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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

woman with a Mauser

July 30, 2013

Posted on December 4, 2024December 2, 2024Categories true crimeTags mauser, noir, woman with a gunLeave a comment on woman with a Mauser

January 1952 issue

January 1952

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 3, 2024December 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags detective world magazine, femme fatale, moll, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1952 issue

August 1938 issue

August 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags garter, poison, real detective magazine, stockings, women in prisonLeave a comment on August 1938 issue

June 1938 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

June 1938

cover art by Albert Fisher

Posted on November 30, 2024November 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, dame, femme fatale, front page detective, woman with a gunLeave a comment on June 1938 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

May 1953 issue

July 29, 2013

Posted on November 30, 2024November 13, 2024Categories true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, garter, lingerie, stockings, true police cases magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1953 issue

why not?

July 29, 2013

Posted on November 30, 2024November 13, 2024Categories true crimeTags noir, woman with a gunLeave a comment on why not?

April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Morr Kusnet

April 1935

cover art by Morr Kusnet

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 30, 2024November 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, inside detective magazine, morris kusnet, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Morr Kusnet

December 1950 issue

December 1950

Posted on November 29, 2024November 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, pulp illustration, uncensored detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1950 issue

1952, Crime-Fighting Detective #19

1952, Crime-Fighting Detective #19

cover art by L. B. Cole

Posted on November 28, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime comic, pulp, true crimeTags crime fighting detective comic, l.b. coleLeave a comment on 1952, Crime-Fighting Detective #19

March 1945 issue

March 1945

Posted on November 26, 2024November 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags front page detective, pulp illustration, telephoneLeave a comment on March 1945 issue

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