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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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November 1942 issue

November 1942

Posted on February 15, 2025January 29, 2025Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.k.m. scanlon, flashlight, fucking nazis, g-men detective magazine, laurence donovan, lugar, time bombLeave a comment on November 1942 issue

1960 Avon paperback ~ cover art by George Ziel

1960 Avon paperback original

cover art by George Ziel

4th with Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 15, 2025January 29, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, chester himes, coffin ed johnson, george ziel, grave digger jones, harlem fiction, police proceduralLeave a comment on 1960 Avon paperback ~ cover art by George Ziel

1960 Dell paperback ~ cover art by Harry Schaare

1960 Dell paperback original

cover art by Harry Schaare

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 15, 2025January 29, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, harry schaare, james mckimmeyLeave a comment on 1960 Dell paperback ~ cover art by Harry Schaare

July 1939 issue

July 1939

Posted on February 15, 2025January 29, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crawford sullivan, e. hoffmann price, louis c. goldsmith, thrilling adventures magazineLeave a comment on July 1939 issue

December 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

December 1931

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on February 15, 2025January 29, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective action stories, erle stanley gardner, frederick nebel, j. allan dunn, william reusswigLeave a comment on December 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

February 1932 issue ~ cover by J. George Janes

February 1932

cover by J. George Janes

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on February 15, 2025June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective dragnet magazine, donald e. keyhoe, j. george janes, train fictionLeave a comment on February 1932 issue ~ cover by J. George Janes

June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

June 1936

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on February 15, 2025January 29, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bound, dalton stevens, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on February 15, 2025January 29, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags hollywood fiction, milton lowe, phantom detective magazine, rudolph belarski, tuxLeave a comment on August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

aka Lawrence Block

Lawrence Block writing under the pen name Sheldon Lord

1960 Midwood paperback original, “soft” porn

cover art by Paul Rader

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 14, 2025January 28, 2025Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags garter, lawrence block, lurid, midwood paperback, paul rader, sheldon lord, sleaze, soft core, stockingsLeave a comment on aka Lawrence Block

Teen-Age Dope Slaves!!!

Harvey Comics Library #1 Teen-Age Dope Slaves (Harvey, 1952) CGC FN 6.0 Off-white pages. Used in Seduction of the Innocent. Hypodermic needle cover and panels. Marvin Bradley and Frank Edgington cover and art.

Posted on February 13, 2025June 21, 2025Categories crime comic, pulpTags frank edgington, hypodermic, marvin bradley, propaganda, teen-age dope slavesLeave a comment on Teen-Age Dope Slaves!!!

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