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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: cigarette holder

cover art by James Avati

Goodbye to Berlin, paperback cover, 1952
Oil on board
24-1/2 x 20-1/2 inches (62.2 x 52.1 cm)
Signed lower left

1952 Signet reissue

Posted on November 22, 2023June 21, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulpTags christopher isherwood, cigarette holder, dame, james avati, original art, pulp art, signet paperbackLeave a comment on cover art by James Avati

No. 4, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Oscar Greiner

No. 4, May 1939

cover art by Oscar Greiner

[updated 1/3/26]

Posted on November 18, 2023January 3, 2026Categories magazine, pulp, spicyTags cigarette holder, dame, evening wear, femme fatale, finest kind, gay life stories, oscar greiner, peppy tales magazine, pulp artLeave a comment on No. 4, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Oscar Greiner

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