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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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1958 Dell paperback original

1958 Dell paperback original

Posted on December 28, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, harold r. danielsLeave a comment on 1958 Dell paperback original

October 1952 issue

October 1952

Posted on December 27, 2025December 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, moll, underworld detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1952 issue

September 1941 issue

September 1941

cover art by Pat Lamar

Posted on December 27, 2025December 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, sensational detective cases, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1941 issue

August 1955 issue

August 1955

cover by Bill Stone

Posted on December 27, 2025December 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, inside detective magazine, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on August 1955 issue

1956 Signet paperback original – cover art by Paul Rader

Paul Rader (American, 1906-1986), not signed
Girl Running , Signet 1956
oil on canvas board, 30 x 20 inches (76.2 x 50.8 cm)

Adam Knight was a pen name of Lawrence Lariar

Posted on December 27, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags adam knight, lawrence lariar, oil on board, paris fiction, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1956 Signet paperback original – cover art by Paul Rader

June 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

June 1949

cover art by Fred Rodewald

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 27, 2025December 9, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, fred rodewald, garter, line-up, police detective cases, stockingsLeave a comment on June 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

December 1951 issue

December 1951

cover art by Howell Dodd?

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 26, 2025December 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, hooker, police detective cases, smokingLeave a comment on December 1951 issue

May 1956 issue

May 1956

December 10, 2013

Posted on December 26, 2025December 9, 2025Categories magazine, spicy, true crimeTags lingerie, pulp illustration, women in crimeLeave a comment on May 1956 issue

June 1968 Companion paperback original – cover art by Robert Bonfils

June 1968 Companion paperback original

cover art by Robert Bonfils

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 26, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags companion paperback, john dexter, lurid, robert bonfils, slezeLeave a comment on June 1968 Companion paperback original – cover art by Robert Bonfils

1961 Gold Medal paperback original

1961 Gold Medal paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 26, 2025December 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags con man, dame, femme fatale, frank bonham, gold medal paperbackLeave a comment on 1961 Gold Medal paperback original

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