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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: bank robbery

cover art by Jerome Rozen

cover art by Jerome Rozen

oil on canvas, 20 x 18 inches

August 1943 issue

[cover image updated 6/28/24]

Posted on June 18, 2024June 28, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags bank robbery, jerome rozen, joe archibald, maurice phillips, robert turner, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on cover art by Jerome Rozen

November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

November 1931

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on May 20, 2024May 13, 2024Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bank robbery, dagger, dalton stevens, finest kind, master detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

June 1954 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1954

cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1956 UK issue

[updated with UK cover 3/31/25]

Posted on April 11, 2024March 31, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bank robbery, famous detective stories, marc millen, norman ober, norman saunders, vault, wilbur s. peacockLeave a comment on June 1954 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1931 issue ~ cover art by Fred Craft

August 1931

cover art by Fred Craft

Posted on December 2, 2023November 30, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, historical fiction, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags bank robbery, far west stories, fred craft, pulp art, six gun, walt coburnLeave a comment on August 1931 issue ~ cover art by Fred Craft

November 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

Final issue of the title, and the last pulp appearance of the Lone Ranger

Posted on November 24, 2023November 22, 2023Categories action fiction, magazine, western fictionTags bank robbery, h.j. ward, heist, lone ranger magazine, tonto, western fictionLeave a comment on November 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1939

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 16, 2023November 15, 2023Categories anthology, magazineTags bank robbery, fingerprints, norman saunders, russell bender, tux, variety magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on June 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders
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