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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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Tag: al capone

January 16, 1937 issue

January 16, 1937

Posted on August 26, 2025August 8, 2025Categories gangster, government agent, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags al capone, alcatraz, liberty magazine, secret serviceLeave a comment on January 16, 1937 issue

1957, debut issue

1957 issue – first and only?

Posted on June 2, 2025May 18, 2025Categories gangster, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags al capone, fbi pictorial report, greenlease kidnapping, john dillinger, kansas city crime, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on 1957, debut issue

February 1934 issue

February 1934

Posted on April 10, 2025March 15, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags al capone, lindbergh kidnapping, machine gun, prison bars, startling detective adventuresLeave a comment on February 1934 issue

July 1936 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

July 1936

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 3, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags al capone, feds, g-men, j.w. scott, true crime magazine, white slaveryLeave a comment on July 1936 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

September 1931 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Doolin

September 1931

cover art by Joseph Doolin

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 30, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags al capone, all star detective stories, hatchet, joseph doolin, robert w. sneddonLeave a comment on September 1931 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Doolin

December 1937 – cover art by Walter Darr

December 1937

Posted on November 17, 2023November 15, 2023Categories true crimeTags 1937, al capone, alcatraz, organized crime, true gang life, walter darrLeave a comment on December 1937 – cover art by Walter Darr
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