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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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August 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

[cover updated 4/29/26]

Posted on March 14, 2024April 29, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updated, weird fictionTags blood, bound, h.j. ward, robert leslie bellem, skeleton, skull, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on August 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by Lou Marchetti

Gouache on board, 22.5 x 10.5 in.
Not signed
Robert Schlick, Tonight It’s Me, Pyramid Books #G-248, 1957

Posted on March 14, 2024March 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags dame, gouache on board, lou marchetti, lurid, pyramid paperback, smokingLeave a comment on cover art by Lou Marchetti

December 1928 issue ~ cover art by Ray Wardell

December 1928

cover art by Ray Wardell

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on March 14, 2024April 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, aviation fiction, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags ace williams, bi plane, eustace adams, flying aces magazine, ray wardell, spadLeave a comment on December 1928 issue ~ cover art by Ray Wardell

cover art by Harry T. Fisk

Dime Mystery Magazine, January 1938
Oil on canvas laid on board, 31.5 x 22 in.
Signed lower left

Posted on March 14, 2024January 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dime mystery magazine, donald dale, harry t. fisk, henry treat sperry, oil on canvas, original artLeave a comment on cover art by Harry T. Fisk

May 10, 1925 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Arnold

May 10, 1925

cover art by J.W. Arnold

Posted on March 14, 2024March 13, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, maritime fiction, pulpTags adventure magazine, j.w. arnoldLeave a comment on May 10, 1925 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Arnold

November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Harold Woolridge

November 1934

cover art by Harold Woolridge

[post updated 5/2/25]

Format ImagePosted on March 14, 2024May 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags frederick nebel, harold woolridge, henry lacossitt, hildegarde withers, james edward grant, mystery magazine, stuart palmer, vincent starrett, walter rippergerLeave a comment on November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Harold Woolridge

March 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

March 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 14, 2024March 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, true detective mysteries, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

July 1943 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

July 1943

cover art by Milton Luros

[image updated 10/9/24]

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 13, 2024October 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags brass knuckles, carl rathjen, crack detective magazine, david x. manners, milton luros, nazi spy, original art, third degreeLeave a comment on July 1943 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

March 1940 issue

Format ImagePosted on March 13, 2024January 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charlotte armstrong, jonathan stagge, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on March 1940 issue

December 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1940

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 13, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags j. lane linklater, norman saunders, philip ketchum, smoking, ten detective aces magazine, venetian blindsLeave a comment on December 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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