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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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January 1950 issue

January 1950

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 9, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, fingerprints, pulp illustration, smash detective casesLeave a comment on January 1950 issue

February 1953 issue

February 1953

Posted on May 9, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, front page detective, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on February 1953 issue

June 1935 issue

June 1935

Posted on May 9, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags pearl necklace, real detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1935 issue

November 1949 issue

November 1949

cover art by Michael McCann?

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 9, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags blackmailers don't shoot, dame, detective world magazine, michael mccann, smokingLeave a comment on November 1949 issue

May 1946 issue

May 1946

cover by Pagano

Posted on May 9, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags inside detective magazine, pagano, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on May 1946 issue

January 1944 issue

January 1944

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 9, 2025May 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags timely detective casesLeave a comment on January 1944 issue

March 1952 issue

March 1952

Posted on May 9, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, inside detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on March 1952 issue

September 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1950 issue

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on May 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, dime detective magazine, don james, edward parrish ware, john d. macdonald, michael morgan, norman saunders, robert carlton, train fiction, william tennLeave a comment on September 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Alex Redmond

August 1939

cover art by Alex Redmond

Posted on May 8, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags alex redmond, dynamite, explosives, master detective magazine, TNTLeave a comment on August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Alex Redmond

July 1946 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

July 1946

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 8, 2025April 14, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, albert drake, bomb, ken lewis, nitroLeave a comment on July 1946 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

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