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

February 1941 issue

February 1941

cover by Adamsen

Posted on September 1, 2025August 16, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags inside detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on February 1941 issue

January 1936 issue

January 1936

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 1, 2025August 16, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags american detective fact casesLeave a comment on January 1936 issue

Posted on August 28, 2025August 8, 2025Categories spicy, true crimeTags hollywood, lurid, natinoal informer, sleazyLeave a comment on National Informer Tabloid

cover artist unknown

[updated 8/9/25-11/4/25]

Posted on August 28, 2025November 4, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crime, updatedTags lingerie, real detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on August 1937 issue

February 1942 issue

February 1942

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 28, 2025August 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, real detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1942 issue

January 1940 issue ~ cover art by Alexander Redmond

January 1940

cover art by Alexander Redmond

Posted on August 27, 2025August 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags alex redmond, master detective magazineLeave a comment on January 1940 issue ~ cover art by Alexander Redmond

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Category: true crime

February 1941 issue

January 1936 issue

June 1949 issue

November 1943 issue

National Informer Tabloid

September 1955 issue

October 1939 issue

August 1937 issue

February 1942 issue

January 1940 issue ~ cover art by Alexander Redmond