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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-October 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

September-October 1931

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 26, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bribe, rackateer stories, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on September-October 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

June 1947 issue ~ cover art by Charles Dye

June 1947

cover art by Charles Dye

Posted on April 25, 2025March 15, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, charles dye, gambling fiction, poker, smoking, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on June 1947 issue ~ cover art by Charles Dye

May 1945 issue

May 1945

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 25, 2025April 14, 2025Categories uncategorizedTags dame, king of spades, smoking, vital detective casesLeave a comment on May 1945 issue

May 1948 issue

May 1948

Posted on April 25, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags cards, dame, front page detective, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on May 1948 issue

May 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1932

cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on April 25, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags ace of spades, anatole feldman, d.b. mccandless, geoffrey north, jack d'arcy, tom lovell, underworld magazineLeave a comment on May 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1933 issue ~ cover art by Alan Hughes

May 1933

cover art by Alan Hughes

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 25, 2025March 15, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags alan hughes, gambling, real detective magazine, smokingLeave a comment on May 1933 issue ~ cover art by Alan Hughes

June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

June 1936

cover art by Albert Fisher

Posted on April 24, 2025April 12, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, cash, real detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

March 1951 issue

September 28, 2013

cover art by Howell Dodd?

Posted on April 24, 2025March 15, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, smash detective cases, smoking, stockingsLeave a comment on March 1951 issue

February 1941 issue ~ cover art by A.R. McCowen

February 1941

cover art by A.R. McCowen

Posted on April 24, 2025March 15, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags a.r. mccowen, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on February 1941 issue ~ cover art by A.R. McCowen

April 1932 issue ~ cover art by L. Fried

September 28, 2013

Posted on April 23, 2025March 15, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dagger, l. fried, red mask, startling detective adventuresLeave a comment on April 1932 issue ~ cover art by L. Fried

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