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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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June 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

June 1949

cover art by Fred Rodewald

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 27, 2025December 9, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, fred rodewald, garter, line-up, police detective cases, stockingsLeave a comment on June 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

December 1951 issue

December 1951

cover art by Howell Dodd?

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 26, 2025December 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, hooker, police detective cases, smokingLeave a comment on December 1951 issue

May 1956 issue

May 1956

December 10, 2013

Posted on December 26, 2025December 9, 2025Categories magazine, spicy, true crimeTags lingerie, pulp illustration, women in crimeLeave a comment on May 1956 issue

June 1968 Companion paperback original – cover art by Robert Bonfils

June 1968 Companion paperback original

cover art by Robert Bonfils

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 26, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags companion paperback, john dexter, lurid, robert bonfils, slezeLeave a comment on June 1968 Companion paperback original – cover art by Robert Bonfils

1961 Gold Medal paperback original

1961 Gold Medal paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 26, 2025December 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags con man, dame, femme fatale, frank bonham, gold medal paperbackLeave a comment on 1961 Gold Medal paperback original

Sweet Wild Wench

1959 Fawcett paperback original

3rd with Southern Californian private eye Joe Puma

cover art by Robert Abbett

cover art kept for later edition

image
Posted on December 26, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, film noir, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, fawcett paperback, garter, joe puma, lingerie, private detective, robert abbett, stockings, william campbell gaultLeave a comment on Sweet Wild Wench

June 1972 issue

June 1972

December 14, 2013

Posted on December 25, 2025December 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags brett halliday, christmas crime, mike shayne mystery magazine, robert blochLeave a comment on June 1972 issue

December 22, 1928 issue ~ cover art by George H. Wert

December 22, 1928

cover art by George H. Wert

Posted on December 25, 2025November 3, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, western fictionTags christmas tree, george h. wert, santa, western story magazineLeave a comment on December 22, 1928 issue ~ cover art by George H. Wert

Holiday Wishes from T.J. Hooker

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William Shatner as T.J. Hooker

Posted on December 25, 2025April 24, 2025Categories TVTags christmas crime, william shatner, t.j. hookerLeave a comment on Holiday Wishes from T.J. Hooker

January 1953 issue

January 1953

cover photograph of Bettie Page by Dirone Photography

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 25, 2025September 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mysteryTags pulp illustration, christmas crime, ellery queen's mystery magazine, margery allingham, ray bradbury, bettie page, francis ilesLeave a comment on January 1953 issue

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