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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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warning label, of a sort…

danger

Posted on November 6, 2024October 19, 2024Categories HardboiledTags skull and crossbonesLeave a comment on warning label, of a sort…

Nevermore

taxidermy raven perched on monkey skull

Posted on November 6, 2024October 19, 2024Categories mystery, original artTags pulp illustration, raven, skullLeave a comment on Nevermore

September 21, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

September 21, 1940

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on November 5, 2024June 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, election fiction, flynn's, frank gruber, joseph fulling fishman, radio microphone, top hatLeave a comment on September 21, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

VOTE!!!!!!!

Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980)
It’s Up to You, 1958
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61.0 cm)
Signed lower right: Elvgren

Posted on November 5, 2024October 19, 2024Categories pulpTags gil elvgren, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on VOTE!!!!!!!

cover art by Nick Cardy

Gang World #5 (Standard, 1952) Nick Cardy bondage cover.

Posted on November 4, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime comic, gangster, Hardboiled, pulpTags district attorney, gang world comic, nick cardyLeave a comment on cover art by Nick Cardy

December 1935 issue

December 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 4, 2024October 19, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bluebeard, daring detective magazine, poison, skull and crossbonesLeave a comment on December 1935 issue

February/March 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

February/March 1949

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 4, 2024October 19, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags best true fact detective, dame, femme fatale, garter, george gross, stockingsLeave a comment on February/March 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Glen Thomas

May 1936

cover art by Glen Thomas

Posted on November 4, 2024October 19, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags glen thomas, real detective magazineLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Glen Thomas

Summer 1945 issue

Summer 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski?

Posted on November 3, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags baynard h. kendrick, thrilling mystery novel magazineLeave a comment on Summer 1945 issue

September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 3, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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