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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

May 1951 issue

May 1951

Posted on December 2, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, pulp illustration, real detective magazine, true crimeLeave a comment on May 1951 issue

October 1937 issue

October 1937 issue

Posted on December 2, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags american detective fact cases, pulp art, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1937 issue

March 1962 issue

March 1962

cover art by Robert Maguire

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags lindbergh, pulp art, true crime magazineLeave a comment on March 1962 issue

November 1941 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

November 1941

better image than previously posted

cover art by Allan Anderson

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags allen anderson, headquarters detective magazine, pulp art, true crimeLeave a comment on November 1941 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

February 1941 issue

February 1941

cover art by Allen Anderson?

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags escaped con, garter, headquarters detective magazine, lionel white, prison break, pulp art, stockings, true crimeLeave a comment on February 1941 issue

December 1946 issue

December 1946

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags authentic detective magazine, pulp art, telephone, true crimeLeave a comment on December 1946 issue

January 1950 issue

January 1950

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, famous police cases, femme fatale, pulp illustration, true crime, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1950 issue

July 1952 issue

July 1952

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, pulp illustration, real detective magazine, true crimeLeave a comment on July 1952 issue

May 1949 issue

May 1949

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags headquarters detective magazine, pulp illustration, true crime, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1949 issue

April 1944 issue

April 1944

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories magazine, true crimeTags lantern, pulp illustration, startling detective magazine, true crimeLeave a comment on April 1944 issue

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