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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

May 1937 issue

May 1937

Posted on June 8, 2025May 18, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags true detective mysteries, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1937 issue

May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

May 1940

cover art by Harwood Forsgren

Posted on June 8, 2025May 18, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags harwood forsgren, headline detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

April 1942 issue

April 1942

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

February 1945 issue

February 1945

Posted on June 6, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags inside detective magazine, masquerade, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on February 1945 issue

December 1942 issue

December 1942

cover art attributed to Samuel Cherry

Posted on June 5, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags headquarters detective magazine, samuel cherryLeave a comment on December 1942 issue

1957, debut issue

1957 issue – first and only?

Posted on June 2, 2025May 18, 2025Categories gangster, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags al capone, fbi pictorial report, greenlease kidnapping, john dillinger, kansas city crime, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on 1957, debut issue

August 1, 1937 issue

August 1, 1937

Posted on June 2, 2025May 18, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags official detective storiesLeave a comment on August 1, 1937 issue

March 1942 issue

September 25, 2013

Posted on May 31, 2025May 18, 2025Categories magazine, true crimeTags complete detective cases, garter, pulp illustration, stockingsLeave a comment on March 1942 issue

February 1952 issue ~ cover art by Richard Cardiff

February 1952

cover art by Richard Cardiff

Posted on May 31, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags richard cardiff, true detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1952 issue ~ cover art by Richard Cardiff

June 1943 issue

June 1943

Paul Valentine from Out of the Past

Posted on May 31, 2025May 18, 2025Categories true crimeTags out of the past, paul valentine, pulp illustration, startling detective magazine, tuxLeave a comment on June 1943 issue

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