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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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Fall 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Fall 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 15, 2025June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 5 detective novels magazine, chloroform, frank johnson, john hawkins, joseph j. millard, paul ernst, rudolph belarski, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on Fall 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1956 issue

July 1956

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 15, 2025January 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags matt christopher, smashing detective stories, william f. schwartzLeave a comment on July 1956 issue

December 1939 issue

December 1939

Posted on January 15, 2025January 2, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, horse racingLeave a comment on December 1939 issue

April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

April 1935

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 14, 2025December 29, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags broadway, cigarette holder, dalton stevens, master detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

1959 Avon paperback original ~ cover art by Robert Abbett

1959 Avon paperback original

cover painting by Robert Abbett

Posted on January 14, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, jewel thief, norman a. daniels, robert abbett, wall safeLeave a comment on 1959 Avon paperback original ~ cover art by Robert Abbett

2 x cover art by Rudy Nappi

watercolor and gouache on board, 14.875 x 12.375 in. (sight)
signed lower right

Ace Double D-469, 1960 – both covers

better image than previously posted

the flip side of this Ace Double paperback

Posted on January 14, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, bob mcknight, rudy nappi, talmage powell, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 2 x cover art by Rudy Nappi

1957 Gold Medal paperback original ~ cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1957 Gold Medal paperback original

3rd novel with Daniel Port, ex-Syndicate member

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 14, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags gold medal paperback, mitchell hooks, peter rabeLeave a comment on 1957 Gold Medal paperback original ~ cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1968 Signet paperback ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1968 Horwitz hardcover, Signet paperback original later that year

cover art by Robert McGinnis

published in the UK by Four Square as The Witches, 1969

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 14, 2025April 12, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags carter brown, robert mcginnis, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1968 Signet paperback ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1956 Perma Books reissue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

1956 Perma Books reissue

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 14, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ed lacy, perma paperback, robert maguireLeave a comment on 1956 Perma Books reissue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

September 1949 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

September 1949

cover art by Michael McCann

Posted on January 14, 2025December 29, 2024Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, detective world magazine, michael mccannLeave a comment on September 1949 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

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