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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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1960 Gold Medal paperback original

1960 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Barye Phillips

November 27, 2013

Posted on November 21, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, dame, gold medal paperback, milton k. ozakiLeave a comment on 1960 Gold Medal paperback original

BANG

adultcrash:
“ cops with bowties.
”

December 07, 2013

Posted on November 21, 2025November 4, 2025Categories crime comicTags animated, copsLeave a comment on BANG

1959 Pocket paperback original – cover art by Darrell Greene

aka Hank Searls

1959 Pocket paperback original

cover art by Darrell Greene

November 27, 2013

Posted on November 21, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags darrell greene, hank searls, lee costigan, pocket paperback, police proceduralLeave a comment on 1959 Pocket paperback original – cover art by Darrell Greene

June 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

June 1932 – second of only two issues published

“this rare pulp re-packages contents from ‘Gang World'”

cover art by William Reusswig

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 21, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blue steel magazine, courtroom, j.r. murphy, t.t. flynn, william reusswigLeave a comment on June 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

DAMN!

damn

February 25, 2016

Posted on November 20, 2025November 3, 2025Categories HardboiledTags woman with a gunLeave a comment on DAMN!

Queen of Mayhem

Queen of Mayhem

Posted on November 20, 2025November 3, 2025Categories film noir, HardboiledTags ace of spades, skull and crossbones, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Queen of Mayhem

May 1951 issue

May 1951

Posted on November 20, 2025November 3, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, femme fatale, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1951 issue

Senta Berger

“The Double Affair”, November 17, 1964, “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”

Senta Berger as Serena, agent of THRUSH

Posted on November 20, 2025November 3, 2025Categories TVTags man from uncle, senta berger, spy tv, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Senta Berger

The Tin Ear x 2

1952 Merit paperback original

better image than previously posted

1953 Phantom edition

Posted on November 20, 2025November 3, 2025Categories australian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags a.j. collins, dame, femme fatale, merit paperback, phantom paperback, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on The Tin Ear x 2

August 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

August 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on November 20, 2025November 3, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, master detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

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