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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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Up Jumped the Devil x 3

1943 Reynal hardcover

1944 Handi-Book digest

1950 Signet paperback reissue, retitled Murder All Over

cover art by Ray Johnson

3rd book with private eye Rex McBride

Posted on September 9, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, hardcover, paperback, pulpTags cleve f. adams, demon, devil, dice, handi-book paperback, ray johnson, reynal hardcover, signet paperback, skeletonsLeave a comment on Up Jumped the Devil x 3

1948 Bantam reissue

1948

cover art by Gilbert Darling

1960 Corgi UK reissue

Oliver Brabbins

Posted on September 8, 2025August 16, 2025Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags allan ullman, bantam paperback, barbara stanwyck, blood trail, burt lancaster, corgi paperback, lucille fletcher, oliver brabbins, telephone, tie-inLeave a comment on 1948 Bantam reissue

December 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1944

Posted on September 8, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulpTags dagger, h.j. ward, noose, super-detective magazine, telephone, thugLeave a comment on December 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1951 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1951

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 8, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags john d. macdonald, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, telephoneLeave a comment on August 1951 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1938 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

April 1938

cover art by Harwood Forsgren

Posted on September 8, 2025August 18, 2025Categories uncategorizedTags harwood forsgren, inside detective magazine, telephone, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1938 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

October 1933 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

October 1933

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on September 8, 2025August 16, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, kidnapping, real detective magazine, telephone, tuxLeave a comment on October 1933 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

May 1951 issue

May 1951

Posted on September 8, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction magazine, john d. macdonald, telephoneLeave a comment on May 1951 issue

1954 Pocket edition – cover art by George Mayers

1954 Pocket

cover art by George Mayers

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 7, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags fire escape, geoerge mayers, pocket paperback, robert patrick wilmotLeave a comment on 1954 Pocket edition – cover art by George Mayers

1958 Perma Books edition – cover art by Charles Binger

1958 Perma Books edition

cover art by Charles Binger

1958 Simon & Schuster hardcover

7th in his 87th Precinct series

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 7, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags 87th precinct, dame, ed mcbain, perma paperback, police procedural, smokingLeave a comment on 1958 Perma Books edition – cover art by Charles Binger

August 1933 issue

August 1933

Posted on September 7, 2025August 16, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags master detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1933 issue

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