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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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September 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

September 1934

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 16, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags beach, bikini, h.l. parkhurst, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective storiesLeave a comment on September 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

September 1947 issue

September 1947

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 2, 2024January 18, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, bikini, dagger, dime mystery magazine, francis k. allan, ray bradburyLeave a comment on September 1947 issue

June 1961 issue ~ cover art by Victor Prezio

June 1961

Posted on November 26, 2023November 23, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, men's magazineTags adventure magazine, bikini, pulp art, scuba, treasure, victor prezioLeave a comment on June 1961 issue ~ cover art by Victor Prezio

cover art by Robert McGinnis

1946 Dell mapback paperback original

February 1960 Dell reissue, 1st print

cover art by Robert McGinnis

Posted on November 16, 2023November 13, 2024Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags beach, bikini, brett halliday, dame, dell paperback, florida fiction, mike shayne, original art, robert mcginnis, umbrella1 Comment on cover art by Robert McGinnis

April 1966 issue ~ cover art by by Shannon Stirnweis

April 1966

Format ImagePosted on November 11, 2023November 11, 2023Categories men's magazineTags adventure magazine, bikini, dame, pulp art, shannon sternweissLeave a comment on April 1966 issue ~ cover art by by Shannon Stirnweis

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