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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

November 1938 issue

November 1938

Posted on November 17, 2023May 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags candid detective magazine, moll, pulp illustration, robert a. garron, roger torrey, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1938 issue

November 1940 issue

November 1940

Posted on November 17, 2023November 15, 2023Categories magazine, true crimeTags certified detective cases, Hardboiled, true crimeLeave a comment on November 1940 issue

1953 British edition

1953 British edition

Posted on November 17, 2023September 1, 2024Categories british pulp, true crimeTags british pulp, Hardboiled, startling detective magazine, true crimeLeave a comment on 1953 British edition

January 1941 issue

January 1941

Posted on November 16, 2023June 21, 2025Categories canadian pulp, magazine, true crimeTags fifth column stories, nazi warning, spider, tarantula, treasonLeave a comment on January 1941 issue

October 1956 issue

October 1956

Posted on November 16, 2023November 14, 2023Categories true crimeTags crime confessions magazine, cutie, hotel detective, pulp illustration, true crimeLeave a comment on October 1956 issue

June 1951 issue

Format ImagePosted on November 16, 2023November 16, 2023Categories magazine, true crimeTags official detective stories, pulp illustration, showgirl, true crimeLeave a comment on June 1951 issue

September 1932 ~ cover art by L. Fried

September 1932

better image than previously posted

cover art by L. Fried

Posted on November 15, 2023November 13, 2023Categories magazine, true crimeTags Hardboiled, kidnap, l. fried, pat roche, pulp art, startling detective adventures, true crimeLeave a comment on September 1932 ~ cover art by L. Fried

September 1947 issue

September 1947

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 15, 2023November 13, 2023Categories magazine, true crimeTags Hardboiled, pulp illustration, startling detective magazine, true crimeLeave a comment on September 1947 issue

February 1941

February 1941

Posted on November 13, 2023November 13, 2023Categories magazine, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, Hardboiled, pulp art, true crimeLeave a comment on February 1941

March 1938 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

March 1938 issue

cover art by Stockton Mulford

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 12, 2023November 12, 2023Categories magazine, true crimeTags pulp art, startling detective adventures, stockton mulford, top hat, true crimeLeave a comment on March 1938 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

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