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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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Shock SuspenStories #16 (EC, 1954) – George Evans cover

Shock SuspenStories #16 (EC, 1954) CGC Apparent VG/FN 5.0 Slight (C-1) Off-white to white pages. George Evans cover.

Posted on May 11, 2025April 14, 2025Categories crime comic, HardboiledTags george evans, shock suspense stories comicLeave a comment on Shock SuspenStories #16 (EC, 1954) – George Evans cover

The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)

The scene where Sonny beats up Carlo (Connie’s husband/his brother-in-law) took four days to shoot and featured more than 700 extras.

October 06, 2013

Posted on May 11, 2025April 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, HardboiledTags james caan, movie still, sonny corleone, the godfatherLeave a comment on The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)

1950 EC comic, #2 – cover art by Johnny Craig

1950 EC comic, #2

cover art by Johnny Craig

Posted on May 11, 2025April 14, 2025Categories crime comic, HardboiledTags blackjack, bound, brass knuckles, crime suspenstories, johnny craig, sapLeave a comment on 1950 EC comic, #2 – cover art by Johnny Craig

1960 Pocket paperback – cover art by Robert Abbett

1959 from the Detective Book Club, this the 1960 Pocket paperback reissue

cover art by Robert Abbett

Posted on May 11, 2025April 17, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags don tracy, florida fiction, pocket paperback, robert abbettLeave a comment on 1960 Pocket paperback – cover art by Robert Abbett

interior illustration by Lyman Anderson

Lyman Anderson (American, 1907-1993)
The Narrow Path, Underworld pulp magazine interior, September 1933
Ink on board, 7-3/8 x 9-3/8 inches (18.6 x 23.7 cm)
Signed lower right

Posted on May 11, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags c.l. edholm, george a. mcdonald, harold de polo, lyman anderson, underworld magazineLeave a comment on interior illustration by Lyman Anderson

Spring 1951 issue

Spring 1951

Posted on May 10, 2025April 14, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallaceLeave a comment on Spring 1951 issue

1956 Popular Library paperback original – cover art by Ray Johnson

1956 Popular Library paperback original

cover art by Ray Johnson

October 04, 2013

Posted on May 10, 2025April 19, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags james howard, popular libraryLeave a comment on 1956 Popular Library paperback original – cover art by Ray Johnson

March 1944 issue

March 1944

Posted on May 10, 2025April 14, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags baynard h. kendrick, bound, c. william harrison, charles boswell, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, foundry, judson p. philipsLeave a comment on March 1944 issue

April 1942 issue

April 1942

Posted on May 10, 2025May 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags fingerprints, smoking, true gangster storiesLeave a comment on April 1942 issue

March 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1949

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 10, 2025May 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, c.p. donnel, dagger, john d. macdonald, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, robert c. dennis, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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