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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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1952 Pocket reissue – cover art by Tom Dunn

1951 Coward McCann hardcover

1952 Pocket paperback

cover art by Tom Dunn

Posted on January 9, 2024December 24, 2023Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags charlotte armstrong, kidnap, pocket paperback, thriller, tom dunnLeave a comment on 1952 Pocket reissue – cover art by Tom Dunn

1956 US one sheet

Format ImagePosted on January 9, 2024December 24, 2023Categories film noirTags alfred hitchcock, henry fonda, movie poster, vera miles, wrong manLeave a comment on 1956 US one sheet

December 1955 issue

December 1955

Posted on January 9, 2024December 17, 2023Categories hardcover, magazine, true crimeTags dame, police detective magazine, pulp illustration, true crimeLeave a comment on December 1955 issue

December 1940 issue

December 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 9, 2024December 20, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective novels magazine, frank johnson, john l. bentonLeave a comment on December 1940 issue

December 1939 issue

December 1939

Posted on January 8, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags dan fowler, FBI, feds, g-men magazineLeave a comment on December 1939 issue

February 18, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 18, 1939

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 8, 2024April 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dale clark, detective fiction weekly, rudolph belarski, turbanLeave a comment on February 18, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1932 issue

May 1932

[image updated 4/29/24]

Posted on January 8, 2024April 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, updatedTags c.b. yorke, gangster, journalism fiction, newspaper fiction, robert w. sneddon, smoking, thugLeave a comment on May 1932 issue

May 1933 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

Format ImagePosted on January 8, 2024December 21, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, hardcover, magazine, pulpTags bennett foster, sidney riesenberg, top-notch magazineLeave a comment on May 1933 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

September 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[image updated, title page added 1/15/24]

Posted on January 8, 2024January 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bound, garter, h.j. ward, robert a. garron, spicy detective magazine, staircase, stockingsLeave a comment on September 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

Hit Comics #44 (1947)

Betty Bates, Lady-at-Law!

Posted on January 7, 2024December 19, 2023Categories crime comicTags betty bates, dameLeave a comment on Hit Comics #44 (1947)

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