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

June 1938 issue

June 1938

Posted on September 10, 2026August 14, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags handcuffs, inside detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1938 issue

March 1935 issue ~ cover art by Arthur Ray McCowen

March 1935

cover art by Arthur Ray McCowen

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 10, 2026August 14, 2026Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags american detective fact cases, arthur ray mccowen, blood trail, handcuffsLeave a comment on March 1935 issue ~ cover art by Arthur Ray McCowen

1945, premiere issue

1945, premiere issue

Posted on September 1, 2026August 3, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags dagger, fingerprints detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on 1945, premiere issue

September 1935 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

September 1935

cover art by Harwood Forsgren

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 28, 2026August 3, 2026Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags harwood forsgren, real detective magazine, smokingLeave a comment on September 1935 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

Posted on August 28, 2026August 3, 2026Categories magazine, true crimeTags dame, human detective magazine, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1949 issue

February 1940 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

February 1940

cover art by Albert Fisher

Posted on August 28, 2026August 3, 2026Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, dame, front page detectiveLeave a comment on February 1940 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

January 1941 issue ~ cover art by Earle K. Bergey

January 1941

cover art by Earle K. Bergey

Posted on August 25, 2026August 5, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags earle k. bergey, feature detective cases, grim reaper, poisonLeave a comment on January 1941 issue ~ cover art by Earle K. Bergey

October 1945 issue

October 1945

Posted on August 24, 2026August 3, 2026Categories magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, tru-life detective casesLeave a comment on October 1945 issue

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