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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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November 1935 issue

November 1935

Posted on April 18, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, uncategorizedTags beheaded, marge harris, maxwell hawkins, popular detective magazine, sword, theodore tinsleyLeave a comment on November 1935 issue

August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1940

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 9, 2025May 22, 2025Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags beheaded, frederick c. painton, hawaii fiction, jean francis webb, racist imagery, rudolph belarski, scimitar, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on November 17, 2024November 12, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags beheaded, bound, charles r. allen, h.j. ward, racist imagery, spear, spicy adventure stories magazineLeave a comment on November 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1938 issue

May 1938

[image updated 2/15/25 – 10/31/25]

Posted on November 14, 2024October 31, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags beheaded, chained, ghoul, laboratory, mad scientist, paul ernst, richard b. sale, scimitar, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on May 1938 issue

January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1931

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 19, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags beheaded, cornell woolrich, g.t. fleming-roberts, idol, paul ernst, thrilling mystery magazine, wayne rogersLeave a comment on January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski
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