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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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December 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on March 31, 2024January 8, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags bandit, h.j. ward, laurence donovan, pulp art, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on December 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1934 issue ~ cover by John Howitt

May 1934

cover by John Howitt

Posted on March 31, 2024January 8, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, chained, clues detective stories, harry lynch, john howitt, shackled, telephoneLeave a comment on May 1934 issue ~ cover by John Howitt

cover art by Harry Barton

gouache on board, 21 x 13 in. (image)
Signed lower right

Hell Cat by Dorine Clark, Beacon, 1959

[image updated 1/5/25]

Posted on March 30, 2024January 5, 2025Categories Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulp, updatedTags dorine clark, harry barton, lurid, original art, sleazeLeave a comment on cover art by Harry Barton

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1936

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 30, 2024January 11, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, complete stories magazine, frederick nebel, tom lovellLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1937 ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 30, 2024January 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags arthur wallace, cat fight, finest kind, h.j. ward, spicy detective stories, thug, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1937 ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 15, 1934 issue ~ cover art by cover art by Modest Stein

March 15, 1934

cover art by Modest Stein

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 30, 2024January 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags c.s. montanye, complete stories magazine, modest steinLeave a comment on March 15, 1934 issue ~ cover art by cover art by Modest Stein

May 1940 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

May 1940

cover art by David Berger

Posted on March 30, 2024January 11, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags david berger, inside detective magazine, sing singLeave a comment on May 1940 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

April 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

April 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 30, 2024January 11, 2024Categories finest kind, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, edgar wallace, finest kind, handcuffs, sing sing, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on April 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

October 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

October 1933

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Posted on March 30, 2024January 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, complete gang novel magazine, finest kind, underworld, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on October 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

April 1957 issue

April 1957

HELLCATS IN DUNGAREES!!

Posted on March 30, 2024January 11, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, women in crimeLeave a comment on April 1957 issue

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