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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

June 1946 issue

June 1946

Posted on June 30, 2024June 21, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, detective world magazine, femme fatale, pulp illustration, racket, smokingLeave a comment on June 1946 issue

May 1942 issue

May 1942

cover art by Sam Cherry?

Posted on June 27, 2024June 15, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags headquarters detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on May 1942 issue

December 1941 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

December 1941

cover art by George Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 26, 2024June 15, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags george rozen, headline detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1941 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

October 1942 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

October 1942

cover art by David Berger

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 25, 2024June 15, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags david berger, jack benny, true detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1942 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

1950, issue #7

1950

Posted on June 24, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags crimes by women comic, dame, femme fatale, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1950, issue #7

July 1946 issue

July 1946

Posted on June 24, 2024June 15, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags inside detective magazine, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1946 issue

August 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

August 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/6/25]

Posted on June 22, 2024May 6, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crime, updatedTags dagger, dalton stevens, tong war, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on August 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

August 1937 issue ~ cover art by A.R. McCowen

August 1937

cover art by A.R. McCowen

Posted on June 22, 2024August 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags a.r. mccowen, dagger, secret service, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on August 1937 issue ~ cover art by A.R. McCowen

cover art by George Gross

Daughter of Satan, Women in Crime pulp digest cover, March 1948
Oil on canvas, 20 x 15 in.
Signed lower right

Posted on June 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, george gross, oil on canvas, woman with a gun, women in crimeLeave a comment on cover art by George Gross

March 1933 issue

March 1933

Posted on June 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bound, exposed magazineLeave a comment on March 1933 issue

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