadian issue

October 17, 2014

Posted on January 10, 2026January 5, 2026Categories pulp, magazine, true crime, canadian pulpTags women in crimeLeave a comment on December 1949 Canadian issue

March 1942 issue

March 1942

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 10, 2026January 5, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, nick charles, william powell, true detective magazine, raffles, astaLeave a comment on March 1942 issue

September 1939 issue

December 15, 2013

Posted on January 8, 2026January 5, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags poison, true magazineLeave a comment on September 1939 issue

October 1939 issue ~ cover art by A.R. McCowen

October 1939

cover art by A.R. McCowen

Posted on January 7, 2026January 5, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags a.r. mccowen, flashlight, staircase, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on October 1939 issue ~ cover art by A.R. McCowen

January 1935 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

January 1935

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on January 7, 2026January 5, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, lindbergh kidnapping, telephone, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on January 1935 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

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