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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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June 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1936

cover art by H.J. Ward

[cover updated 11/18/25]

Posted on December 28, 2023November 18, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, updatedTags dagger, dame, desert fiction, femme fatale, finest kind, foreign legion, h.j. ward, justin case, lew merrill, spicy-adventure stories, tentLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

1949 Dell mapback

1949 Dell mapback reissue

better image than previously posted

 his 3rd novel, a tale of municipal corruption, published two years before his first Lew Archer

British 1962 Corgi reissue

[updated 8/26/26]

Posted on December 27, 2023August 26, 2026Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, updatedTags bound, corgi paperback, dell mapback, hooker, kenneth millar, marionettes, municipal corruption, ross macdonaldLeave a comment on 1949 Dell mapback

April 1951 issue

April 1951

[post updated 4/26/25]

Posted on December 27, 2023April 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags cornell woolrich, detective tales magazine, flashlight, harry whittington, hugh b. cave, john d. macdonaldLeave a comment on April 1951 issue

March 1945 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1945

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

altered artwork from December 1941 Private Detective

[cover updated 1/10/26]

Posted on December 27, 2023January 10, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags fiend, h.j. ward, hugh speer, speed mystery magazine, subwayLeave a comment on March 1945 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

January 1934

cover art by Lyman Anderson

better image than previously posted

[image updated 4/22/24]

Posted on December 24, 2023April 22, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags all detective magazine, earl w. scott, lyman anderson, william e. barrettLeave a comment on January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

December 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 6/21/26]

Posted on December 22, 2023June 21, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags christmas crime, jack hopper, mistletoe, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, skeleton, wayland riceLeave a comment on December 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1939 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

February 1939

cover art by William F. Soare

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 4/29/26]

Posted on December 21, 2023April 29, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags bound, henri st. maur, lingerie, pulp art, spicy mystery stories, sword, william f. soareLeave a comment on February 1939 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

October 1940

cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

[corrected 6/28/24]

Posted on December 18, 2023June 28, 2024Categories aviation fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, updated, war fiction, weird fictionTags bi plane, dogfight, frederick blakeslee, g-8 and his battle aces, grim reaper, robert j. hogan, skeletonLeave a comment on October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

July 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1941

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 6/8/26]

Posted on December 18, 2023June 8, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags axe, eric howard, j. lane linklater, norman saunders, omar gwinn, taxi, the angel detective magazine, totem pole, william edward hayesLeave a comment on July 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

May 1941

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Oil on canvas, 29 x 21 in., Signed lower left

better image than previously post

[updated with original art, 3/5/24]

Posted on December 17, 2023May 18, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, spicy, updatedTags h.l. parkhurst, hooded, justin case, original art, pulp art, spicy mystery magazine, tuxLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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