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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 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1937

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on January 26, 2025January 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags norman saunders, pocket detective magazine, smokingLeave a comment on September 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

1957 Pocket reissue ~ cover art by Clyde Ross

1957 Pocket reissue

cover art by Clyde Ross

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 26, 2025January 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags clyde ross, pocket paperback, richard ellingtonLeave a comment on 1957 Pocket reissue ~ cover art by Clyde Ross

April 1938 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

April 1938

cover art by Stockton Mulford

Posted on January 26, 2025January 21, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags cigarette holder, dame, femme fatale, startling detective adventures, stockton mulfordLeave a comment on April 1938 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

March 1948 issue

March 1948

Posted on January 25, 2025January 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, frances & richard lockridge, franklin james, smoking, two complete detective books magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1948 issue

cover art by George Gross

December 1959 Bedside paperback original

George Gross cover art from April 1951

Posted on January 25, 2025January 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bedside paperback, george gross, sherman conway, smoking, special detective magazineLeave a comment on cover art by George Gross

1946, The Corpse Came C.O.D.

Adele Jergens

Posted on January 25, 2025January 20, 2025Categories film noirTags adele jergens, dame, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1946, The Corpse Came C.O.D.

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

published by Funk in 1955 as Search the Dark Woods

this the 1959 Dell paperback under this title

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

Posted on January 25, 2025June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, mitchell hooks, myrick landLeave a comment on cover art by Mitchell Hooks

May 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on January 25, 2025January 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, h.j. ward, private detective stories, roger torrey, showgirlLeave a comment on May 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

1964 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1949 Dodd hardcover, this the later, 1964, Dell softcover

cover art by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 25, 2025January 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags brett halliday, dame, dell paperback, mike shayne, private eye, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on 1964 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

February 1931 issue ~ cover art by Chris Schaare

February 1931

cover art by Chris Schaare

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 25, 2025January 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anatole feldman, bullet holes, chris schaare, dame, gun molls magazine, perry paulLeave a comment on February 1931 issue ~ cover art by Chris Schaare

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