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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: western fiction

November 1933 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

November 1933

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on May 5, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags black bat detective mysteries, john a. coughlin, six gunLeave a comment on November 1933 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

April 27, 1929 issue

April 27, 1929

Posted on May 5, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags bank heist, cherry wilson, finest kind, howard e. morgan, howard j. perry, max brand, western story magazineLeave a comment on April 27, 1929 issue

September 14, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

September 14, 1929

cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

Posted on May 5, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags howard e. morgan, mounties, RCMP, sidney riesenberg, western story magazineLeave a comment on September 14, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

March 9, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Gayle Hoskins

March 9, 1929

cover art by Gayle Hoskins

Posted on May 1, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags charles w. tyler, gayle hoskins, tommygun, western story magazineLeave a comment on March 9, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Gayle Hoskins

September 22, 1928 issue

September 22, 1928

Posted on April 26, 2024April 22, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags clinton dangerfield, george owen baxter, jackson gregory, shoot out, western story magazineLeave a comment on September 22, 1928 issue

July 1952 issue ~ cover art by Robert Stanley

July 1952

cover art by Robert Stanley

Posted on April 19, 2024April 14, 2024Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, pulp, western fictionTags gambling fiction, robert stanley, zane grey's western magazineLeave a comment on July 1952 issue ~ cover art by Robert Stanley

Fall 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Fall 1949

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 19, 2024April 14, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags c. hall thompson, dog sled, jack london, john starr, log cabin, mounties, norman saunders, north-west romances, RCMP, robert serviceLeave a comment on Fall 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 27, 1930 issue ~ cover art by E. Franklin Wittmack

September 27, 1930

cover art by E. Franklin Wittmack

Posted on April 19, 2024April 14, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags edgar franklin wittmack, six gun, western story magazineLeave a comment on September 27, 1930 issue ~ cover art by E. Franklin Wittmack

July 20, 1925 issue ~ cover art by H.C. Murphy

July 20, 1925

cover art by H.C. Murphy

Posted on April 18, 2024August 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, historical fiction, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags adventure magazine, h.c. murphy, j. allan dunnLeave a comment on July 20, 1925 issue ~ cover art by H.C. Murphy

November 10, 1945 issue ~ cover art by Benton Clark

November 10, 1945

cover art by Benton Clark

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 9, 2024February 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags andrew a. caffrey, benton clark, james b. hendryx, mounties, RCMP, short stories magazineLeave a comment on November 10, 1945 issue ~ cover art by Benton Clark

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