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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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watch it…

October 26, 2013

Posted on June 23, 2025June 6, 2025Categories HardboiledTags woman with a gunLeave a comment on watch it…

October 1957 issue ~ cover art by Oliver Brabbins

October 1957

cover art by Oliver Brabbins

Posted on June 23, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags arnold english, george bagby, manhunt digest, max franklin, meyer levin, oliver brabbins, richard deming, richard s. pratherLeave a comment on October 1957 issue ~ cover art by Oliver Brabbins

The Godfather, Part II, 1974

Michael Corleone backed up by Al Neri

Al Pacino and Richard Bright

The Godfather, Part II, 1974

October 07, 2013

Posted on June 22, 2025June 6, 2025Categories gangsterTags al pacino, mafia fiction, michael corleone, richard bright, the godfather IILeave a comment on The Godfather, Part II, 1974

August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Harold Woolridge

August 1934

cover art by Harold Woolridge

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dillinger, ellery queen, ferrin frazer, frederick nebel, harold woolridge, mystery magazineLeave a comment on August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Harold Woolridge

Taking a moment to let the suspense build

James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano

November 04, 2013

Posted on June 22, 2025June 6, 2025Categories gangster, TVTags james gandolfini, mobster, smoking, the sopranosLeave a comment on Taking a moment to let the suspense build

March 1948 issue – cover art by Bob Fujitani

March 1948

cover art by Bob Fujitani

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime comic, gangster, Hardboiled, pulpTags bob fujitani, bound, cement overshoes, crime detective comicsLeave a comment on March 1948 issue – cover art by Bob Fujitani

1932 issue ~ cover art by Ned Pines

1932

cover art by Ned Pines

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2025August 29, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, girl rackets magazine, moll, ned pinesLeave a comment on 1932 issue ~ cover art by Ned Pines

March 1932 issue ~ cover by Tom Lovell

March 1932

cover by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, jack d'arcy, james h.s. moynahan, tom lovell, underworld magazineLeave a comment on March 1932 issue ~ cover by Tom Lovell

November-December 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Format ImagePosted on June 22, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags d.b. mccandless, e. sylter, e.r. edmiston, rackateer stories, spats, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on November-December 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Origin of Evil x 3

1953 Pocket reissue

cover art by Verne Tossey

1956 Pocket reissue

cover art by Larry Newquist

better image than previously posted

1961 Great Pan UK reissue

cover art by Sheldon

Posted on June 21, 2025June 4, 2025Categories british pulp, mystery, paperback, pulpTags ellery queen, larry newquist, pocket paperback, sheldon, verne tossey, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Origin of Evil x 3

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