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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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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

cover art by George Gross

George Gross
Blood Bath of the Faithless Flirt, Police Detective Cases, May 1948
Oil on canvas
20.25 x 15 in.
Signed lower right

Posted on October 28, 2024October 19, 2024Categories uncategorizedLeave a comment on cover art by George Gross

1956 Bantam reissue ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

1956 Bantam reissue

cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 11, 2024October 3, 2024Categories uncategorizedTags bantam paperback, barye phillips, robert p. hansenLeave a comment on 1956 Bantam reissue ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

Summer 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Summer 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on September 28, 2024September 12, 2024Categories uncategorizedTags 2 detective mystery novels magazine, dressing table, georges simenon, gideon fell, john dickson carr, mirror, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on Summer 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

1958 Robert Hale hardcover

1958 Robert Hale hardcover

Posted on September 19, 2024September 10, 2024Categories uncategorizedLeave a comment on 1958 Robert Hale hardcover

June 1, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1, 1932

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on September 16, 2024September 10, 2024Categories uncategorizedTags rafael desoto, ralph boston, top-notch magazineLeave a comment on June 1, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

October 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 15, 2024September 10, 2024Categories uncategorizedLeave a comment on October 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

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