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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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October 1930 issue ~ cover art by Howard V. Brown

October 1930

cover art by Howard V. Brown

better image than previously posted

[image updated 7/9/24]

Posted on April 7, 2024July 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags amazing detective tales, arthur b. reeve, c.r. summer, clark ashton smith, hugo gernsback, ralph w. wilkins, skullLeave a comment on October 1930 issue ~ cover art by Howard V. Brown

August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

August 1934

cover art by Lyman Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 5, 2024June 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags alfred i. tooke, arthur b. reeve, complete underworld novelettes, kenneth h. lunsford, lyman andersonLeave a comment on August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

January 1939 issue

January 1939 – first of only four issues

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2023February 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur b. reeve, top hat, tux, world man hunters magazineLeave a comment on January 1939 issue

May 1935 issue ~ cover art by Margaret Brundage

May 1935

cover art by Margaret Brundage

Posted on November 21, 2023November 20, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, weird fictionTags arthur b. reeve, flashlight, gravestone, margaret brundage, pulp art, weird tales magazineLeave a comment on May 1935 issue ~ cover art by Margaret Brundage

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