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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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Paul Rader x 2

1962 Midwood paperback original

cover art by Paul Rader

1967 Bee-Line paperback original

Rader’s name removed

Posted on September 6, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags bee-line paperback, dame, femme fatale, lurid, midwood paperback, mike skinner, paul rader, sleaze, val seranLeave a comment on Paul Rader x 2

The Big Kiss-Off x 3

1954 Graphic paperback original

cover art by Clyde Ross

1954 Australian edition

1969 Macfadden reissue

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 6, 2025August 16, 2025Categories australian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags clyde ross, dame, day keene, femme fatale, macfadden paperbackLeave a comment on The Big Kiss-Off x 3

1950 Pocket reissue – cover art by Barye Phillips

1949 Simon and Schuster hardcover

1950 Pocket reissue

cover art by Barye Phillips

2nd book with lawyer/detective Scott Jordan

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 5, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, dame, gambling fiction, harold q. masur, scott jordanLeave a comment on 1950 Pocket reissue – cover art by Barye Phillips

1954 Bantam reissue – cover art by Barye Phillips

1948 Dutton hardcover

his second book, also second with Ed and Am Hunter

cover art for this 1954 Bantam paperback by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 3, 2025August 16, 2025Categories uncategorizedTags bantam paperback, barye phillips, dame, femme fatale, fredric brown, stockingsLeave a comment on 1954 Bantam reissue – cover art by Barye Phillips

September 1951 issue

September 1951

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 3, 2025August 16, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, inside detective magazine, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on September 1951 issue

1952 Bantam reissue – cover art by Barye Phillips

1952 Bantam reissue

1952; cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 1, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bantam paperback, barye phillips, blackmail, dame, femme fatale, frank o'malley, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1952 Bantam reissue – cover art by Barye Phillips

1967 McFadden reissue – cover art by Jerry Podwil

1948 McKay release in the US, this the later McFadden softcover

released in Australia as Invincible, as by Edward Ronns

cover art by Jerry Podwil

November 17, 2013

Posted on August 31, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags cigarette holder, dame, edward s. aarons, jerry podwil, mcfadden paperback, smokingLeave a comment on 1967 McFadden reissue – cover art by Jerry Podwil

November 1943 issue

November 1943

Posted on August 31, 2025August 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, true crimeTags dame, pulp illustration, startling detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1943 issue

1950 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by C.C.Beall

1950 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by C.C.Beall

November 18, 2013

Posted on August 31, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bruno fischer, c.c. beall, dame, femme fatale, garter, gold medal paperback, stockingsLeave a comment on 1950 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by C.C.Beall

1953 Lion paperback original

1953 Lion paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 31, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, lingerie, lion paperback, richard mathesonLeave a comment on 1953 Lion paperback original

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