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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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1931, Little Caesar

Edward G. Robinson as Caesar Enrico ‘Rico’ Bandello

Posted on January 18, 2025January 2, 2025Categories gangsterTags bullet holes, crime film, edward g. robinson, little caesar, w.r. burnettLeave a comment on 1931, Little Caesar

1961 Dell paperback ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1961 Dell paperback original

cover art by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 17, 2025January 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, robert mcginnis, showgirl, william r. coxLeave a comment on 1961 Dell paperback ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1951, I Was a Communist for the FBI

Dorothy Hart

Posted on January 17, 2025January 2, 2025Categories film noirTags dorothy hart, FBI, promo shot, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1951, I Was a Communist for the FBI

December 1936 issue

December 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer?

Posted on January 17, 2025January 2, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags anna martin, gun moll, startling detective adventures, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1936 issue

1958 Dell paperback ~ cover art by Darcy

1958 Dell paperback original ~ cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 17, 2025January 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags darcy, dell paperback, ernest chiriacka, korean fiction, manning lee stokesLeave a comment on 1958 Dell paperback ~ cover art by Darcy

June 1939 issue ~ cover art by Earl K. Bergey

June 1939

cover art by Earl K. Bergey

Posted on January 17, 2025January 2, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags earle k. bergey, negligee, real detective magazine, telephoneLeave a comment on June 1939 issue ~ cover art by Earl K. Bergey

BANG!

bang

Posted on January 17, 2025January 2, 2025Categories crime comicTags dame, woman with a gun, lugarLeave a comment on BANG!

December 1951, issue #2

December 1951, issue #2

Posted on January 17, 2025January 2, 2025Categories crime comic, pulp, true crimeTags bonnie parker, gangsters and gun molls comic, smoking, tommygunLeave a comment on December 1951, issue #2

1955 Signet reissue

1953 Dutton hardcover, this the later Signet reissue

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 17, 2025January 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperbackTags robert maguire, sam s. taylor, signet paperback, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1955 Signet reissue

October 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1943

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on January 16, 2025January 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags exploding cigar, handcuffs, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on October 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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