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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

January 1954 issue

January 1954

Posted on November 27, 2023September 1, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, startling detective magazine, true crimeLeave a comment on January 1954 issue

October 1951 issue

October 1951

Posted on November 26, 2023May 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, uncensored detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1951 issue

August 1946 issue

August 1946

Posted on November 26, 2023November 24, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags Hardboiled, pulp illustration, real detective magazine, thug, true crimeLeave a comment on August 1946 issue

January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

January 1939

cover art by Stockton Mulford

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 26, 2023November 23, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags pirate, pulp art, startling detective adventures, stockton mulford, top hatLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

May 1941 issue

March 1941

Posted on November 26, 2023November 24, 2023Categories magazine, true crimeTags jewel thief, pulp illustration, startling detective magazine, top hat, true crime, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1941 issue

June 1944 issue

June 1944

Posted on November 26, 2023November 24, 2023Categories magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, startling detective magazine, true crimeLeave a comment on June 1944 issue

May 1946 issue

May 1946

Posted on November 26, 2023June 21, 2025Categories magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, startling detective magazine, true crimeLeave a comment on May 1946 issue

July 1946 issue

July 1946

Posted on November 26, 2023November 24, 2023Categories magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, startling detective magazine, true crimeLeave a comment on July 1946 issue

April 1940 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 25, 2023November 24, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, garter, manhole, pulp art, real detective magazine, stockings, true crimeLeave a comment on April 1940 issue

August 1959 issue

August 1959

Posted on November 25, 2023November 24, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, inside detective magazine, pulp illustration, true crime, women in prisonLeave a comment on August 1959 issue

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