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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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December 1951 issue

December 1951

cover art attributed to Lou Marchetti

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 27, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags david crewe, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, larry holden, william campbell gaultLeave a comment on December 1951 issue

November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1945

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 16, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blueprint, bruno fischer, cyril plunkett, dagger, david crewe, ken lewis, new detective magazine, rafael desotoLeave a comment on November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1950 UK Edition

September 1950 UK Edition

Posted on April 11, 2025March 15, 2025Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, david crewe, eye patch, lance kermit, logan claybourne, pirate, pirate map, russell gray, skeleton, treasure mapLeave a comment on September 1950 UK Edition

February 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1946

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 15, 2025January 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bride, bullet hole, carroll john daly, cyril plunkett, david crewe, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, satan hall, skullLeave a comment on February 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1942 issue

May 1942

Posted on October 30, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags david crewe, francis k. allan, new detective magazine, ray p. shotwell, rex faustLeave a comment on May 1942 issue

December 1942 issue

December 1942

Posted on July 31, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10 story mystery magazine, david crewe, frank p. kerr, ghoul, robert turner, woman with a gun, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on December 1942 issue

March 1941 – premiere issue

March 1941

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 15, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags coffin, david crewe, george a. shaftel, john b. starr, new detective magazine, robert sidney bowen, skeleton, william r. coxLeave a comment on March 1941 – premiere issue

February 1943 issue

February 1943

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 1, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10 story mystery magazine, axe, convict, dagger, david crewe, g.t. fleming-roberts, noose, philip ketchum, poison, sword, tommygunLeave a comment on February 1943 issue
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