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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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July 1956 issue

July 1956

Posted on January 18, 2024September 1, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, pulp illustration, startling detective magazine, venetian blindsLeave a comment on July 1956 issue

May 1955 issue

May 1955

Posted on January 16, 2024January 11, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, front page detective, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on May 1955 issue

August 1957 issue

August 1957

Posted on January 15, 2024January 11, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, pulp illustration, true mystery magazineLeave a comment on August 1957 issue

February 1936 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

February 1936

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 14, 2024December 25, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags andow de soos, dagger, dame, femme fatale, mystery novels magazine, smoking, william r. randallLeave a comment on February 1936 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

December 1933 issue ~ cover art by Victor Julius

December 1933

cover art by Victor Julius

better image than previously posted

[image updated 4/22/24 and 10/29/24]

Posted on January 14, 2024October 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags all detective magazine, dame, erle stanley gardner, femme fatale, frederick c. painton, poison, saucyLeave a comment on December 1933 issue ~ cover art by Victor Julius

#2, 1951 issue

#2, 1951

Posted on January 11, 2024May 26, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, spicy, true crimeTags best detective cases magazine, dame, femme fataleLeave a comment on #2, 1951 issue

December 1955 issue

December 1955

Posted on January 9, 2024December 17, 2023Categories hardcover, magazine, true crimeTags dame, police detective magazine, pulp illustration, true crimeLeave a comment on December 1955 issue

Hit Comics #44 (1947)

Betty Bates, Lady-at-Law!

Posted on January 7, 2024December 19, 2023Categories crime comicTags betty bates, dameLeave a comment on Hit Comics #44 (1947)

October 1936 issue

October 1936

[image updated 9/21/24, 9/6/25]

Posted on January 6, 2024September 6, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, daring detective magazine, femme fatale, pulp artLeave a comment on October 1936 issue

March 1947 issue

March 1947

cover art attributed to Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

[post updated 5/2/25]

Posted on January 6, 2024May 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags albert drake, andrew holt, dame, femme fatale, new detective magazine, robert turner, thorne lee, todhunter ballard, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on March 1947 issue

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