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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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August 1935 issue

August 1935

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 4/24/26]

Posted on February 1, 2025May 29, 2026Categories magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags saucy, sizzling detective mysteries, tommygunLeave a comment on August 1935 issue

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

March 1939

cover art by Graves Gladney

Posted on February 1, 2025January 28, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags graves gladney, harold cruckshank, pith helmet, ray mullholland, rolland lynchLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

1956 Graphic paperback original

1956 Graphic paperback original

cover painting by Barye Phillips

back cover

Posted on January 31, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags graphic paperback, harrison wade, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1956 Graphic paperback original

1967 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1967 Dell reissue

cover art by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 31, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags brett halliday, mike shayne, private eye, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on 1967 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

cover art by Victor Kalin

gouache on board, 24 x 17-3/4 inches (61.0 x 45.1 cm)
Signed lower right: Victor Kalin

Spy Hunt by Norman Daniels (Pyramid, 1960).

Posted on January 31, 2025January 28, 2025Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags gouache on board, norman a. daniels, pyramid paperback, spy fiction, victor kalinLeave a comment on cover art by Victor Kalin

1951 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

1951 Gold Medal paperback original

pseudonym of Edward S. Aarons

cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

1955 Gold Medal reissue

Posted on January 31, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags alley, barye phillips, dame, edward ronns, gold medal paperbackLeave a comment on 1951 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

1959 Gold Medal paperback original

1959 Gold Medal paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 31, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags gold medal paperback, jonathan craig, police proceduralLeave a comment on 1959 Gold Medal paperback original

November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1938

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 30, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl mckinnon saunders, electric chair, james a. kirch, norman saunders, telephone, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1943 issue

March 1943

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 30, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags edward ronns, mystery magazine, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on March 1943 issue

December 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 30, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags h.j. ward, jim anthony, john grange, lugar, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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