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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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1960 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Robert Abbett

1960 Gold Medal paperback original

cover painting by Robert Abbett

“Garrity” was the name that David J(ames) Gerrity published under

Posted on December 12, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags garrity, gold medal paperback, robert abbettLeave a comment on 1960 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Robert Abbett

September 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 11, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl mckinnon saunders, frederick c. davis, rafael desoto, ten detective aces magazine, window, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1937 issue

August 1937

cover art attributed to J.W. Scott but it looks like Delos Palmer to me

better image than previously posted

[image updated 10/29/265]

Posted on December 11, 2024October 29, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, donald barr chidsey, gary sheene, gregory regan, lemuel de bra, negligee, star detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on August 1937 issue

July 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Falter

July 1934

cover art by John Falter

Posted on December 11, 2024December 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags electric chair, john falter, master detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Falter

July 1941 issue

July 1941

Posted on December 11, 2024December 2, 2024Categories finest kind, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags cocktail, headquarters detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1941 issue

January 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

January 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 11, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags allen anderson, handcuffs, private detective stories, roger torrey, showgirlLeave a comment on January 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

1950 St. John, Charles Raab art

1950 St. John

Charles Raab art

Digest containing comic-formatted stories. Considered to be one of the very first graphic novels ever produced.

Posted on December 11, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime comic, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags charles raab, dame, idol, private eye, st john digestLeave a comment on 1950 St. John, Charles Raab art

1954, issue #7 ~ cover art by Bob Powell

1954, issue #7 – Also known as A-1 Comics #118

cover art by Bob Powell

Posted on December 11, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags a-1 comics, bob powell, paris fiction, starr flagg, undercover girl comicLeave a comment on 1954, issue #7 ~ cover art by Bob Powell

November/December 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

November/December 1931

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 10, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags gangland stories magazine, george allan moffatt, john gerard, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on November/December 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

February 1938 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

February 1938

cover art by Richard Lyon

Posted on December 10, 2024December 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags arthur j. burks, e. hoffmann price, harold f. cruickshank, mounties, RCMP, richard lyon, six gun, thrilling adventures magazineLeave a comment on February 1938 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

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