Skip to content

SMB Noir

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!

June 2026
M T W T F S S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930  
« May    

For altered posts, choose the category "Updated"

Follow SMB Noir on WordPress.com

send comments to staff@seattlemystery.com

All rights to this ongoing project are reserved by the owner.

Tag: deep sea diver

May 18, 1918 issue ~ cover art by George M. Richards

May 18, 1918

cover art by George M. Richards

Posted on July 2, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags adventure magazine, dagger, deep sea diver, george m. richardsLeave a comment on May 18, 1918 issue ~ cover art by George M. Richards

September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 7, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, david goodis, deep sea diver, edward churchill, joe archibald, joel townsley rogers, popular detective magazine, robert sidney bowen, rudolph belarski, wayland riceLeave a comment on September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine

January 1936

cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

[updated 5/6/24 and 10/20/24]

Posted on December 18, 2023October 20, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags blaine, dagger, deep sea diver, hollywood fiction, norman saunders, saucy movie tales, sharkLeave a comment on January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine

October 1937 issue ~ cover art by R.G. Harris

October 1937

cover art by R.G. Harris

signed by the artist nearly 60 years later

[image updated 4/15/24]

Posted on December 8, 2023April 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags deep sea diver, doc savage, r.g. harris, spear gunLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by R.G. Harris

September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

September 1930

cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

Posted on November 29, 2023November 26, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, war fictionTags deep sea diver, frederick blakeslee, knife fight, pulp art, submarine stories magazineLeave a comment on September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

November 1928 issue ~ cover art by Charles L. Wrenn

November 1928

cover art by Charles L. Wrenn

Posted on November 28, 2023November 26, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, historical fiction, magazine, maritime fictionTags bertram w. williams, charles l. wrenn, dagger, danger trail magazine, deep sea diver, knife fight, pulp artLeave a comment on November 1928 issue ~ cover art by Charles L. Wrenn

Posts pagination

Previous page Page 1 Page 2
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • SMB Noir
    • Join 25 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • SMB Noir
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar

Loading Comments...