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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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September 1949 issue

September 1949

cover art attributed to Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 15, 2025June 14, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dan gordon, detective tales magazine, dorothy dunn, flashlight, john d. macdonaldLeave a comment on September 1949 issue

February 1952 issue

February 1952

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 17, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dan gordon, detective tales magazine, don james, francis k. allan, handcuffs, telephone, william campbell gaultLeave a comment on February 1952 issue

February 1949 issue

February 1949

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dan gordon, detective tales magazine, donn mullally, john d. macdonald, john spain, kidnapping, richard wormser, taxi, william campbell gaultLeave a comment on February 1949 issue

October 1950 issue

October 1950

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dan gordon, detective tales magazine, frances beck, francis k. allan, john reese, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1950 issue

December 1948 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

December 1948

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 8, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, booton herndon, dan gordon, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, g.t. fleming-roberts, mailbox, thugLeave a comment on December 1948 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

March 1949 issue

March 1949

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 23, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alan ritner anderson, charles larson, dan gordon, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, pearl necklace, peter paigeLeave a comment on March 1949 issue
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