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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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September 15th, 1934 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

September 15th, 1934

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on November 30, 2023November 27, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george rozen, maxwell grant, pulp art, the shadow magazine, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on September 15th, 1934 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

February 1943 issue

[updated 5/6/24]

Format ImagePosted on November 30, 2023May 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, uncensored detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1943 issue

September 1942 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

Format ImagePosted on November 30, 2023November 27, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags flashlight, mystery magazine, pulp art, trenchcoatLeave a comment on September 1942 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

October 1, 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

October 1, 1935

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Posted on November 30, 2023November 27, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags adventure magazine, hashknife hartley, luke short, max brand, monkey, pulp art, talbot mundy, w.c. tuttle, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on October 1, 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

March 1954 issue

March 1954 issue

better image than previously posted

cover art by James Meese?

Posted on November 30, 2023June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags charles beckman, ed mcbain, evan hunter, f.t. carroll, h. wieand bowman, h.a. derosso, jonathan craig, pulp art, pursuit detective story magazine, robert carlton, robert turner, william vanceLeave a comment on March 1954 issue

July 1955 issue

July 1955

Posted on November 30, 2023May 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, headquarters detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on July 1955 issue

Summer 1940 issue

Format ImagePosted on November 30, 2023November 27, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags dagger, kerry mcroberts, porthole, pulp art, thrilling spy stories, william l. hopsonLeave a comment on Summer 1940 issue

June 1944 issue

Format ImagePosted on November 30, 2023November 27, 2023Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags canadian pulp, laurence donovan, popular detective magazine, sam merwinLeave a comment on June 1944 issue

March 1, 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

March 1, 1935

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Posted on November 29, 2023August 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulpTags adventure magazine, hashknife hartley, hugh pendexter, monkey, pulp art, w.c. tuttle, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on March 1, 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

June 1968 British issue

June 1968

Posted on November 29, 2023November 27, 2023Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags british pulp, master detective magazine, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on June 1968 British issue

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