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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 1954 issue

December 1954

Posted on December 26, 2023December 17, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, poison, pulp illustration, real detective magazine, true crimeLeave a comment on December 1954 issue

August 1930 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

August 1930

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 26, 2023December 26, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, c.b. yorke, carl ogilvie, d.b. mccandless, e. parke levy, gangster stories magazine, moll, rackateers, thugLeave a comment on August 1930 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

1959 Fontana reissue

1959 Fontana

Posted on December 25, 2023December 1, 2023Categories british pulp, paperback, whodunnitTags agatha christie, christmas crime, fontana paperback, hercule poirot, pulp artLeave a comment on 1959 Fontana reissue

1965 Signet edition ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1965 Signet edition

cover art by Robert McGinnis

Posted on December 25, 2023December 1, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags al wheeler, carter brown, christmas crime, dame, femme fatale, police procedural, pulp art, robert mcginnis, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1965 Signet edition ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

Ho Ho Ho!

Holiday party at Nick and Nora’s, The Thin Man, 1934

Posted on December 25, 2023June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, mystery, whodunnitTags christmas crime, dashiell hammett, myrna loy, nick and nora charles, the thin man, william powellLeave a comment on Ho Ho Ho!

1966 Signet reissue

1966 Signet reissue

Posted on December 25, 2023April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags christmas crime, henry kane, negligee, peter chambers, private eye, pulp art, signet paperback, wreathLeave a comment on 1966 Signet reissue

December 1951 issue

Format ImagePosted on December 25, 2023December 24, 2023Categories magazine, true crimeTags christmas crime, official detective stories, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on December 1951 issue

December 25, 1926 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

December 25, 1926

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on December 25, 2023April 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags christmas crime, detective story magazine, john a. coughlin, magazine, santaLeave a comment on December 25, 1926 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

December 26, 1925 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Farrelly

December 26, 1925

cover art by Joseph Farrelly

Posted on December 25, 2023December 1, 2023Categories magazine, pulpTags christmas crime, ho ho ho, joseph farrelly, liberty magazine, santa, woman holding a gunLeave a comment on December 26, 1925 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Farrelly

December 25, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

December 25, 1939

cover art by Hubert Rogers

Posted on December 25, 2023December 11, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags bruce douglas, christmas crime, hubert rogers, short stories magazine, w.c. tuttle, william chamberlainLeave a comment on December 25, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

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