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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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March 1959 Brazilian issue

March 1959 Brazilian issue

Posted on May 21, 2025May 10, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags brazilian pulp, dame, detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1959 Brazilian issue

March 1952 issue

March 1952

Posted on May 21, 2025May 10, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, real detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1952 issue

1964 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Paul Rader

1964 Midwood paperback original

cover art by Paul Rader

October 03, 2013

Posted on May 21, 2025May 10, 2025Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags dame, femme fatale, greg hamilton, lurid, midwood paperback, paul rader, sleazeLeave a comment on 1964 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Paul Rader

May 1943 issue

May 1943

Posted on May 21, 2025May 10, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags front page detective, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on May 1943 issue

July 1935 issue

July 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 21, 2025May 10, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags confidential detective cases, dame, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on July 1935 issue

December 1942 issue

December 1942

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 21, 2025May 10, 2025Categories true crimeTags pulp illustration, startling detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1942 issue

September 1942 issue

September 1942 issue

Posted on May 20, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cornell woolrich, dime detective magazine, frederick c. davis, hugh b. cave, judson p. philips, norbert davis, rafael desotoLeave a comment on September 1942 issue

August 1954 issue

August 1954

cover art attributed to Sam Cooper

June 1955 UK issue

Posted on May 20, 2025May 10, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ambulance, carroll john daly, don de boe, famous detective stories, wade b. rubottomLeave a comment on August 1954 issue

September 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1945

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on May 20, 2025May 10, 2025Categories uncategorizedLeave a comment on September 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

January 1939

cover art by Malvin Singer

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 20, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace g-man stories, FBI, malvin singer, paul ernst, w. wirtLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

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