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

May 1955 issue

May 1955

Posted on January 28, 2024December 21, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, true crime cases magazineLeave a comment on May 1955 issue

May 1952 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

May 1952

cover art by Michael McCann

Posted on January 27, 2024December 26, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags michael mccann, mirror, underworld detective magazineLeave a comment on May 1952 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

November 1931

cover art by Lyman Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 27, 2024October 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags all star detective stories, dex volney, lyman anderson, tommygun, two-gun murphyLeave a comment on November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

September 1960 issue

September 1960

Posted on January 24, 2024January 11, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, jewels, official detective stories, poison, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on September 1960 issue

May 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

May 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on January 21, 2024January 11, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, poison, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on May 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

July 1956 issue

July 1956

Posted on January 18, 2024September 1, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, pulp illustration, startling detective magazine, venetian blindsLeave a comment on July 1956 issue

December 1946 issue

December 1946

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 17, 2024January 11, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags coulrophobia, killer clown, pulp illustration, uncensored detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1946 issue

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Category: true crime

May 1955 issue

May 1952 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

September 1960 issue

May 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

July 1956 issue

December 1946 issue

May 1955 issue

August 1957 issue

March 1939 issue