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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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April 1943 Canadian issue

April 1943 Canadian issue

[updated 10/31/25]

Posted on July 31, 2024October 31, 2025Categories canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags clown, coulrophobia, g.t. fleming-roberts, john h. knox, skull, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on April 1943 Canadian issue

June 1945 issue

June 1945

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 24, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags circus, clown, dagger, mel watt, strongmanLeave a comment on June 1945 issue

November 10, 1932 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

November 10, 1932

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on May 24, 2024May 13, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags clown, detective story magazine, john a. coughlin, leslie t. white, snakeLeave a comment on November 10, 1932 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

October 1940 issue

October 1940

Posted on May 24, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clown, coulrophobia, double detective magazine, green lama, monkey, richard fosterLeave a comment on October 1940 issue

May 1943 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

May 1943

cover art by John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 6/29/24]

Posted on April 25, 2024June 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags carnival, clown, coulrophobia, fredric brown, john a. coughlin, mystery magazine, theodore a. tinsley, unusual detective stories, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on May 1943 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

September 1, 1930 issue

September 1, 1930

cover art by Robert A. Graef

Posted on November 28, 2023November 26, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, pulpTags albert m. treynor, anthony shelton, circus fiction, clown, coulrophobia, john wilstach, pulp art, robert a. graef, top-notch magazine, trapeze, valentine woodLeave a comment on September 1, 1930 issue

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