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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

1954 Signet reissue – cover art by Robert Maguire

1954 Signet reissue – cover art by Robert Maguire

1952 World hardcover

Posted on November 8, 2026November 5, 2026Categories hardcover, paperback, pulp, true crimeTags robert maguire, signet paperback, world pressLeave a comment on 1954 Signet reissue – cover art by Robert Maguire

September 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

September 1951

cover art by George Gross

November 07, 2014

Posted on November 6, 2026November 5, 2026Categories magazine, original art, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, stockings, george gross, women in crime, smokingLeave a comment on September 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

March 1950 issue

March 1950

cover photo by Pagano

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 6, 2026November 5, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags front page detective, pagano, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on March 1950 issue

May 1930 issue ~ cover art by Paul Lehman

May 1930

cover art by Paul Lehman

Posted on October 27, 2026October 16, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags crystal ball, ferrin l. fraser, paul lehman, real detective tales and mystery stories, turban, vampireLeave a comment on May 1930 issue ~ cover art by Paul Lehman

1955 Pyramid paperback original

attributed to Victor Olsen

oil on board, 13″ x 19 1/2″

1955 Pyramid paperback original

Posted on October 22, 2026October 5, 2026Categories original art, paperback, pulp, true crimeTags dressing table, hooker, mirror, oil on board, paris, pyramid paperback, ruch sachs, victor olsenLeave a comment on 1955 Pyramid paperback original

May 1939 issue

May 1939

Posted on October 21, 2026October 5, 2026Categories magazine, true crimeTags master detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on May 1939 issue

June 1942 issue

June 1942

Posted on October 19, 2026October 5, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags real detective magazine, telephoneLeave a comment on June 1942 issue

October 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

October 1948

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 18, 2026October 5, 2026Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, george gross, smoking, special detective magazine, wall safe, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

January 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

January 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 15, 2026October 4, 2026Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, master detective magazine, racist imagery, yellow menaceLeave a comment on January 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

October 1937 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

October 1937

cover art by David Berger

Posted on October 8, 2026September 24, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags blood trail, dagger, david berger, femme fatale, inside detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

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