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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

August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

August 1937

cover art by Harwood Forsgren

Posted on May 3, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags escaped con, harwood forsgren, inside detective magazine, woman with a gun, women in prisonLeave a comment on August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

May 1939 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

May 1939

cover art by Albert Fisher

Posted on May 3, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, inside detective magazine, women in prisonLeave a comment on May 1939 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

October 1955 issue

October 1955

Posted on May 2, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags true detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1955 issue

July 1933 issue

July 1933

[post updated 7/17/25]

Posted on May 2, 2025July 17, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crime, updatedTags kidnapping, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on July 1933 issue

November 1941 issue ~ cover art by Alex Redmond

November 1941

cover art by Alex Redmond

Posted on May 2, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags alex redmond, master detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1941 issue ~ cover art by Alex Redmond

October 1942 issue

October 1942

Posted on May 2, 2025April 14, 2025Categories government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags g-men, inside detective magazine, pulp illustration, woman with a gun, WWIILeave a comment on October 1942 issue

May 1946 issue

May 1946

Posted on May 2, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags human detective magazineLeave a comment on May 1946 issue

February 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rocco Petrocelli

February 1942

cover art by Rocco Petrocelli

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 1, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags master detective magazine, rocco petrocelliLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rocco Petrocelli

May 1939 issue

May 1939

cover art by Stockton Mulford

Posted on May 1, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags startling detective adventures, stockton mulfordLeave a comment on May 1939 issue

December 1938 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

December 1938

cover art by Stockton Mulford

Posted on May 1, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags startling detective adventures, stockton mulfordLeave a comment on December 1938 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

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