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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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cover art by Armand Seguso

Armand Seguso
Girl with Gun, probable paperback cover
Mixed media on board, 28.75 x 20 in.
Signed center right

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on April 10, 2024May 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, pulp, spicyTags armand seguso, dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Armand Seguso

December 1947 issue

December 1947 issue

the only issue published

Posted on April 10, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags best detective magazine, dame, moll, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1947 issue

Spring 1950 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Spring 1950

cover art by George Gross repurposed from Fall 1942 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 10, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags betty cummings, dame, detective book magazine, george gross, joe barry, john d. macdonald, john starrLeave a comment on Spring 1950 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

August 1964 issue ~ cover by Chacopino

August 1964

cover by Chacopino

Posted on April 8, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags arthur kent, chacopino, dame, edgar wallace mystery magazine, femme fatale, martin thomas, mink stole, vern hansen, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1964 issue ~ cover by Chacopino

Spring (Dec.- Feb.) 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Spring (Dec.- Feb.) 1948

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 8, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crime novel, dame, detective book magazine, mystery novel, norman saunders, tux, vera caspary, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Spring (Dec.- Feb.) 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

1944, #11 issue – cover art by George Tuska

1944

cover art by George Tuska

[cover art updated 7/10/24]

Posted on April 8, 2024July 10, 2024Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, updatedTags bulls eye comic, cold war fiction, dame, femme fatale, skull, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1944, #11 issue – cover art by George Tuska

December 1949 issue

December 1949

cover photo by Pagano

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 8, 2024February 24, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, front page detective, pagano, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on December 1949 issue

June 27, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

June 27, 1936

cover art by Hubert Rogers

Posted on April 7, 2024February 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags allan vaughan elston, argosy magazine, dame, femme fatale, georges surdez, hubert rogers, south seasLeave a comment on June 27, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

October 1956 issue

October 1956

Posted on April 6, 2024February 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, smoking, true mystery expose, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1956 issue

November 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 1, 2024January 18, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, espionage fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags assassin, dagger, dame, femme fatale, finest kind, justin case, mata hari, nazi fiction, spicy-adventure stories, WWII fictionLeave a comment on November 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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