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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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1947 Street & Smith, V6,#12 ~ cover art by Bob Powell

1947 Street & Smith, V6, #12

cover art by Bob Powell

Posted on October 13, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags bob powell, bound, lugar, the shadowLeave a comment on 1947 Street & Smith, V6,#12 ~ cover art by Bob Powell

July 1935 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

July 1935

cover art by Harwood Forsgren

better image than previously posted

sex vultures?

Posted on October 13, 2024October 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags harwood forsgren, real detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1935 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

MGM, 1946

The Postman Always Rings Twice (MGM, 1946). Folded, Very Fine. Insert (14″ X 36″).
Starring Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn, Leon Ames, Audrey Totter, Alan Reed, and Jeff York. Directed by Tay Garnett.

Posted on October 12, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, film noir, HardboiledTags james m. cain, john garfield, lana turner, movie poster, postman always rings twice, tay garnettLeave a comment on MGM, 1946

June 1939 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

June 1939

cover art by Stockton Mulford

Posted on October 12, 2024October 22, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags daring detective magazine, stockton mulfordLeave a comment on June 1939 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

September 1943 issue

September 1943

Posted on October 12, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags craig rice, gideon fell, john dickson carr, john j. malone, skeleton, tux, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on September 1943 issue

October 1955 issue

October 1955

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 12, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags dame, john d. macdonald, justice digest, richard matheson, shoulder holster, william r. coxLeave a comment on October 1955 issue

February 21, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

February 21, 1931

cover art by John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 12, 2024October 3, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags clew, detective story magazine, john a. coughlinLeave a comment on February 21, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 12, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, jewel thief, pearl necklace, robert a. garron, showgirl, spicy detective magazine1 Comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1939 issue

March 1939

Posted on October 12, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, bound, charles s. stong, milton lowe, staircase, winter olympicsLeave a comment on March 1939 issue

March 1940 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

March 1940

cover art by Modest Stein

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 12, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags flashlight, modest stein, mystery magazineLeave a comment on March 1940 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

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