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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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Summer 1941 issue

Summer 1941

Posted on March 9, 2026February 23, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, whodunnitTags constance and gwenyth little, kelley roos, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on Summer 1941 issue

August 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1941

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on March 9, 2026February 23, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags frederick c. davis, journalism fiction, norman saunders, robert turner, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on August 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1946 issue

December 1946

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 9, 2026February 23, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags diner, john ryan, private detective stories, waitressLeave a comment on December 1946 issue

1952 Rainbow digest – cover art by Harry Barton

1952 Rainbow digest

cover art by Harry Barton

Posted on March 8, 2026February 16, 2026Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags gambling fiction, harry barton, rainbow digest, san francisco fiction, smoking, val munroeLeave a comment on 1952 Rainbow digest – cover art by Harry Barton

1973 Pan reissue

1971 Joseph hardcover, this the later, 1973, Pan paperback

December 08, 2013

Posted on March 8, 2026February 16, 2026Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, paperback, spicyTags cocktail, james yardley, pan paperback, poison, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on 1973 Pan reissue

1937 premiere issue

January 1937 – premiere issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 8, 2026February 16, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, spicy, true crimeTags true police cases magazineLeave a comment on 1937 premiere issue

August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Leo Morey

August 1934

cover art by Leo Morey

Posted on March 8, 2026February 16, 2026Categories finest kind, magazine, science fiction, weird fictionTags amazing stories, leo moreyLeave a comment on August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Leo Morey

Anne Francis as private eye Honest West

retrogasm: “ Honey West ”

November 27, 2013

Posted on March 8, 2026February 16, 2026Categories TVTags anne francis, honey west, private eye, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Anne Francis as private eye Honest West

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1963 Signet reissue

Posted on March 8, 2026February 16, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags cigarette holder, dame, jack webb, mitchell hooks, signet paperback, targetLeave a comment on cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1961 Detective Yearbook

1961 Detective Yearbook

Posted on March 8, 2026February 16, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags 1961 Detective yearbook, femme fatale, smokingLeave a comment on 1961 Detective Yearbook

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