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: big-book detective magazine

April 1944 Canadian edition

April 1944 Canadian edition

cover art based on July 1941 issue of Dime Detective

Posted on October 3, 2026September 23, 2026Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags big-book detective magazine, furnace, richard sale, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1944 Canadian edition

December 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 16, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags big-book detective magazine, handcuffs, o.b. myers, rafael desoto, robert s. bowenLeave a comment on December 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1942 issue

February 1942

Posted on April 28, 2025April 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags big-book detective magazine, casket, ray p. shotwell, robert s. bowen, russell gray, t.t. flynn, w.t. ballard, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1942 issue

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