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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 1938 issue

August 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags garter, poison, real detective magazine, stockings, women in prisonLeave a comment on August 1938 issue

switchblade!

Gina Lollobrigida in The Law (1960), illustration by Yves Thos

Posted on December 2, 2024Categories pulpTags gina lollobrigida, movie poster, switchblade, yves thosLeave a comment on switchblade!

November 1951 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1951

cover art by Norman Saunders

first of only five issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags brett halliday, dorothy sayers, john dickson carr, mysterious traveler digest, norman saunders, ray bradbury, will f. jenkinsLeave a comment on November 1951 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

3 Temptresses

1962 Australian paperback

1960 Horowitz hardcover, this the US Signet release that same year.

cover painting by Barye Phillips

cover art by Ron Lesser

Original paperback art by Ron Lesser. The model was Lesser’s wife, Claudia.

1966 Signet reissue

Posted on December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags australian pulp, barye phillips, carter brown, horwitz paperback, ron lesser, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 3 Temptresses

January 1946 issue

January 1946

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 1, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, flashlight, frederick c. davis, new detective magazine, snowman, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on January 1946 issue

February 1934 issue

February 1934

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 1, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, dagger, james h.s. moynahan, masquerade, tuxLeave a comment on February 1934 issue

June 1938 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

June 1938

cover art by Albert Fisher

Posted on November 30, 2024November 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, dame, femme fatale, front page detective, woman with a gunLeave a comment on June 1938 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

May 1953 issue

July 29, 2013

Posted on November 30, 2024November 13, 2024Categories true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, garter, lingerie, stockings, true police cases magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1953 issue

why not?

July 29, 2013

Posted on November 30, 2024November 13, 2024Categories true crimeTags noir, woman with a gunLeave a comment on why not?

April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Morr Kusnet

April 1935

cover art by Morr Kusnet

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 30, 2024November 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, inside detective magazine, morris kusnet, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Morr Kusnet

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