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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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Winter 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Winter 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on November 28, 2023April 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, war fictionTags g-men detective magazine, lantern, laurence donovan, nazi fiction, norman a. daniels, pulp art, rudolph belarski, sabotage, skull, WWII fictionLeave a comment on Winter 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.W Scott

March 1940

cover art by H.W Scott

Posted on November 28, 2023April 4, 2024Categories adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags ghouls, h.w. scott, kenneth robeson, mummy, paul ernst, pulp art, the avenger magazineLeave a comment on March 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.W Scott

August 15, 1936 issue

August 15, 1936

Posted on November 28, 2023November 27, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags badge, detective fiction weekly, franklin h. martin, mirror, organized crime, oscar g. olander, pulp artLeave a comment on August 15, 1936 issue

October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Margaret Brundage

October 1937

cover art by Margaret Brundage

Posted on November 28, 2023November 27, 2023Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, pulp, weird fictionTags dame, david h. keller, dominatrix, edmond hamilton, h.p. lovecraft, margaret brundage, pulp art, seabury quinn, torture, weird tales magazine, whipLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Margaret Brundage

March 1932 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

March 1932

last of only three issues

Posted on November 28, 2023November 26, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, aviation fiction, magazine, pulpTags john gerard, pulp art, speed stories magazine, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on March 1932 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

March 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Format ImagePosted on November 27, 2023April 20, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.k.m. scanlon, norman a. daniels, pulp art, rafael desoto, richard b. sale, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1949 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 27, 2023November 25, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags detective world magazine, pulp art, true crimeLeave a comment on April 1949 issue

September 1938 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 27, 2023November 25, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags daring detective magazine, pulp art, true crimeLeave a comment on September 1938 issue

September 10, 1933 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

Format ImagePosted on November 27, 2023April 4, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, historical fiction, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags b.m. bower, foreign legion, j.d. newsom, pulp art, r.e. pinkerton, short stories magazine, van wyck mason, william reusswigLeave a comment on September 10, 1933 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

Summer 1955 issue

Summer 1955

Posted on November 27, 2023November 24, 2023Categories magazine, true crimeTags complete police cases, pulp illustration, true crimeLeave a comment on Summer 1955 issue

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