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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 1963 issue

February 1963

Posted on October 26, 2024October 19, 2024Categories true crimeTags pulp illustration, vice squad detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1963 issue

April 1943 issue

April 1943

Posted on October 24, 2024October 19, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags headquarters detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1943 issue

February 1951 issue

February 1951

Posted on October 24, 2024October 19, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags dame, pulp illustration, real detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1951 issue

February 1947 issue

February 1947

Posted on October 23, 2024October 19, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags newest detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1947 issue

November 1940 issue ~ cover art by Victor Tchetchet

November 1940

cover art by Victor Tchetchet

Posted on October 23, 2024October 19, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags boxing, gambling, true detective mysteries, victor tchetchetLeave a comment on November 1940 issue ~ cover art by Victor Tchetchet

cover art by Earle K. Bergey

cover art by Earle K. Bergey: oil on canvas, 29 x 22 in., signed lower left

June 1941 issue

Posted on October 23, 2024October 19, 2024Categories magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags earle k. bergey, featured detective crime cases, handcuffs, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Earle K. Bergey

August 1930 issue ~ cover art by J. Erbit

August 1930

cover art by J. Erbit

Posted on October 21, 2024October 19, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags illustrated detective magazine, j. erbit, will levinrewLeave a comment on August 1930 issue ~ cover art by J. Erbit

November 1926 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Benson

November 1926

cover art by Andrew Benson

better image than previously posted

included an early work by Raoul Fauconnier Whitfield, “A Rainy Night”

Posted on October 20, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags andrew benson, m.m. musselman, raoul whitfield, real detective tales and mystery storiesLeave a comment on November 1926 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Benson

1973 American International

1973 poster

Posted on October 19, 2024October 3, 2024Categories gangster, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags ben johnson, cloris leachman, dame, femme fatale, harry dean stanton, john dillinger, john milius, movie poster, tommygun, warren oatesLeave a comment on 1973 American International

1953, Authentic Police Cases #26

1953, Authentic Police Cases #26

Posted on October 19, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags armored car, authentic police cases comic, tommygunLeave a comment on 1953, Authentic Police Cases #26

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