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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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September 1955 issue

September 1955

Posted on August 28, 2025August 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, front page detective, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on September 1955 issue

October 1939 issue

October 1939

Posted on August 28, 2025August 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags startling detective adventures, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1939 issue

August 1937 issue

August 1937

better image than previously posted

cover artist unknown

[updated 8/9/25-11/4/25]

Posted on August 28, 2025November 4, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crime, updatedTags lingerie, real detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on August 1937 issue

February 1942 issue

February 1942

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 28, 2025August 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, real detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1942 issue

1956 Avon reissue – cover art by Lou Marchetti

1956 Avon reissue

cover art by Lou Marchetti

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 28, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, mystery, paperback, pulpTags archie goodwin, avon paperback, lou marchetti, nero wolfe, rex stoutLeave a comment on 1956 Avon reissue – cover art by Lou Marchetti

January 1940 issue ~ cover art by Alexander Redmond

January 1940

cover art by Alexander Redmond

Posted on August 27, 2025August 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags alex redmond, master detective magazineLeave a comment on January 1940 issue ~ cover art by Alexander Redmond

Curtain for a Jester x 2

1953 Lippencott hardcover

1954 Avon paperback reissue

Posted on August 27, 2025August 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags avon paperback, frances & richard lockridge, lippincott hardcoverLeave a comment on Curtain for a Jester x 2

1946 Avon reissue – over by Renaldo Epworth

1946 Avon

over by Renaldo Epworth

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 27, 2025August 8, 2025Categories mystery, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags avon paperback, dagger, gothic mystery, mary roberts rinehart, renaldo epworth, skullLeave a comment on 1946 Avon reissue – over by Renaldo Epworth

October 25, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

October 25, 1936

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Posted on August 27, 2025August 8, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bertrand w. sinclair, lugar, racist imagery, rudolph zirm, short stories magazine, walter c. brown, yellow menaceLeave a comment on October 25, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

January 1949 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

January 1949

cover art by Hubert Rogers

Posted on August 27, 2025August 8, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, science fictionTags astonishing science fiction, hubert rogers, lewis padgett, scalpel, skullLeave a comment on January 1949 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

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