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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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June 1935 issue

June 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 25, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, clues detective stories, donald wandrei, harry lynchLeave a comment on June 1935 issue

February 1933 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

February 1933

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

[updated with original art 8/13/25]

Posted on November 25, 2024August 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, updatedTags anatole feldman, greater gangster stories, margie harris, telephone, tom lovellLeave a comment on February 1933 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

September 1946 issue

September 1946

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 25, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george a. mcdonald, private detective storiesLeave a comment on September 1946 issue

cover art by Creig Flessel

Detective Comics #15, Signed by Joe Shuster & Jerry Siegel (DC, 1938) CGC Apparent VG- 3.5 Slight (C-1) Cream to off-white pages. The front cover interior has a full-page ad for Action Comics #1. Creig Flessel cover.

Posted on November 24, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags detective comics, greig flessel, jewel thief, mirror, pearl necklace, top hatLeave a comment on cover art by Creig Flessel

August 1938 issue

August 1939

Posted on November 24, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective novels magazine, heist, john benton, margie harris, tuxLeave a comment on August 1938 issue

April 1936 issue

April 1936

cover art by Dalton Stevens?

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 24, 2024November 12, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags handcuffs, startling detective adventures, stockton mulford, top hat, tuxLeave a comment on April 1936 issue

July 2, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 2, 1938

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on November 24, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, judson p. philips, rudolph belarski, smoking, tommygun, top hat, tuxLeave a comment on July 2, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1930 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

May 1930

cover art by R.C. Wardell

Posted on November 24, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags d.b. mccandless, e. parke levy, e.v. burkholder, r.c. wardell, rackateer stories, top hat, tux, wanted posterLeave a comment on May 1930 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

illustration art by Tom Lovell

Murder by Lamplight, magazine interior, 1937
Oil on canvas, 42-1/4 x 30-1/4 inches (107.3 x 76.8 cm)
Signed and dated upper right: Tom Lovell 37

Posted on November 23, 2024November 12, 2024Categories pulpTags oil on canvas, tom lovell, woman with a gunLeave a comment on illustration art by Tom Lovell

May 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

May 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott

Posted on November 23, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, complete detective magazine, dagger, edward s. ronns, eric howard, eugene cunningham, hook, j.w. scott, red circle magazine, robert w. thompson, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

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