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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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February 1952 issue

February 1952

better image than previously posted

“Holden” listed as an author on the cover, but not included on the title page…

Posted on July 2, 2025June 7, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alley, dale clark, donn mullally, new detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1952 issue

1951 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

1951 Gold Medal paperback original

pseudonym of Edward S. Aarons

cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

1955 Gold Medal reissue

Posted on January 31, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags alley, barye phillips, dame, edward ronns, gold medal paperbackLeave a comment on 1951 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

March 1955 issue ~ cover art by Malcolm W. Graveline

March 1955

cover art by Malcolm W. Graveline

Posted on December 22, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags alley, edward d. radin, erskine caldwell, g.t. fleming-roberts, gil brewer, hal ellson, henry kane, kenneth fearing, malcolm w. graveline, manhunt detective story monthlyLeave a comment on March 1955 issue ~ cover art by Malcolm W. Graveline

July 1951 issue ~ cover art by Lee Ames

July 1951

cover art by Lee Ames

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 13, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags alley, avon comic, lee ames, murderous gangstersLeave a comment on July 1951 issue ~ cover art by Lee Ames

August 1953 issue

August 1953

Posted on August 31, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alley, carroll john daly, famous detective stories, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1953 issue

April 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

her legs don’t work – they make her body too long

Posted on July 28, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alley, flashlight, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on April 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1942

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 3, 2024June 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags alley, arthur leo zagat, dagger, francis k. allan, j.j. des ormeaux, strange detective mysteriesLeave a comment on May 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

February 1936

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 15, 2024December 24, 2023Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alley, detective tales magazine, emerson graves, finest kind, george bruce, george shaftel, j. lane linklater, leslie t. white, p[aul ernst, tom lovell, top hat, trench coatLeave a comment on February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

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