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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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October 1929 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

October 1929

cover art by R.C. Wardell

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on February 11, 2024December 27, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, magazine, mystery, pulpTags chinatown, dame, moll, r.c. wardell, stockings, tom roan, tong war, underworld magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1929 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

cover art by Harry Barton

Mambo to Murder, paperback cover, 1955
oil on board, 23.75 x 17 in. (sight)
Not signed

Posted on February 10, 2024December 30, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, dale clark, dame, femme fatale, harry barton, oil on board, original artLeave a comment on cover art by Harry Barton

cover art by Harry Barton

The Squeeze, paperback cover, 1955
tempera on board, 20 x 14 in. (sight)
Signed lower left

Posted on February 6, 2024December 30, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, dame, femme fatale, gil brewer, harry barton, noir, tempera on boardLeave a comment on cover art by Harry Barton

cover art by Howell Dodd

1951

Oil on board, 16 × 11-3/4 inches

cover art for No Time For Sleep by Amos Hatter (Venus, 1951).

Posted on February 5, 2024December 29, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulp, spicyTags amos hatter, dame, femme fatale, hitchhiking, howell dodd, original art, smoking, venus paperbackLeave a comment on cover art by Howell Dodd

cover art by Robert McGinnis

1962 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 3, 2024December 29, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, gold medal paperback, original art, raymond mason, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on cover art by Robert McGinnis

June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

June 1936

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 2, 2024December 27, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, dame, femme fatale, jewel thief, master detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

March 1934

cover art by J. George Janes

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 1, 2024April 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black cat, carl mckinnon saunders, dame, femme fatale, frederick c. davis, j. george janes, paul chadwick, poison, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

November 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1936

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 28, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, garter, h.j. ward, spicy-adventure stories, stockings, willis vachel keithLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1955 issue

May 1955

Posted on January 28, 2024December 21, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, true crime cases magazineLeave a comment on May 1955 issue

September 1960 issue

September 1960

Posted on January 24, 2024January 11, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, jewels, official detective stories, poison, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on September 1960 issue

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