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

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

February 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

February 1932

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on March 31, 2024January 8, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags erle stanley gardner, frederick c. davis, frederick c. painton, gang world magazine, j.r. murphy, paul pry, william h. stueberLeave a comment on February 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

May 1949 issue

May 1949

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 31, 2024January 9, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, inside detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on May 1949 issue

May 1940 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

May 1940

cover art by David Berger

Posted on March 30, 2024January 11, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags david berger, inside detective magazine, sing singLeave a comment on May 1940 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

April 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

April 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 30, 2024January 11, 2024Categories finest kind, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, edgar wallace, finest kind, handcuffs, sing sing, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on April 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

April 1957 issue

April 1957

HELLCATS IN DUNGAREES!!

Posted on March 30, 2024January 11, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, women in crimeLeave a comment on April 1957 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 22, 2024January 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags daring detective magazine, stockton mulfordLeave a comment on March 1940 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

April 1942 issue

Format ImagePosted on March 21, 2024January 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags poison, pulp illustration, secret detective casesLeave a comment on April 1942 issue

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Category: true crime

September 1942 issue

February 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

May 1949 issue

May 1940 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

April 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

April 1957 issue

November 1947 issue

November 1950 issue

March 1940 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

April 1942 issue