Skip to content

SMB Noir

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!

April 2026
M T W T F S S
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930  
« Mar    

For altered posts, choose the category "Updated"

Follow SMB Noir on WordPress.com

send comments to staff@seattlemystery.com

All rights to this ongoing project are reserved by the owner.

cover art by George Gross

cover art by George Gross

January 1963 issue

Posted on February 1, 2025January 28, 2025Categories magazine, men's magazine, pulpTags george gross, see for men magazineLeave a comment on cover art by George Gross

March 1952 issue

March 1952

Posted on February 1, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags jewel thief, lantern, murray leinster, smashing detective stories, spiderweb, wadsworth nealeyLeave a comment on March 1952 issue

August 1935 issue

August 1935

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 4/24/26]

Posted on February 1, 2025April 24, 2026Categories magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags saucy, sizzling detective mysteries, tommygunLeave a comment on August 1935 issue

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

March 1939

cover art by Graves Gladney

Posted on February 1, 2025January 28, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags graves gladney, harold cruckshank, pith helmet, ray mullholland, rolland lynchLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

1956 Graphic paperback original

1956 Graphic paperback original

cover painting by Barye Phillips

back cover

Posted on January 31, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags graphic paperback, harrison wade, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1956 Graphic paperback original

1967 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1967 Dell reissue

cover art by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 31, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags brett halliday, mike shayne, private eye, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on 1967 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

cover art by Victor Kalin

gouache on board, 24 x 17-3/4 inches (61.0 x 45.1 cm)
Signed lower right: Victor Kalin

Spy Hunt by Norman Daniels (Pyramid, 1960).

Posted on January 31, 2025January 28, 2025Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags gouache on board, norman a. daniels, pyramid paperback, spy fiction, victor kalinLeave a comment on cover art by Victor Kalin

1951 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

1951 Gold Medal paperback original

pseudonym of Edward S. Aarons

cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

1955 Gold Medal reissue

Posted on January 31, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags alley, barye phillips, dame, edward ronns, gold medal paperbackLeave a comment on 1951 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

1959 Gold Medal paperback original

1959 Gold Medal paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 31, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags gold medal paperback, jonathan craig, police proceduralLeave a comment on 1959 Gold Medal paperback original

November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1938

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 30, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl mckinnon saunders, electric chair, james a. kirch, norman saunders, telephone, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Posts pagination

Previous page Page 1 … Page 233 Page 234 Page 235 … Page 583 Next page
Blog at WordPress.com.
SMB Noir
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • SMB Noir
      • Join 25 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • SMB Noir
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar

Loading Comments...