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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: dame

1953 Police Detective Yearbook ~ cover art by George Gross

1953 Police Detective Yearbook

cover art by George Gross

Posted on February 6, 2026February 2, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags 1953 police detective yearbook, dame, george gross, hookerLeave a comment on 1953 Police Detective Yearbook ~ cover art by George Gross

1949, issue #7

1949, issue #7

cover art by Wally Wood

Posted on February 5, 2026February 2, 2026Categories crime comicTags dame, femme fatale, my confession, wally woodLeave a comment on 1949, issue #7

1947 United Artists release

John Garfield and Hazel Brooks for Body and Soul, 1947

Posted on February 5, 2026February 2, 2026Categories film noir, HardboiledTags body and soul, cocktail, dame, femme fatale, hazel brooks, john garfield, promo shotLeave a comment on 1947 United Artists release

D0 They?

dame

Posted on February 5, 2026February 2, 2026Categories crime fictionTags dame, femme fatale, russ meyerLeave a comment on D0 They?

February 1950 issue

February 1950

Posted on February 5, 2026February 2, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, garter, special detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on February 1950 issue

1956 Popular Library – cover art by Ray Johnson

December 16, 2013

Posted on January 25, 2026January 17, 2026Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags calvin j. clements, dame, femme fatale, popular library, ray johnson, tortureLeave a comment on 1956 Popular Library – cover art by Ray Johnson

1952 Ace paperback original

pseudonym of Hal Braham
1952 Ace paperback original

cover art attributed to Norman Saunders

December 14, 2013

Posted on January 21, 2026January 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, dame, mel cotton, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1952 Ace paperback original

Underworld #1 (1948)

Underworld #1 (1948)

Posted on January 20, 2026January 14, 2026Categories crime comic, HardboiledTags dame, female menace, moll, prison break, tommygunLeave a comment on Underworld #1 (1948)

1960 Gold Medal paperback original

1960 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)?

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 12, 2026January 6, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, frank bonham, gold medal paperback, parole officerLeave a comment on 1960 Gold Medal paperback original

March 1948 issue

March 1948

cover repurposed and reversed from Fall 1954 issue of Complete Police Cases

Posted on January 12, 2026January 6, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags cocktail, dame, expose detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on March 1948 issue

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