Skip to content

SMB Noir

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!

January 2026
M T W T F S S
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031  
« Dec    

For altered posts, choose the category "Updated"

Follow SMB Noir on WordPress.com

send comments to staff@seattlemystery.com

All rights to this ongoing project are reserved by the owner.

Tag: dagger

January 1933 issue

January 1933

cover art by Sidney Riesenberg?

Posted on November 11, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace of spades, adele luehrmann, best detective magazine, dagger, grim reaper, john baer, kenneth duane whipple, oscar schisgall, scythe, sidney riesenberg, skeletonLeave a comment on January 1933 issue

July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 9, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dagger, g.t. fleming-roberts, grim reapertux, ray cummings, rudolph belarski, thrilling mystery magazine, top hat, wayne rogersLeave a comment on July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Winter 1948-49 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

Winter 1948-49

cover art by Allen Anderson

Posted on November 8, 2025November 2, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags allen anderson, curtis bishop, dagger, mounties, northwest romances magazine, RCMP, torch, wolfLeave a comment on Winter 1948-49 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

November 1960 issue ~ cover art by Carl Pfeuffer

November 1960 issue

better image than previously posted

cover art by Carl Pfeuffer

Posted on November 6, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, pulp, spicyTags bob shields, bound, carl pfeuffer, dagger, dungeon, jim arthur, off beat detective stories, w.e. morseLeave a comment on November 1960 issue ~ cover art by Carl Pfeuffer

December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1943

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 02, 2013

Posted on November 5, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags circus, dagger, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1936 issue

February 1936 issue

cover art by Clyde Pretteman (?)

Posted on November 5, 2025November 2, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags american detective fact cases, daggerLeave a comment on February 1936 issue

July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

July 1937

cover art by Dalton Stevens

cover without label

Posted on November 5, 2025November 2, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dagger, dalton stevens, master detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

September 1936

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on November 5, 2025November 2, 2025Categories magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags dagger, dalton stevens, master detective magazineLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

November 1926 issue ~ cover by H. C. Murphy

November 1926

cover by H. C. Murphy

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 3, 2025November 2, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags action stories magazine, chart pitt, dagger, howard e. morgan, mounties, patrick casey, RCMP, walter j. coburn, wanted posterLeave a comment on November 1926 issue ~ cover by H. C. Murphy

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by H. J. Ward

February 1937

cover art by H. J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 3, 2025November 2, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, h.j. ward, lew merrill, spicy adventure stories magazine, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by H. J. Ward

Posts pagination

Previous page Page 1 … Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 … Page 44 Next page
Blog at WordPress.com.
SMB Noir
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • SMB Noir
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • SMB Noir
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...