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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 Howell Dodd

Stone Cold Wife, True Fact Crime magazine cover, June 1953
Oil on board, 17 x 14.125 in. (image)
Not signed

Posted on February 28, 2024August 8, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags all true fact crime, all true fact crime cases, howell dodd, original art, true fact crime magazineLeave a comment on cover art by Howell Dodd

August 1942 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

Format ImagePosted on February 27, 2024January 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, john a. coughlin, telephoneLeave a comment on August 1942 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

September 1933 issue ~ cover art by Alex Redmond

September 1933

cover art by Alex Redmond

Posted on February 27, 2024May 26, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags alex redmond, real detective magazineLeave a comment on September 1933 issue ~ cover art by Alex Redmond

October 1943 issue

Format ImagePosted on February 26, 2024January 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags complete detective cases, daggerLeave a comment on October 1943 issue

cover art by Cardwell Higgins

pastel on board, 25″x34″

July 1942 issue

Posted on February 25, 2024January 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags cardwell higgins, dagger, expose detective magazine, original art, telephoneLeave a comment on cover art by Cardwell Higgins

December 1936 issue

December 1936

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 25, 2024February 23, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags real detective magazine, top hatLeave a comment on December 1936 issue

September 1942 issue

Format ImagePosted on February 23, 2024April 4, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, special detective cases, women in prisonLeave a comment on September 1942 issue

cover art by Howell Dodd

“Rare, original cover art for a 1950 Line-Up Detective Cases pulp magazine. This piece was used to illustrate the interior story: I am a $100 a Night Call Girl!”

gouache on illustration board, 12 3/4″ x 17 3/4″

February 1950 issue

Posted on February 18, 2024January 1, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags hooker, howell dodd, line-up detective, paddy wagonLeave a comment on cover art by Howell Dodd

January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

January 1936

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 18, 2024December 27, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, hypodermic, master detective magazine, underworldLeave a comment on January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

December 1942 issue ~ cover art by Peter Driben

oil on canvas, 28″ x 30 1/2″

Expose True Crime Pulp Magazine – December, 1942

Posted on February 15, 2024January 2, 2024Categories magazine, original art, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags expose detective magazine, original art, peeper, peter driben, telephoneLeave a comment on December 1942 issue ~ cover art by Peter Driben

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