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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: armitage trail

November 1929 issue

November 1929

Posted on December 23, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags armitage trail, calvin johnston, charlton l. edholm, john h. thompson, poison, underworld magazineLeave a comment on November 1929 issue

February 1930 issue

February 1930

Posted on April 1, 2024January 18, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags armitage trail, bill mcgreavy, gangster, tom roan, underworld magazine, william ward wiliamsLeave a comment on February 1930 issue

April 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

April 1929

cover art by W.C. Brigham

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on February 4, 2024December 21, 2023Categories crime fiction, mystery, pulpTags armitage trail, dragnet magazine, railroad fiction, train fiction, w.c. brighamLeave a comment on April 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

January 1930 issue ~ cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

January 1930

cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on January 27, 2024May 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags alfred g. skrenda, armitage trail, dragnet magazine, hanged, kennie macdowd, noose, richard credicott, william h. stueberLeave a comment on January 1930 issue ~ cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

Spring 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

Spring 1932

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 14, 2023June 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, armitage trail, complete underworld novelettes, john d. swain, karl detzer, lugar, tom lovellLeave a comment on Spring 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell
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