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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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January 1938 issue

cover art unknown – Delos Palmer?

January 1938 issue

Posted on January 12, 2026January 6, 2026Categories magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, front page detective, wanted posterLeave a comment on January 1938 issue

1954 Graphic reissue – cover art by Walter Popp

1953 Simon & Schuster hardcover, this the later Graphic paperback

cover art by Walter Popp

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 29, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, graphic paperback, shoulder holster, walter poppLeave a comment on 1954 Graphic reissue – cover art by Walter Popp

1958 Dell reissue – cover art by Victor Kalin

cover art by Victor Kalin

1957 Dodd Mead hardcover, 1958 Dell reissue

also published that year by the Detective Book Club as Malice Domestic

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 28, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, dell paperback, victor kalin, william hardyLeave a comment on 1958 Dell reissue – cover art by Victor Kalin

October 1952 issue

October 1952

Posted on December 27, 2025December 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, moll, underworld detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1952 issue

August 1955 issue

August 1955

cover by Bill Stone

Posted on December 27, 2025December 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, inside detective magazine, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on August 1955 issue

June 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

June 1949

cover art by Fred Rodewald

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 27, 2025December 9, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, fred rodewald, garter, line-up, police detective cases, stockingsLeave a comment on June 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

December 1951 issue

December 1951

cover art by Howell Dodd?

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 26, 2025December 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, hooker, police detective cases, smokingLeave a comment on December 1951 issue

1961 Gold Medal paperback original

1961 Gold Medal paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 26, 2025December 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags con man, dame, femme fatale, frank bonham, gold medal paperbackLeave a comment on 1961 Gold Medal paperback original

Sweet Wild Wench

1959 Fawcett paperback original

3rd with Southern Californian private eye Joe Puma

cover art by Robert Abbett

cover art kept for later edition

image
Posted on December 26, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, film noir, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, fawcett paperback, garter, joe puma, lingerie, private detective, robert abbett, stockings, william campbell gaultLeave a comment on Sweet Wild Wench

1954 Popular Library paperback original

1954 Popular Library paperback original

cover art by Walter Popp

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 23, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, popular library, smoking, william ardLeave a comment on 1954 Popular Library paperback original

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