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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

April 1951 issue

April 1951

Posted on September 8, 2024August 16, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags alan hynd, true detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1951 issue

June 1962 issue

June 1962

[cover updated 2/23/26]

Posted on September 8, 2024February 23, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crime, updatedTags master detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on June 1962 issue

June 1938 issue ~ cover art by Ray Dean, aka Stockton Mulford

June 1938

cover art by Ray Dean – aka Stockton Mulford

Posted on September 7, 2024August 16, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags ray dean, stockton mulford, true magazineLeave a comment on June 1938 issue ~ cover art by Ray Dean, aka Stockton Mulford

February 1942 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

February 1942

cover art by David Berger

Posted on September 5, 2024May 26, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bella fromm, david berger, fucking nazis, true detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

October 1953 issue ~ cover art by Marvin Stein

October 1953

cover art by Marvin Stein

Posted on September 5, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime comic, gangster, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags justice traps the guilty, marvin steinLeave a comment on October 1953 issue ~ cover art by Marvin Stein

November 1932 issue ~ cover art by Norman E. Jennett

November 1932

cover art by Norman E. Jennett

Posted on September 4, 2024August 16, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags kidnap, lindbergh kidnapping, true detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1932 issue ~ cover art by Norman E. Jennett

May 1944 issue

May 1944

Posted on September 2, 2024August 16, 2024Categories gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, moll, pulp illustration, startling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1944 issue

July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Philip Lyford

July 1936

cover art by Philip Lyford

Posted on September 2, 2024August 16, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags alvin karpis, philip lyford, real detective magazine, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Philip Lyford

August 1933 issue

August 1933

Posted on September 2, 2024August 16, 2024Categories finest kind, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags smoking, startling detective adventuresLeave a comment on August 1933 issue

February 1942 issue ~ cover art by Alex Redmond

February 1942

cover art by Alex Redmond

Posted on September 1, 2024May 26, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags alex redmond, crime detective magazine, lover's lane, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by Alex Redmond

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