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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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December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

December 1937

cover art by Milton Luros

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 1/22/26]

Posted on December 12, 2023January 22, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, updatedTags double-action gang magazine, e. hoffmann price, harold ward, margie harris, milton luros, moll, norman a. daniels, telephone, tuxLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

May 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1939

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

[post updated 4/15/24]

Posted on December 11, 2023April 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags brent north, complete detective magazine, garter, grim reaper, norman saunders, stockings, tux, wayne rogersLeave a comment on May 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Women in Prison

European edition

1952 Pyramid edition

cover art by Saul Levine

1934 Macaulay hardcover

1959 Pyramid reissue with spectacular cover art by Robert Maguire

Posted on December 11, 2023December 8, 2023Categories Hardboiled, hardcover, paperback, pulp, spicyTags macaulay hardcover, vincent g. burns, women convict, women in prisonLeave a comment on Women in Prison

April 1940 – debut and only issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

April 1940

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on December 11, 2023December 9, 2023Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective dime novels, dynamite, edwin truett, emmett watson, tommygunLeave a comment on April 1940 – debut and only issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

May 1952 issue – 1st issue

cover art by Albert Tyler

Posted on December 10, 2023June 21, 2026Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, pulpTags albert tyler, carnival, con men, gambling fiction, racket squad comic, swindlerLeave a comment on May 1952 issue – 1st issue

November 1947 issue

Format ImagePosted on December 10, 2023December 8, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags alan hynd, leslie charteris, pulp illustration, raymond c. schindler, seth bailey, true police casesLeave a comment on November 1947 issue

1956 Lion reissue

pseudonym of Herman Hoffman Birney

two books with amateur archeologist Jason Burr

1947 Random House hardcover

cover art by Mort Kunstler

Posted on December 10, 2023December 8, 2023Categories crime fiction, mystery, paperback, pulpTags amateur sleuth, david kent, lion paperback, mort kunstlerLeave a comment on 1956 Lion reissue

1967 Leisure paperback original

cover art uncredited by woman is modeled on Robert McGinnis’ work

Posted on December 10, 2023December 8, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags jay flynn, leisure paperbackLeave a comment on 1967 Leisure paperback original

October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1935

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on December 10, 2023December 6, 2023Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags bound, mystery adventures magazine, norman saunders, robert mcblair, six gunLeave a comment on October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1949 issue

March 1949

Posted on December 10, 2023December 6, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags bride, pulp illustration, true crime, uncensored detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1949 issue

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