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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Posted on August 10, 2026August 3, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, moll, smoking, special detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1952

March 1951 issue

March 1951

December 13, 2015

Posted on August 10, 2026October 14, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, stockings, true crime cases magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1951 issue

September 23, 2016

Posted on August 8, 2026August 3, 2026Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, master detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1935 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

August 1934 issue

August 1934

cover design by Duggar

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 3, 2026July 9, 2026Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags dillinger, handcuffs, star novels magazine, tommygunLeave a comment on August 1934 issue

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Category: true crime

December 1952 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

October 1938 issue

1964, no. 13

December 1952

March 1951 issue

March 1947(?) issue

June 1942 issue

1983 trade paper original

November 1935 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

August 1934 issue