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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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April 1944 Canadian issue

April 1944 Canadian issue

Posted on July 26, 2026June 24, 2026Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bomb, francis k. allan, strange detective mysteriesLeave a comment on April 1944 Canadian issue

1966 Lancer paperback original

1966 Lancer paperback original

pen name of Lionel White

November 29, 2014

Posted on July 26, 2026July 12, 2026Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags cocktail waitress, l.w. blanco, lancer paperback, lionel white, spy fictionLeave a comment on 1966 Lancer paperback original

December 1943 Canadian issue

December 1943 Canadian issue

Posted on July 26, 2026June 24, 2026Categories crime comic, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags flashlight, joe archibald, norman a. daniels, ten detective aces magazine, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on December 1943 Canadian issue

June 25th, 1945 issue ~ cover art by A. R. Tilburne

June 25th, 1945

cover art by A. R. Tilburne

Posted on July 26, 2026June 24, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.h. hepburn, a.r. tilburne, achmed abdullah, map, short stories magazine, skull, w.m. raineLeave a comment on June 25th, 1945 issue ~ cover art by A. R. Tilburne

1964 Macfadden paperback reissue – cover art by Charles McVicker

1960 Scribner hardcover

1964 Macfadden paperback reissue

cover art by Charles McVicker

November 14, 2014

Posted on July 26, 2026Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags charles mcvicker, dame, international intrigue, macfadden paperback, spy fictionLeave a comment on 1964 Macfadden paperback reissue – cover art by Charles McVicker

February 1929 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

February 1929

cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

Posted on July 26, 2026June 24, 2026Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags owen atkinson, sidney riesenberg, spy fiction, spy stories magazineLeave a comment on February 1929 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1942

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on July 26, 2026June 25, 2026Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags ace g-man stories, day keene, edward s. williams, emile c. tepperman, eric provost, FBI, rafael desotoLeave a comment on October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August – September 1926 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Bensen

August – September 1926

cover art by Andrew Bensen

Posted on July 25, 2026June 25, 2026Categories action fiction, aviation fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags andrew bensen, arthur j. burks, bi plane, fist fight, real detective tales and mystery storiesLeave a comment on August – September 1926 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Bensen

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by John Newton Howitt

February 1937

cover art by John Newton Howitt

Posted on July 25, 2026June 24, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, aviation fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anthony rud, hook, john newton howitt, top-notch magazineLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by John Newton Howitt

November 1936 issue ~ cover art by R.G. Harris

November 1936

cover art by R.G. Harris

Posted on July 25, 2026July 10, 2026Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bi plane, john k. butler, laurence donovan, parachute, r.g. harris, skull, the feds magazine, theodore a. tinsleyLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by R.G. Harris

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