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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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1953 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

1953 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Barye Phillips

his seventh novel under his name. his supervisors at the CIA thought it was great cover for an agent to be a writer

November 29, 2013

Posted on April 27, 2026April 6, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, e. howard hunt, gold medal paperbackLeave a comment on 1953 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

1961 Signet paperback original – cover art by Robert Abbett

1961 Signet paperback original

cover art by Robert Abbett

18th in the series with private eye Peter Chambers

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 27, 2026April 6, 2026Categories uncategorizedLeave a comment on 1961 Signet paperback original – cover art by Robert Abbett

February 1951 issue

February 1951

cover art by Michael McCann?

December 18, 2013

Posted on April 27, 2026April 6, 2026Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, detective world magazineLeave a comment on February 1951 issue

1954 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Ray Johnson

1954 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Ray Johnson

Posted on April 27, 2026April 6, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags day keene, gold medal paperback, ray johnsonLeave a comment on 1954 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Ray Johnson

1951 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

1951 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Barye Phillips

1953 Phantom edition from Australia

Posted on April 27, 2026April 6, 2026Categories australian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, gold medal paperback, paul connolly, phantom paperbackLeave a comment on 1951 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

July 1937

cover art by Walter Darr

December 29, 2013

Posted on April 26, 2026April 6, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags cecil f. hubbert, junia caille, modern adventuress, robert leslie bellem, walter darr, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

March 1939 issue

March 1939

Posted on April 26, 2026April 6, 2026Categories magazine, true crimeTags 10 story bookLeave a comment on March 1939 issue

December 1963 Dell paperback original – cover art by Ron Lesser

December 1963 Dell paperback original

cover art by Ron Lesser

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 26, 2026April 6, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, frank kane, johnny liddell, private eye, ron leserLeave a comment on December 1963 Dell paperback original – cover art by Ron Lesser

April/May 1951 issue – cover art by Howell Dodd

April/May 1951 issue

cover art by Howell Dodd

December 19, 2013

Posted on April 26, 2026April 6, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, howell dodd, women in crimeLeave a comment on April/May 1951 issue – cover art by Howell Dodd

October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

October 1935

cover art by Wynne W. Davies

Posted on April 26, 2026April 6, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dame, edward green, hilda ralston, scarlet adventuress, thelma ellis, wynne w. daviesLeave a comment on October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

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