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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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cover art by Charles Binger

February 1954 Bantam 1st printing of this 1937 chiller

Posted on August 9, 2024July 12, 2024Categories uncategorizedTags bantam paperback, charles binger, dame, femme fatale, john dickson carr, skullLeave a comment on cover art by Charles Binger

October 1939 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

October 1939

cover art by Harwood Forsgren

better image than previously posted

[updated 3/23/26]

Posted on August 8, 2024March 23, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, true crime, updatedTags dame, harwood forsgren, headline detective magazine, mailboxLeave a comment on October 1939 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

December 1940 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

December 1940

cover art by Albert Fisher

Posted on August 7, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, bomb, dame, femme fatale, front page detectiveLeave a comment on December 1940 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

March 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

March 1949

cover art by George Gross

Posted on August 5, 2024July 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, george gross, true crime cases magazineLeave a comment on March 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

1957 Perma Books ~ cover art by James Meese

1957 Perma Books edition, 1st print

their only novel featuring railroad detective Vic Moine

cover by James Meese

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 5, 2024July 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bert and dolores hitchens, dame, femme fatale, james meese, perma paperback, railroad fictionLeave a comment on 1957 Perma Books ~ cover art by James Meese

August 1951 issue

August 1951

cover art attributed to Rudy Nappi

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 5, 2024August 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags all true fact crime cases, dame, femme fatale, hooker, rudy nappi, smokingLeave a comment on August 1951 issue

1951 Gold Medal paperback original

1951 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Barye Philips

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 4, 2024July 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, gold medal paperback, private eye, richard s. prather, shell scottLeave a comment on 1951 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Jack Kirby

Headline Comics #27 (Prize, 1947) Jack Kirby cover.

Posted on August 2, 2024July 10, 2024Categories crime comic, finest kind, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags dame, FBI, headline comics, jack kirby, mollLeave a comment on cover art by Jack Kirby

Summer 1953 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

Summer 1953

cover art by J. George Janes

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 1, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, dorothy dunn, femme fatale, j. george janes, norman a. daniels, smoking, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Summer 1953 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

November 1949 issue

November 1949

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 1, 2024July 4, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags confidential detective cases, dame, moll, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1949 issue

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