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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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Tag: detective fiction

April 21, 1934 issue

April 21, 1934

Posted on May 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blood money, detective fiction, erle stanley gardner, flynn's, grim reaper, judson p. philips, mackinlay kantor, max brand, skeleton, smoking, tom roanLeave a comment on April 21, 1934 issue

April 15, 1923 issue ~ cover art by Hap Hadley

Format ImagePosted on February 23, 2024January 2, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, charles fulton oursler, detective fiction, hap hadley, mystery magazineLeave a comment on April 15, 1923 issue ~ cover art by Hap Hadley

April 1951 issue

April 1951

better image than previously posted

[updated 4/24/25]

Posted on November 20, 2023April 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bullet holes, cornell woolrich, detective fiction, detective fiction weekly, gil brewer, pulp art, raoul whitfieldLeave a comment on April 1951 issue

March 1951 issue

March 1951

final iteration of Flynn’s Detective Fiction Weekly and then Detective Fiction Weekly

Posted on November 19, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction, detective fiction weekly, john d. macdonald, noose, pulp artLeave a comment on March 1951 issue
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