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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 1939 issue ~ cover art by Wesley Neff

September 1939

cover art by Wesley Neff

Posted on November 17, 2025November 2, 2025Categories uncategorizedTags crime busters magazine, frank gruber, kenneth robeson, maxwell grant, sword, theodore a. tinsley, voodoo, wesley neff1 Comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Wesley Neff

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

December 1936

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on November 17, 2025April 26, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags alan anderson, aligator, canoe, h.l. parkhurst, spear, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Spring 1932 issue ~ cover art by Clem Gretta

Spring 1932, issue #2

cover art by Clem Gretta

Posted on November 17, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clem gretta, h. bedford-jones, harold macgrath, racist imagery, star novels magazine, william j. neidigLeave a comment on Spring 1932 issue ~ cover art by Clem Gretta

1960 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1960 Gold Medal paperback original

pen name of Robert Terrall

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

December 03, 2013

Posted on November 16, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags gold medal paperback, john gonzales, juvenile delinquent, mitchell hooks, robert terrall, rooftopLeave a comment on 1960 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1953 Universal International

1953 Universal International

November 28, 2013

Posted on November 16, 2025November 3, 2025Categories film noir, movie poster, pulpTags jack arnold, joyce holden, ray buffumLeave a comment on 1953 Universal International

March 1954 – debut issue

March 1954

Posted on November 16, 2025November 3, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags juvenile delinquent, pulp illustration, reward true crime cases, smokingLeave a comment on March 1954 – debut issue

March 1953 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

March 1953

cover art by Howell Dodd

October 21, 2013

Posted on November 16, 2025November 3, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags crime magazine, dope, juvenile delinquent, smokingLeave a comment on March 1953 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

4 Little Sisters

1952 Gold Medal paperback original

1954 Gold Medal reissue

reissues normally do not use a different version from the same photo shoot

1954 Phantom edition from Australia

`1957 Gold Medal reissue

Posted on November 16, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags australian pulp, dame, gold medal paperback, phantom paperback, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on 4 Little Sisters

1958 Signet paperback original – cover art by Robert Schulz

1958 Signet paperback original

cover art by Robert Schulz

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 16, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulp, uncategorizedTags dagger, juvenile delinquent, signet paperback, william r. coxLeave a comment on 1958 Signet paperback original – cover art by Robert Schulz

1969 TV tie-in ~ cover by Dezso Csanady

1969 TV tie-in

cover by Dezso Csanady

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 16, 2025November 2, 2025Categories Hardboiled, hardcover, pulp, TVTags dezso csanady, mod squad, tv tie-inLeave a comment on 1969 TV tie-in ~ cover by Dezso Csanady

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