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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 1942 issue

March 1942

Posted on December 9, 2023December 6, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags featured detective crime cases, pulp illustration, true crimeLeave a comment on March 1942 issue

November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

November 1938

cover art by Emery Clarke

better image than previously posted

[image updated 4/15/24]

Posted on December 9, 2023April 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, doc savage, emery clarke, finest kind, pulp art, sacrifice, swordLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

April 1936 issue

April 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer?

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 9, 2023December 6, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bremerton, dagger, daring detective magazine, femme fatale, pulp artLeave a comment on April 1936 issue

Winter 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Winter 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on December 9, 2023May 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags mystery book magazine, police procedural, q. patrick, rudolph belarski, tux, will ourslerLeave a comment on Winter 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 9, 2023December 5, 2023Categories adventure, fantasy, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags bound, h.j. ward, hunchback, laboratory, mad scientist, robert leslie bellem, science fiction, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on April 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1956 issue

May 1956

Posted on December 9, 2023December 6, 2023Categories magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, startling detective magazine, true crimeLeave a comment on May 1956 issue

cover art by James Meese

oil on masonite panel, 23.25×33″

1958 Gold Medal paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 9, 2023December 31, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags girl gang, gold medal paperback, james meese, juvenile delinquent, original art, wenzell brownLeave a comment on cover art by James Meese

July 1938 issue

July 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 9, 2023December 6, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, john lawrence, pulp art, vaultLeave a comment on July 1938 issue

November 1937 issue ~ cover art by Margaret Brundage

November 1937

cover art by Margaret Brundage

Posted on December 9, 2023December 6, 2023Categories fantasy, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags bound, margaret brundage, peacock, racist imagery, seabury quinn, spicy, weird tales magazine, yellow menaceLeave a comment on November 1937 issue ~ cover art by Margaret Brundage

A slight re-working – –

May 1939 issue reworked for the May 1940 issue – both by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 9, 2023April 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags bandito, bound, gunfight, h.j. ward, larry dunn, luke terry, pulp art, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on A slight re-working – –

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