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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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October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

October 1936

cover art by Richard Lyon

[updated 7/8/24]

Posted on December 17, 2023July 8, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags feds, fire escape, g-men magazine, richard lyonLeave a comment on October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

January 1951 issue

January 1951

Posted on December 17, 2023December 13, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, real detective magazine, telephone, true crimeLeave a comment on January 1951 issue

January 21, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

January 21, 1939

cover art by Emmett Watson

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on December 17, 2023May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alcatraz, detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, flynn's, judson p. philips, paul ernst, richard wormser, tommygunLeave a comment on January 21, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

February 1953 issue

February 1953

Posted on December 17, 2023December 13, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, pulp illustration, true crime, uncensored detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1953 issue

May 2, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

May 2, 1931

cover art by John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted

[image updated 4/25/24]

Posted on December 17, 2023April 25, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cocktails, coulrophobia, crimson clown, detective story magazine, john a. coughlin, johnston mcculley, killer clownLeave a comment on May 2, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

March 1930 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

March 1930

cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags flashlight, jewel thief, scotland yard magazine, sidney riesenberg, wall safeLeave a comment on March 1930 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

July 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1939

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, robert a. garron, spicy detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1956 issue

July 1956

Posted on December 16, 2023April 4, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, saucy, true crime, true crime cases magazineLeave a comment on July 1956 issue

December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Arthur Gross

December 1937

cover art by Arthur Gross

Posted on December 16, 2023December 10, 2023Categories adventure, crime fiction, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags arthur gross, cliff campbell, jack bertin, mounties, RCMP, real northwest magazineLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Arthur Gross

1959 Dell reissue – cover art by Robert McGinnis

1959

1952 Morrow hardcover

Cover art by Robert McGinnis

13th with private eyes Bertha Cool and Donald Lam

Posted on December 16, 2023December 12, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperbackTags a.a. fair, bertha cool, dame, dell paperback, donald lam, erle stanley gardner, femme fatale, private eye, rouletteLeave a comment on 1959 Dell reissue – cover art by Robert McGinnis

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