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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

July 1953 issue

July 1953

Posted on June 11, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags daring detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on July 1953 issue

July 1953 issue

July 1953

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 11, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, vital detective casesLeave a comment on July 1953 issue

September 1950 issue

September 1950

Posted on June 11, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags daring detective magazine, fiend, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on September 1950 issue

August 1936 – debut issue

August 1936

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 11, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dagger, front page detectiveLeave a comment on August 1936 – debut issue

May 1939 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

May 1939

cover art by Harwood Forsgren

Posted on June 11, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, true crimeTags showgirl, real detective magazine, harwood forsgrenLeave a comment on May 1939 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

December 1941 issue ~ cover art by Peter Driben

December 1941

cover art by Peter Driben

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 10, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags amazing detective cases, peter dribenLeave a comment on December 1941 issue ~ cover art by Peter Driben

August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

August 1937

cover art by Albert Fisher

Posted on June 10, 2025May 18, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, front page detectiveLeave a comment on August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

June 1939 issue ~ cover art by E.K. Bergey

June 1939 issue

cover art by E.K. Bergey

September 26, 2013

Posted on June 10, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags earle k. bergey, lingerie, real detective magazine, telephoneLeave a comment on June 1939 issue ~ cover art by E.K. Bergey

June 1949 issue

June 1949

Posted on June 9, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags cigarette girl, dame, femme fatale, human detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1949 issue

April 1942 issue

April 1942

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 8, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags femme fatale, pulp illustration, startling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1942 issue

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