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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

December 1949 issue

December 1949

cover photo by Pagano

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 8, 2024February 24, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, front page detective, pagano, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on December 1949 issue

May 1940 issue ~ cover art by A.R. McCowen

May 1940

cover art by A.R. McCowen

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 6, 2024February 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags a.r. mccowen, kansas city, tom pendergast, true crime mysteriesLeave a comment on May 1940 issue ~ cover art by A.R. McCowen

October 1956 issue

October 1956

Posted on April 6, 2024February 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, smoking, true mystery expose, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1956 issue

1956, issue #4

1956, #4

Posted on April 5, 2024May 26, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags best detective cases magazine, bound, pulp illustration, stockingsLeave a comment on 1956, issue #4

November 1929 issue ~ cover art by R.A. Cameron

November 1929

cover art by R.A. Cameron

Posted on April 5, 2024January 18, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags r.a. cameron, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on November 1929 issue ~ cover art by R.A. Cameron

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

August 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on April 4, 2024January 18, 2024Categories gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags all detective fact cases, alvin karpis, dagger, delos palmerLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

October 1937

cover art by Stockton Mulford

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 3, 2024January 18, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dynamic detective magazine, stockton mulfordLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

June 1941 issue

June 1941

Posted on April 2, 2024January 18, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bound, crime detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1941 issue

December 1957 issue

December 1957

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 2, 2024January 18, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags hooker, inside detective magazine, line-up, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on December 1957 issue

September 1942 issue

[updated 5/6/24]

Format ImagePosted on April 1, 2024May 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags intimate detective stories, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on September 1942 issue

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