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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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Up Jumped the Devil x 3

1943 Reynal hardcover

1944 Handi-Book digest

1950 Signet paperback reissue, retitled Murder All Over

cover art by Ray Johnson

3rd book with private eye Rex McBride

Posted on September 9, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, hardcover, paperback, pulpTags cleve f. adams, demon, devil, dice, handi-book paperback, ray johnson, reynal hardcover, signet paperback, skeletonsLeave a comment on Up Jumped the Devil x 3

1949 Avon paperback – cover art by Ann Cantor)

1949 Avon paperback reissue

1938 McBride hardcover

cover art by Ann Cantor

better image than previously posted

basis for the 1947 film noir

Posted on March 5, 2025February 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, film noir, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ann cantor, avon paperback, demon, devil, lawrence tierney, motorcycle cop, movie poster, robert du soeLeave a comment on 1949 Avon paperback – cover art by Ann Cantor)

Summer 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Summer 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on August 9, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective mystery novel magazine, devil, john dickson carrLeave a comment on Summer 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 11, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

April 11, 1931

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on May 27, 2024May 13, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags demon, detective story magazine, devil, john a. coughlinLeave a comment on April 11, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

September 26, 1931 issue

September 26, 1931

cover art by John A. Coughlin?

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 27, 2024May 13, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags demon, detective story magazine, devil, hollywood fiction, hypodermic, jewels, movie cameraLeave a comment on September 26, 1931 issue

May 1933 Canadian edition ~ cover art by Julius Erbit

May 1933 Canadian edition

cover art by Julius Erbit from the US edition

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 27, 2024May 13, 2024Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, demon, devil, e. hoffmann price, h.m. sutherland, julius erbitLeave a comment on May 1933 Canadian edition ~ cover art by Julius Erbit

September 30, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 30, 1939

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 16, 2024April 14, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, demon, devil, finest kind, georges surdez, ralph r. perry, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on September 30, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 3, 1941 issue

May 3, 1941 issue

Posted on December 15, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles boswell, cornell woolrich, demon, detective fiction weekly, devil, pulp art, william brandonLeave a comment on May 3, 1941 issue

Summer 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

Summer 1949

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on December 7, 2023December 3, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags demon, devil, doc savage, dragon, george rozen, hades, hell, kenneth robeson, tridentLeave a comment on Summer 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

December 5, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 5, 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on November 27, 2023November 26, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, historical fiction, magazine, maritime fiction, pulp, western fictionTags argosy magazine, demon, devil, hades, lester dent, pulp art, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on December 5, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski
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