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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

February 1946 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

February 1946

cover art by J. George Janes

Posted on April 29, 2025April 14, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags baffling detective fact cases, j. george janes, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1946 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

September 1941

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 29, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags delos palmer, handcuffs, headline detective magazineLeave a comment on September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

January 1941 issue ~ cover art by Coughlin

January 1941

cover art by Coughlin (John A. Coughlin?)

Posted on April 29, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, john a. coughlin, stockings, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1941 issue ~ cover art by Coughlin

The Lipstick Killer

Frances Brown’s body was discovered in her Chicago apartment on December 10, 1945. Scrawled in lipstick on the wall above her bed was that message –

September 26, 2013

Posted on April 27, 2025March 15, 2025Categories true crimeTags lipstick killerLeave a comment on The Lipstick Killer

November 1942 issue

November 1942

cover photo by Pagano

Posted on April 26, 2025March 15, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, front page detective, pagano, smokingLeave a comment on November 1942 issue

July 1945 issue

July 1945

Posted on April 26, 2025April 6, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags complete detective cases, pulp illustration, roulette, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1945 issue

May 1948 issue

May 1948

Posted on April 25, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags cards, dame, front page detective, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on May 1948 issue

May 1933 issue ~ cover art by Alan Hughes

May 1933

cover art by Alan Hughes

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 25, 2025March 15, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags alan hughes, gambling, real detective magazine, smokingLeave a comment on May 1933 issue ~ cover art by Alan Hughes

June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

June 1936

cover art by Albert Fisher

Posted on April 24, 2025April 12, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, cash, real detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

March 1951 issue

September 28, 2013

cover art by Howell Dodd?

Posted on April 24, 2025March 15, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, smash detective cases, smoking, stockingsLeave a comment on March 1951 issue

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