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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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cover art by Harry Barton

Fear No More
Gouache and pastel on board, 15.5 x 11.5 in. (sight)
Signed lower right

Posted on March 24, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, original art, paperbackTags ace double paperback, harry barton, leslie edgley, original art, thrillerLeave a comment on cover art by Harry Barton

November 1950 issue

Format ImagePosted on March 24, 2024January 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags inside detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on November 1950 issue

1971 MGM

1971 MGM one sheet, 27×41″

Posted on March 23, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, HardboiledTags ernest tidyman, gordon parks, moses gunn, private eye, richard roundtree, shaftLeave a comment on 1971 MGM

May 1948 issue

May 1948

cover art attributed to Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

second of three published issues – the fourth was never released

[updated 5/3/25]

Posted on March 23, 2024May 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags albert drake, john d. macdonald, robert turner, scott o'hara, shock magazineLeave a comment on May 1948 issue

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

February 1937

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 23, 2024January 5, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, casket, dime mystery magazine, emerson graves, hypodermic, paul ernst, tom lovell, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

March 1940 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

March 1940 issue

cover art by Stockton Mulford

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 22, 2024January 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags daring detective magazine, stockton mulfordLeave a comment on March 1940 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

February 1942 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

February 1942

cover art by Emery Clarke

Posted on March 22, 2024December 21, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulpTags doc savage, emery clarkeLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

July 1933 issue

July 1933

Posted on March 22, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags g. wayman jones, kerry mcroberts, kidnap, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, turbanLeave a comment on July 1933 issue

April 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

April 1936

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

[cover updated 11/19/25]

Posted on March 21, 2024November 19, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updated, weird fictionTags chained, dungeon, evil eye, h.l. parkhurst, lew merrill, pulp art, rat, skull, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

April 1942 issue

Format ImagePosted on March 21, 2024January 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags poison, pulp illustration, secret detective casesLeave a comment on April 1942 issue

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