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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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April 20, 1926 issue

April 20, 1926

Posted on December 20, 2023December 11, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, pulpTags james b. hendryx, the popular magazineLeave a comment on April 20, 1926 issue

April 1949 issue

April 1949

Posted on December 20, 2023May 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, telephone, uncensored detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1949 issue

1948 Bantam reissue – cover painting by Al Werner

December 1948 Bantam reissue, 1st print

cover painting by Al Werner

Posted on December 20, 2023December 13, 2023Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags al werner, bantam paperback, edwin rolfe, lester fullerLeave a comment on 1948 Bantam reissue – cover painting by Al Werner

1943 Best Detective Selection digest – cover painting by George Dunsford Klein

1943 Best Detective Selection digest

cover painting by George Dunsford Klein

Posted on December 20, 2023December 13, 2023Categories crime fiction, digest, mystery, pulpTags best detective selection, edward ronns, edward s. aarons, george dunsford klein, hanged, nooseLeave a comment on 1943 Best Detective Selection digest – cover painting by George Dunsford Klein

July 1952 issue

July 1952

better image than previously posted

cover art by Michael McCann

Posted on December 20, 2023December 17, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, detective world magazine, michael mccann, pulp art, true crimeLeave a comment on July 1952 issue

1952 Pocket edition – cover art by Carl Bobertz

March 1952 Pocket paperback reissue, first printing

cover painting by Carl Bobertz

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 20, 2023July 17, 2024Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags carl bobertz, mabel seeley, pocket paperbackLeave a comment on 1952 Pocket edition – cover art by Carl Bobertz

September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1939

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on December 20, 2023December 11, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, dagger, fiend, mad scientist, rudolph belarski, scalpelLeave a comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 19, 2023December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags butcher, dagger, finest kind, h.j. ward, justin case, pulp art, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on April 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

October 1935

cover art by Stockton Mulford

Posted on December 19, 2023December 17, 2023Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags evening wear, monocle, pulp art, startling detective adventures, stockton mulford, top hat, true crime, tuxLeave a comment on October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

November 1959 debut issue

November 1959

first of only two issues

Posted on December 19, 2023December 11, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags 77 sunset strip, dame, femme fatale, private eye, private eye magazine, trench coatLeave a comment on November 1959 debut issue

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