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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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October 1945 issue

October 1945

Posted on August 24, 2026August 3, 2026Categories magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, tru-life detective casesLeave a comment on October 1945 issue

1949 Detective Yearbook ~ cover art by Peter Driben

PETER DRIBEN (American, 1902-1968)
Oil on board, 25 x 20.75 in.
Signed lower right

1949 Detective Year Book

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 24, 2026August 3, 2026Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags 1949 detective yearbook, peter driben, window, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1949 Detective Yearbook ~ cover art by Peter Driben

July 15, 1933 issue ~ cover art by Lejaren Hiller

July 15, 1933

cover art by Lejaren Hiller

Posted on August 24, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, george allan england, judson p. philips, lejaren hiller, peeping tom, victor maxwellLeave a comment on July 15, 1933 issue ~ cover art by Lejaren Hiller

February 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1943 issue

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 04, 2014

Posted on August 24, 2026August 6, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, uncategorizedTags dressing table, francis k. allan, hand cuffs, lipstick, paul allenby, rafael desoto, robert w. sneddon, russell gray, telephoneLeave a comment on February 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 6, 1932 issue

August 6, 1932

Posted on August 24, 2026August 15, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carroll john daly, detective fiction magazine, ernest m. poate, fred macisaac, satan hallLeave a comment on August 6, 1932 issue

July-August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

July-August 1937

cover art by Malvin Singer

Posted on August 24, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace g-man stories, arthur leo zagat, james duncan, malvin singer, norvell w. page, paul ernstLeave a comment on July-August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

February 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1940

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on August 24, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags g.t. fleming-roberts, lawrence treat, norman saunders, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on February 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

1958 Avon reissue

1958 Avon reissue

Posted on August 24, 2026August 14, 2026Categories mystery, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags avon paperback, ngaio marsh, roderick alleynLeave a comment on 1958 Avon reissue

January 1949 issue

January 1949

Posted on August 24, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dame, david goodis, oliver weld bayer, two complete detective books magazine, voyerLeave a comment on January 1949 issue

July 1934 issue

July 1934

Posted on August 24, 2026August 15, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, c.k.m. scanlon, robert wallace, tuxLeave a comment on July 1934 issue

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