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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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May 4, 1935 issue

May 4, 1935

Posted on November 21, 2024November 12, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, george f. worts, medical mystery, scalpelLeave a comment on May 4, 1935 issue

August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

August 1937

cover art by Stockton Mulford

Posted on November 20, 2024November 12, 2024Categories hardcover, pulp, true crimeTags stockton mulford, true magazineLeave a comment on August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

April 1935

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 20, 2024November 12, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags broadway, cigarette holder, dalton stevens, master detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

1963 Double Ace reissue

1963 Double Ace reissue

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 20, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, mystery, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, charlotte armstrong, coulrophobia, killer clown, thrillerLeave a comment on 1963 Double Ace reissue

March 1951 issue

March 1951

Posted on November 20, 2024November 12, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, dame, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on March 1951 issue

November 1936 issue

November 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer?

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 20, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags bound, delos palmer, snake, true crime magazineLeave a comment on November 1936 issue

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

oil on board, 13.75 in (34.93 cm) x10.5 in (26.67 cm)

Posted on November 20, 2024November 12, 2024Categories Hardboiled, pulpTags rafael desoto, swamp, thrillerLeave a comment on cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1944 Canadian issue

January 1944 Canadian issue

Posted on November 20, 2024November 12, 2024Categories canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black mask magazine, c.p. donnel, canadian pulp, dagger, merle constiner, telephoneLeave a comment on January 1944 Canadian issue

February 1958 Dell paperback

February 1958 Dell paperback reprint, first print

cover art by Victor Kalin

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 19, 2024November 12, 2024Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, kelley roos, pearl necklace, victor kalinLeave a comment on February 1958 Dell paperback

February 1960 Berkley Medallion

February 1960 Berkley Medallion paperback reissue

cover art by Jack Ketch

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 19, 2024November 12, 2024Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags gallows, jack ketch, john dickson carrLeave a comment on February 1960 Berkley Medallion

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