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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

cover art by Syd Shores

Gangsters and Gun Molls #4 (Avon, 1952) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white pages. The sole highest-graded CGC copy! Last issue of the title. Syd Shores cover and art.

painting @dickeydesign

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime comic, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, true crimeTags gangsters and gun molls comic, motorcycle cop, syd shores, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Syd Shores

May 1953 issue

May 1953

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, mafia, pulp illustration, vital detective casesLeave a comment on May 1953 issue

May 1941 issue

May 1941

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags complete detective cases, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1941 issue

November 1938 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

November 1938

cover art by J. George Janes

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags american detective fact cases, j. george janes, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

Double Trouble

February 1950 issue

better image than previously posted

Winter 1950 issue

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags amazing detective cases, dame, femme fatale, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Double Trouble

1967 Columbia Picture

1967 Columbia Picture

Posted on September 10, 2024September 9, 2024Categories Hardboiled, true crimeTags movie poster, richard brooks, truman capoteLeave a comment on 1967 Columbia Picture

April 1930 issue ~ cover art by Weinold Reiss

April 1930

cover art by Weinold Reiss

Posted on September 8, 2024August 16, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags illustrated detective magazine, mansfield scott, weinold reiss, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1930 issue ~ cover art by Weinold Reiss

October 1931 issue ~ cover art by John Drew

October 1931

cover art by John Drew

Posted on September 8, 2024August 16, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags illustrated detective magazine, john drewLeave a comment on October 1931 issue ~ cover art by John Drew

May 1932 issue ~ cover art by Guy Hoff

May 1932

cover art by Guy Hoff

Posted on September 8, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags guy hoff, illustrated detective magazine, mary roberts rinehartLeave a comment on May 1932 issue ~ cover art by Guy Hoff

June 1937 issue

June 1937

Posted on September 8, 2024August 16, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, true magazineLeave a comment on June 1937 issue

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