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: charlie chan

November 1937 issue

November 1937

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 2, 2026September 22, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charlie chan, popular detective magazine, robert sidney bowen, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on November 1937 issue

neo-pulp cover art by Chris Rahn

2008 Academy of Chicago Press reissue of the 2nd Charlie Chan novel, first published in 1926. Second of the six Chan mysteries.

neo-pulp cover by Chris Rahn

Posted on July 23, 2024July 3, 2024Categories mystery, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags academy of chicago press, charlie chan, earl derr biggers, hawaii fiction, parrot, pearl necklace, police proceduralLeave a comment on neo-pulp cover art by Chris Rahn

November 1941 issue ~ cover art by A. Redmond

November 1941

cover art by A. Redmond [Alec/Alex Remond?]

Posted on July 21, 2024May 26, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags alex redmond, charlie chan, h.h. holmes, true detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1941 issue ~ cover art by A. Redmond

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