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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 1, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

October 1, 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on May 8, 2025April 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bomb, cornell woolrich, dale clark, detective fiction weekly, edwin truett, emmett watson, flynn'sLeave a comment on October 1, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

October 1946 issue

October 1946

cover art attributed to Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 8, 2025April 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, day keene, detective tales magazine, don james, grenade, henry norton, robert c. dennis, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on October 1946 issue

June 1948 issue

June 1948

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 8, 2025April 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, bomb, call box, day keene, detective tales magazine, don james, francis k. allan, g.t. fleming-roberts, john d. macdonald, russell branch, talmage powell, TNTLeave a comment on June 1948 issue

December 1957 issue

December 1957

Posted on May 7, 2025April 14, 2025Categories hardcover, magazine, true crimeTags dame, expose detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on December 1957 issue

December 1956 issue

December 1956

Posted on May 7, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, spicy, true crimeTags dame, expose detective magazine, lurid, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on December 1956 issue

March 1957 issue

March 1957

cover photo by Al Puhn

Posted on May 7, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, true crime exposeLeave a comment on March 1957 issue

May 1950 issue ~ cover art by Richard Cardiff

May 1950

cover art by Richard Cardiff

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 7, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, richard cardiff, true detective magazineLeave a comment on May 1950 issue ~ cover art by Richard Cardiff

November 1952 issue

November 1952

Posted on May 7, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, daring detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on November 1952 issue

1950 inaugural issue

1950 inaugural issue

Posted on May 7, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags cigarette holder, dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, smoker, star detective casesLeave a comment on 1950 inaugural issue

March 1953 issue

March 1953

Posted on May 7, 2025April 14, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, front page detective, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on March 1953 issue

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