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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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October 1947 issue

October 1947

Posted on January 2, 2025December 14, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1947 issue

Double Indemnity (Paramount, 1944).

Double Indemnity (Paramount, 1944). Fine on Linen. One Sheet (27.25″ X 41″).

Posted on January 2, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, film noir, Hardboiled, raymond chandlerTags barbara stanwyck, billy wilder, edward g. robinson, fred macmurray, james m. cain, movie poster, raymond chandlerLeave a comment on Double Indemnity (Paramount, 1944).

August 1945 issue

August 1945

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 2, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, mirror, private eye stories, robert a. garronLeave a comment on August 1945 issue

Headline Comics #30 (Prize, 1948)

Headline Comics #30 (Prize, 1948) Joe Simon and Jack Kirby story, cover, and art.

Posted on January 2, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags headline comics, jack kirby, joe simon, mollLeave a comment on Headline Comics #30 (Prize, 1948)

November 1929 issue ~ cover art by Bayard De Meil

November 1929

cover art by Bayard De Meil

Posted on January 1, 2025December 12, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, spicyTags bayard de meil, juicy talesLeave a comment on November 1929 issue ~ cover art by Bayard De Meil

July 1939 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

July 1939

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on December 31, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, crystal ball, modest stein, paul ernst, world's fairLeave a comment on July 1939 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

March 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1941

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on December 31, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crystal ball, emile c. tepperman, lawrence treat, norman saunders, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on March 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

1961, Blast Of Silence

Allen Baron in “Blast Of Silence”, 1961

Posted on December 30, 2024December 12, 2024Categories film noir, HardboiledTags allen baron, crime film, film noir, silencerLeave a comment on 1961, Blast Of Silence

August 1943 issue

August 1943

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 30, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags bound, detective novels magazine, flashlight, frank johnson, nazi spy, sam merwinLeave a comment on August 1943 issue

1966, Funeral in Berlin

Michael Caine as Harry Palmer, British undercover agent

adapted from the novel by Len Deighton

August 10, 2013

Posted on December 30, 2024December 12, 2024Categories british pulp, espionage fictionTags cold war fiction, michael caine, movie poster, spy fictionLeave a comment on 1966, Funeral in Berlin

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