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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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1973 Sphere reissue in the UK

1973 Sphere reissue in the UK

Posted on September 10, 2024September 9, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperbackTags heist, jim thompson, movie tie in, shotgun, sphere paperback, steve mcqueen, the getawayLeave a comment on 1973 Sphere reissue in the UK

April 1930 issue ~ cover art by Weinold Reiss

April 1930

cover art by Weinold Reiss

Posted on September 8, 2024August 16, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags illustrated detective magazine, mansfield scott, weinold reiss, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1930 issue ~ cover art by Weinold Reiss

October 1931 issue ~ cover art by John Drew

October 1931

cover art by John Drew

Posted on September 8, 2024August 16, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags illustrated detective magazine, john drewLeave a comment on October 1931 issue ~ cover art by John Drew

May 1932 issue ~ cover art by Guy Hoff

May 1932

cover art by Guy Hoff

Posted on September 8, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags guy hoff, illustrated detective magazine, mary roberts rinehartLeave a comment on May 1932 issue ~ cover art by Guy Hoff

cover arty by Robert Maguire

July 1957 Signet reissue, first printing

cover arty by Robert Maguire

Posted on September 8, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, jack webb, robert maguire, signet paperback, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover arty by Robert Maguire

November 1958 Crest paperback

November 1958 Crest paperback original, first printing

Posted on September 8, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperbackTags crest paperback, dame, duane yarnell, femme fatale, lurid, sleazeLeave a comment on November 1958 Crest paperback

June 1937 issue

June 1937

Posted on September 8, 2024August 16, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, true magazineLeave a comment on June 1937 issue

April 1951 issue

April 1951

Posted on September 8, 2024August 16, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags alan hynd, true detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1951 issue

1948 Triangle hardcover

1934 Vanguard hardcover

February 1948 Triangle hardcover reissue

basis for the 1948 Robert Siodmak film noir starring Burt Lancaster, Yvonne DeCarlo, and Dan Duryea

Posted on September 8, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, film noir, Hardboiled, pulpTags burt lancaster, dan duryea, don tracy, double cross, film noir, heist, movie poster, triangle hardcover, yvonne decarloLeave a comment on 1948 Triangle hardcover

This Gun for Hire (Paramount, 1942).

This Gun for Hire (Paramount, 1942). Very Fine on Linen. One Sheet (27″ X 41″).

Posted on September 8, 2024June 21, 2025Categories film noir, finest kind, pulpTags alan ladd, frank tuttle, graham greene, gunman, movie poster, robert preston, veronica lake, w.r. burnettLeave a comment on This Gun for Hire (Paramount, 1942).

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