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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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cover art by H.J. Ward

Speed Adventure Stories cover, November 1943
Oil on canvas, 30 x 21 in.
Signed lower right

Posted on April 29, 2024April 23, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags flood, h.j. ward, lew merrill, oil on canvas, speed adventure storiesLeave a comment on cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1952 issue

September 1952

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 29, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carroll john daly, handcuffs, hunt collins, rooftop, sim albert, smashing detective storiesLeave a comment on September 1952 issue

December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1943

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on April 29, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, updatedTags francis k. allan, hal k. wells, porthole, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1957 issue

April 1957

Posted on April 28, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crack detective and mystery stories, frank baxterLeave a comment on April 1957 issue

February 1940 issue

February 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 28, 2024April 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags daring detective magazine, jail breakLeave a comment on February 1940 issue

May 1955 – premiere issue

May 1955

Posted on April 28, 2024April 23, 2024Categories digest, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dagger, wanted true crime casesLeave a comment on May 1955 – premiere issue

December 1941 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

December 1941

cover art by Allen Anderson

Posted on April 28, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, pulp, spicyTags allen anderson, full moon, robert leslie bellem, spicy mystery magazine, swampLeave a comment on December 1941 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

March 1942 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

March 1942

cover art by V.E. Pyles

Posted on April 28, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, g. wayman jones, laboratoryLeave a comment on March 1942 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

September 1936

cover art by Walter Darr

Posted on April 28, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags grant milton, public enemies, ralph milne farley, true gang life, walter darrLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

cover art by Howell Dodd

cover art by Howell Dodd

January 1952 issue

Posted on April 28, 2024April 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags best true fact detective, dame, femme fatale, howell doddLeave a comment on cover art by Howell Dodd

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