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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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November 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

November 1939

cover art by Emery Clarke

Posted on September 18, 2025August 27, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags doc savage, emery clarkeLeave a comment on November 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

1950 Popular Library reissue – cover art by Rudolph Belarski

1950 Popular Library reissue

better cover than previously posted

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

cover repurposed from Summer 1949

Posted on September 18, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, mystery, paperbackTags mignon g. eberhart, mystery book magazine, popular library, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on 1950 Popular Library reissue – cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1958 issue ~ cover art by Carl Pfeuffer

February 1958

cover art by Carl Pfeuffer

Posted on September 18, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, original art, paperbackTags art crockett, carl pfeuffer, george wilson, joe dunn, sure fire detective storiesLeave a comment on February 1958 issue ~ cover art by Carl Pfeuffer

February/March 1932 issue

February/March 1932

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 17, 2025May 2, 2026Categories gangster, magazine, mystery, pulpTags front page stories magazine, journalism fictionLeave a comment on February/March 1932 issue

August 1937 issue ~ cover art by A.R. McCowen

August 1937

cover art by A.R. McCowen

Posted on September 17, 2025August 27, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags a.r. mccowen, dagger, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on August 1937 issue ~ cover art by A.R. McCowen

November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

cover art by Delos Palmer

November 1934

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 17, 2025August 27, 2025Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fiction, original artTags snake, delos palmer, coulrophobia, turban, two-book detective magazine, killer clown, anthony field, f.h. martinLeave a comment on November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

December 1934 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

December 1934

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on September 17, 2025August 27, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags delos palmer, lindbergh kidnapping, real detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1934 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

May 1952 issue

May 1952

Posted on September 17, 2025August 27, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, dame, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on May 1952 issue

July 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1939

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on September 17, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags jewel theft, norman saunders, r.b.s. davis, russell bender, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on July 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1944

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 17, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dale clark, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, theodore roscoeLeave a comment on January 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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