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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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March 1947(?) issue

March 1947

Posted on August 10, 2026August 3, 2026Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags women in crimeLeave a comment on March 1947(?) issue

January 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

January 1931

cover art by Walter Darr

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 10, 2026August 3, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, paperback, pulpTags beech allen, dame, femme fatale, franklin norris hiatt, raymond a. palmer, scarlet adventuress, walter darrLeave a comment on January 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

Ron Lesser faux cover

August 1943 issue – faux cover, not published

Posted on August 10, 2026August 3, 2026Categories original art, pulpTags cold case detective, ron lesser, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Ron Lesser faux cover

1960 Belmont paperback original

pseudonym of W.T. Ballard

1960 Belmont paperback original

4th Bill Lennox novel (after scads of short stories)

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 10, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, spicyTags bel, belmont paperback, dame, hollywood fiction, john shepherd, pulp illustration, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on 1960 Belmont paperback original

June 1942 issue

June 1942

Posted on August 10, 2026August 3, 2026Categories magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, tru-life detective casesLeave a comment on June 1942 issue

Fall 1941 issue

Fall 1941

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 9, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.k.m. scanlon, masked detective magazine, taxi, tommygun, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Fall 1941 issue

August 13, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Lejaren Hiller

August 13, 1932

cover art by Lejaren Hiller

Posted on August 9, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, lejaren hiller, motorcycle cop, robert h. rohde, sidney herschel smallLeave a comment on August 13, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Lejaren Hiller

July 9, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

July 9, 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 9, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bullet holes, cleve f. adams, drive by, edward s. williams, emmett watson, fiction detective weekly, flynn's, hugh b. cave, samuel taylor, tommygunLeave a comment on July 9, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

1953, issue No. 15 – cover art by Lou Morales

1953, issue No. 15

cover art by Lou Morales

Posted on August 9, 2026August 3, 2026Categories uncategorizedLeave a comment on 1953, issue No. 15 – cover art by Lou Morales

1954 Gold Medal paperback original

1954 Gold Medal paperback original

November 26, 2014

Posted on August 9, 2026August 3, 2026Categories action fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, uncategorizedTags gold medal paperback, international intrigue, riviera, suspense, thriller, vivian connell, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1954 Gold Medal paperback original

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