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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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The Tin Ear x 2

1952 Merit paperback original

better image than previously posted

1953 Phantom edition

Posted on November 20, 2025November 3, 2025Categories australian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags a.j. collins, dame, femme fatale, merit paperback, phantom paperback, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on The Tin Ear x 2

June 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on September 21, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags a.j. collins, carroll john daly, curtiss t. gardner, dagger, private eye, race williams, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski
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