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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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July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1937

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on January 12, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags benton braden, rafael desoto, richard essex, thrilling detective magazine, tommygunLeave a comment on July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1950 issue ~ cover art by Charles Wood

October 1950

cover art by Charles Wood

Posted on January 12, 2025December 29, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.a. caffrey, charles wood, short stories magazine, train fiction, william l. rohdeLeave a comment on October 1950 issue ~ cover art by Charles Wood

1947, Kiss of Death

Richard Widmark as Tommy Udo, in his film debut

Posted on January 12, 2025December 29, 2024Categories film noirTags assassin, killer, kiss of death, richard widmarkLeave a comment on 1947, Kiss of Death

The Scene of the Crime, unknown artist

September 17, 2013

Posted on January 12, 2025June 21, 2025Categories Hardboiled, pulpTags bar fight, night club, shoot out, tuxLeave a comment on The Scene of the Crime, unknown artist

1945, PRC Pictures

September 17, 2013

Posted on January 12, 2025December 29, 2024Categories film noirTags ann savage, dame, hugh beaumont, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1945, PRC Pictures

1952 Arrow paperback

Crime novel by Pierre Boileau & Thomas Narcejac published in paperback by Arrow. Originally published in the UK as The Woman Who Was in 1954 and two years before in Paris as Celle Qui N’Etais Plus. Made into the classic film Les Diaboliques

Posted on January 11, 2025December 29, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags arrow paperback, les diaboliques, pierre boileau, thomas narcejacLeave a comment on 1952 Arrow paperback

The Lustful Ape x 3

1950 Lion paperback original

pen name of Bruno Fischer

cover art by Julian Paul

1959 Gold Medal reissue

cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

undated UK paperback

[post updated 9/30/25]

Posted on January 11, 2025September 30, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bruno fischer, darcy, eclipse paperback, ernest chiriacka, gold medal paperback, juian paul, lion paperback, nude, russell grayLeave a comment on The Lustful Ape x 3

January 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

January 1949

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 11, 2025May 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, bruno fischer, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, g.t. fleming-robertsLeave a comment on January 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

1956 Gold Medal paperback original

pseudonym of Brian Moore

1956 Gold Medal paperback original, set in Paris

Posted on January 11, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bernard mara, brian moore, thrillerLeave a comment on 1956 Gold Medal paperback original

September 1946 issue ~ cover art by R. Gibson Jones

September 1946

cover art by R. Gibson Jones

Posted on January 11, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags mammoth detective magazine, r. gibson jones, wade miller, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1946 issue ~ cover art by R. Gibson Jones

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