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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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Double trouble

September 29, 2013

Posted on March 29, 2025March 14, 2025Categories uncategorizedTags woman with a gunLeave a comment on Double trouble

1968 Award paperback original

September 28, 2013

Posted on March 25, 2025February 27, 2025Categories espionage fiction, paperback, pulp, uncategorizedTags award paperback, lurid, mallory t. knight, sleazeLeave a comment on 1968 Award paperback original

September 1930 issue

September 1930

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 17, 2025February 23, 2025Categories uncategorizedTags all star detective stories, erle stanley gardner, johnston mcculley, tuxLeave a comment on September 1930 issue

1951 Phantom reissue ~ cover art by George Gross

1951 Phantom Australian reissue

cover art by George Gross

Posted on March 9, 2025February 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, uncategorizedTags australian pulp, carl g. hoges, dope peddlers, george gross, phantom paperbackLeave a comment on 1951 Phantom reissue ~ cover art by George Gross

RIP Gene Hackman

Format ImagePosted on February 27, 2025Categories uncategorizedTags french connection, gene hackmanLeave a comment on RIP Gene Hackman

June 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

June 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 19, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, uncategorizedTags arthur j. burks, detective short stories magazine, don cameron, eric howard, j.w. scott, laboratory, mad scientist, omar gwinn, red circle magazine, scalpelLeave a comment on June 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

1953 Magazine Enterprises, No. 6 ~ cover art by Bob Powell

1953 Magazine Enterprises, No. 6

cover art by Bob Powell

Posted on December 14, 2024December 2, 2024Categories uncategorizedTags bob powell, motorcycle, starr flagg, undercover girl comicLeave a comment on 1953 Magazine Enterprises, No. 6 ~ cover art by Bob Powell

May 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

May 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 8, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, uncategorizedTags bound, FBI, feds, hard hawkins, j.w. scott, maurice beam, s. gordon gurwit, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on May 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

Dead Eye

August 08, 2013

Posted on December 3, 2024December 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, uncategorizedTags film noir, movie still, noirLeave a comment on Dead Eye

cover art by James Meese

1953 Signet

cover art by James Meese

Posted on October 29, 2024October 19, 2024Categories uncategorizedLeave a comment on cover art by James Meese

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