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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 1951 issue

December 1951

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 30, 2023November 27, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, inside detective magazine, pulp illustration, true crimeLeave a comment on December 1951 issue

June 1953 issue ~ cover art by Matt Baker

Format ImagePosted on November 30, 2023November 27, 2023Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags authentic police cases comic, matt baker, prison break, pulp artLeave a comment on June 1953 issue ~ cover art by Matt Baker

British issues

March 1965

October 1965

Posted on November 30, 2023November 27, 2023Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags british pulp, dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, true detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on British issues

February 1943 issue

[updated 5/6/24]

Format ImagePosted on November 30, 2023May 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, uncensored detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1943 issue

July 1955 issue

July 1955

Posted on November 30, 2023May 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, headquarters detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on July 1955 issue

June 1968 British issue

June 1968

Posted on November 29, 2023November 27, 2023Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags british pulp, master detective magazine, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on June 1968 British issue

June 1925 issue

June 1925

Posted on November 29, 2023November 26, 2023Categories action fiction, magazine, true crimeTags o.henry, prison, pulp illustration, true adventures magazineLeave a comment on June 1925 issue

September 1938 issue

September 1938

better image than previously posted

[image updated 2/25/24]

Posted on November 29, 2023February 25, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags pulp art, real detective magazine, telephone, true crimeLeave a comment on September 1938 issue

March 1952 issue

March 1952

Posted on November 29, 2023April 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, real detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1952 issue

February 1948 issue

February 1948

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 29, 2023November 27, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, headquarters detective magazine, pulp illustration, smoking, true crimeLeave a comment on February 1948 issue

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