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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 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1950

cover art by Norman Saunders

January 25, 2014

Posted on May 22, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective tales magazine, escaped con, john d. macdonald, norman saundersLeave a comment on September 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1935 issue ~ cover by Monroe Eisenberg

September 1935

cover by Monroe Eisenberg

Posted on May 22, 2026May 1, 2026Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags convict, monroe eisenberg, prison life storiesLeave a comment on September 1935 issue ~ cover by Monroe Eisenberg

November 19, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

November 19, 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on May 22, 2026May 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, donald barr chidsey, escaped con, flynn's, handcuffsLeave a comment on November 19, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

March 1927 issue

March 1927

Posted on May 22, 2026May 6, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, erle stanley gardner, jeff baker, prison breakLeave a comment on March 1927 issue

February 1950, issue #11

February 1950, issue #11

Posted on May 22, 2026May 15, 2026Categories crime fiction, true crimeTags crimes by women comic, prison break, stories of women in prisonLeave a comment on February 1950, issue #11

July 1938 issue, no. 28 – cover art by Creig Flessel

July 1938 issue, no. 28

cover art by Creig Flessel

Posted on May 21, 2026May 14, 2026Categories crime comic, maritime fictionTags adventure comics, creig flessel, pirateLeave a comment on July 1938 issue, no. 28 – cover art by Creig Flessel

April 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on May 21, 2026May 1, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags chained, h.j. ward, spicy-adventure stories, stewart gatesLeave a comment on April 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine

March 1936

cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

Posted on May 21, 2026May 12, 2026Categories uncategorizedTags blaine, bound, dagger, mystery adventures magazine, norman saunders, pirateLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine

October 1942 issue

October 1942

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 21, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10 story mystery magazine, david crewe, eye patch, james a. kirch, logan claybourne, pirate, russell gray, skeleton, treasure mapLeave a comment on October 1942 issue

September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

September 1930

cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

Posted on May 21, 2026May 1, 2026Categories magazine, pulp, war fictionTags dagger, deep sea diver, frederick blakeslee, submarine stories magazineLeave a comment on September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

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