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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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The Lipstick Killer

Frances Brown’s body was discovered in her Chicago apartment on December 10, 1945. Scrawled in lipstick on the wall above her bed was that message –

September 26, 2013

Posted on April 27, 2025March 15, 2025Categories true crimeTags lipstick killerLeave a comment on The Lipstick Killer

November 1942 issue

November 1942

cover photo by Pagano

Posted on April 26, 2025March 15, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, front page detective, pagano, smokingLeave a comment on November 1942 issue

Ill-gotten gains

pickledelephant: “ Psycho (1960) by Alfred Hitchcock ”

Marion Crane counts her $40,000 theft before taking a shower

1960, Psycho

September 29, 2013

Posted on April 26, 2025March 15, 2025Categories film noirTags alfred hitchcock, janet leigh, psychoLeave a comment on Ill-gotten gains

July 1945 issue

July 1945

Posted on April 26, 2025April 6, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags complete detective cases, pulp illustration, roulette, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1945 issue

cover art by Ken Barr


Muzzle Blast paperback cover, Bruno Rossi (Leisure Books, 1974)
Oil on board, 9 x 8 inches (22.9 x 20.3 cm) (image)
Signed lower left: KEN BARR

Posted on April 26, 2025March 29, 2025Categories Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags ken barr, oil on boardLeave a comment on cover art by Ken Barr

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

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