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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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Wild x 3

1958 Crest paperback original

1958 British edition

1964 Gold Medal reissue

Posted on April 30, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperbackTags crest paperback, gil brewer, gold medal paperback, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on Wild x 3

June 1950 issue

June 1950

cover art by Howell Dodd?

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 30, 2026April 7, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags dame, line-up detective, smokingLeave a comment on June 1950 issue

January 1951 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

January 1951

cover art by Howell Dodd

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 30, 2026April 7, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, garter, hooker, howell dodd, lingerie, stairs, stockings, women in crimeLeave a comment on January 1951 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

1957 Popular Library paperback original – cover art by Ray Johnson

1957 Popular Library paperback original

cover art by Ray Johnson

4th Steve Ashe

December 19, 2013

Posted on April 30, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags hollywood fiction, james howard, popular library, ray johnson, showgirlLeave a comment on 1957 Popular Library paperback original – cover art by Ray Johnson

1957 Signet edition – cover art by James Avati

1957 Signet

cover art by James Avati

Posted on April 29, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, short story collection, spicy, uncategorizedTags dame, femme fatale, james t. farrell, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1957 Signet edition – cover art by James Avati

1956 Graphic paperback ~ cover art by Walter Popp

cover art by Walter Popp

Robert O. Saber (aka Milton K. Ozaki),

A Time for Murder, 1956 Graphic paperback original

September 13, 2014

Posted on April 29, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags dame, dressing table, femme fatale, graphic paperback, robert o. saber, walter poppLeave a comment on 1956 Graphic paperback ~ cover art by Walter Popp

1962 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Ron Lesser

1962 Midwood paperback original

cover art by Ron Lesser

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 29, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags dame, midwood paperback, mike avallone, ron lesser, smokingLeave a comment on 1962 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Ron Lesser

November 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

November 1949

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 29, 2026April 7, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, george gross, women in crimeLeave a comment on November 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

July 1963 issue

July 1963 issue

Posted on April 29, 2026April 7, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags official detective stories, pulp illustration, trainLeave a comment on July 1963 issue

February 1941 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

February 1941

cover art by John W. Scott

Posted on April 28, 2026April 7, 2026Categories uncategorizedTags bound, dagger, detective short stories magazine, eaton k. goldthwaite, j.w. scott, roger torreyLeave a comment on February 1941 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

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