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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: binoculars

January 1945 issue

January 1945

Posted on December 12, 2025November 23, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags binoculars, inside detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on January 1945 issue

February 1951 issue ~ cover art by Charles Wood

February 1951

cover art by Charles Wood

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags binoculars, charles wood, john d. macdonald, short stories magazine, skull and crossbonesLeave a comment on February 1951 issue ~ cover art by Charles Wood

January 1944 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

January 1944

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 17, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags allen anderson, binoculars, flashlight, private detective stories, racist imagery, rooftop, spy, yellow menaceLeave a comment on January 1944 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

May 1, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Duncan McMillan

May 1, 1930

cover art by Duncan McMillan

Posted on December 3, 2023December 2, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags adventure magazine, binoculars, duncan mcmillan, lawrence g. blochman, pulp art, t.s. stripling, war fictionLeave a comment on May 1, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Duncan McMillan
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