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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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Spring 1934 issue ~ cover art by Fred Good

Spring 1934

cover art by Fred Good

Posted on November 27, 2024June 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags complete underworld novelettes, dame, fred good, moll, nelson robins, smoking, westmoreland gray, william mahoneyLeave a comment on Spring 1934 issue ~ cover art by Fred Good

January 1939 issue

January 1939

Posted on November 27, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, sword, tuxLeave a comment on January 1939 issue

March 1943 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

March 1943

cover art by V.E. Pyles

Posted on November 27, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cemetery, graveyard, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, v.e. pylesLeave a comment on March 1943 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

April 1944 issue

April 1944

Posted on November 26, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags benton braden, j. lane linklater, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1944 issue

March 1945 issue

March 1945

Posted on November 26, 2024November 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags front page detective, pulp illustration, telephoneLeave a comment on March 1945 issue

June 1933 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

June 1933

cover art by George Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 26, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, dagger, erle stanley gardner, frederick c. painton, george rozenLeave a comment on June 1933 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

1960 Dell paperback original ~ cover art by Darcy

1960 Dell paperback original

cover art by Darcy (aka Ernest Chiriacka)

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 26, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, darcy, dell paperback, ernest chiriacka, femme fatale, o.g. bensonLeave a comment on 1960 Dell paperback original ~ cover art by Darcy

cover art by Robert McGinnis

cover art by Robert McGinnis

June 1961 Crest paperback reissue, first printing

cover art by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 26, 2024November 13, 2024Categories mystery, original art, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags dressing table, mirror, ngaio marsh, original art, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on cover art by Robert McGinnis

All Through the Night (Warner Bros., 1942)

All Through the Night (Warner Bros., 1942). Very Fine+ on Paper. Insert (14″ X 36″).

Posted on November 26, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, film noir, HardboiledTags humphrey bogart, movie poster, warner brothersLeave a comment on All Through the Night (Warner Bros., 1942)

1959 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Victor Kalin

1958 Rinehart hardcover, 1959 Dell paperback reissue

cover art by Victor Kalin

Posted on November 26, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, frank kane, johnny liddell, private eye, victor kalinLeave a comment on 1959 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Victor Kalin

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