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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: bi plane

February 1929 issue ~ cover art by F.R. Glass

February 1929

cover art by F.R. Glass

Posted on August 2, 2025July 13, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags bank heist, bi plane, f.r. glass, raoul whitfield, triple-x magazineLeave a comment on February 1929 issue ~ cover art by F.R. Glass

April 1929 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

April 1929

cover art by R.C. Wardell

better image than previously posted

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

Posted on June 3, 2025May 18, 2025Categories action fiction, espionage fiction, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags austin kirkwood, bi plane, r.c. wardell, spy stories magazineLeave a comment on April 1929 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

October 1930 issue ~ cover art by Don Hewitt

October 1930

cover art by Don Hewitt

Posted on June 3, 2025May 18, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, war fictionTags battle aces magazine, bi plane, don hewitt, frederick c. davis, o.b. myers, parachute, steuart m. emery, WWILeave a comment on October 1930 issue ~ cover art by Don Hewitt

December 1928 issue ~ cover art by Ray Wardell

December 1928

cover art by Ray Wardell

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

Posted on March 14, 2024April 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, aviation fiction, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags ace williams, bi plane, eustace adams, flying aces magazine, ray wardell, spadLeave a comment on December 1928 issue ~ cover art by Ray Wardell

October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

October 1940

cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

[corrected 6/28/24]

Posted on December 18, 2023June 28, 2024Categories aviation fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, updated, war fiction, weird fictionTags bi plane, dogfight, frederick blakeslee, g-8 and his battle aces, grim reaper, robert j. hogan, skeletonLeave a comment on October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Frederick Blakeslee
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