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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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1945, premiere issue

1945, premiere issue

Posted on September 1, 2026August 3, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags dagger, fingerprints detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on 1945, premiere issue

July 1944, issue no. 9 – cover art by Gus Ricca

July 1944, issue no. 9 – cover art by Gus Ricca

Posted on September 1, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime comicTags dagger, gus ricca, punch comics, spy, telephone, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1944, issue no. 9 – cover art by Gus Ricca

December 1941 issue

December 1941

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 30, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, dagger, masked detective magazine, racist imagery, trap doorLeave a comment on December 1941 issue

February 5, 1927 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

February 5, 1927

cover art by John A. Coughlin

November 06, 2014

Posted on August 30, 2026August 4, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.e. apple, dagger, detective story magazine, gambling fiction, john a. coughlinLeave a comment on February 5, 1927 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1938

cover art by Norman Saunders

February 24, 2014

Posted on August 26, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags axe, complete detective magazine, dagger, g.t. fleming-roberts, ghoul, john h. knox, norman saunders, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1933 issue

April 1933 – second issue

Posted on August 26, 2026August 15, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anatole feldman, black mask, dagger, g. wayman jones, jack d'arcy, oscar schisgall, phantom detective magazine, racist imagery, top hat, yellow menaceLeave a comment on April 1933 issue

January 1949 issue

January 1949

Posted on August 24, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dame, david goodis, oliver weld bayer, two complete detective books magazine, voyerLeave a comment on January 1949 issue

January 1938 issue

January 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 23, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, handcuffs, john hawkins, oscar schisgall, popular detective magazineLeave a comment on January 1938 issue

August 1937 – premiere issue ~ cover art by John W. Scott

August 1937 – premiere issue

cover art by John W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 23, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective short stories magazine, donald barr chidsey, j.w. scott, joseph gollumb, racist imagery, yellow menaceLeave a comment on August 1937 – premiere issue ~ cover art by John W. Scott

July 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Newton Howitt

July 1934

cover art by John Newton Howitt

Posted on August 21, 2026August 13, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dagger, lightning bolt, pirate, spiderweb, the spider magazineLeave a comment on July 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Newton Howitt

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