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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

October 1943 issue

October 1943

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 22, 2025July 13, 2025Categories true crimeTags pulp illustration, smoking, startling detective magazine, top hat, tuxLeave a comment on October 1943 issue

Tattler

date unknown

October 06, 2013

Posted on July 14, 2025June 9, 2025Categories magazine, true crimeLeave a comment on Tattler

September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

September 1940

cover art by Albert Fisher

Posted on July 13, 2025June 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, blueprint, front page detectiveLeave a comment on September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

February 1945 issue ~ cover art by Burgess

February 1945

cover art by Burgess

Posted on July 13, 2025June 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags spy, true detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1945 issue ~ cover art by Burgess

May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

May 1940

cover art by Albert Fisher

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 13, 2025June 8, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, dame, femme fatale, front page detective, mollLeave a comment on May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

September 1943 issue

September 1943

Posted on July 13, 2025June 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags human detective magazine, spy, telephone, WWIILeave a comment on September 1943 issue

January 1944 issue

January 1934

Posted on July 13, 2025June 8, 2025Categories magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, startling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1944 issue

July 1950 issue

July 1950

cover by Pagano

Posted on July 10, 2025June 7, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, inside detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on July 1950 issue

June 1944 – inaugural issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

June 1944 – inaugural issue

cover art by J. George Janes

Posted on July 5, 2025June 7, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags current detective magazine, j. george janes, woman with a gunLeave a comment on June 1944 – inaugural issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

June 1937

cover art by Dalton Stevens

[updated with original art 8/9/25]

Posted on July 5, 2025August 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crime, updatedTags dalton stevens, master detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

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