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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 18, 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 18, 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 20, 2025June 7, 2025Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, borden chase, diamond, hulbert footnerLeave a comment on September 18, 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

May 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags cleve f. adams, dale clark, diamond, double detective magazine, emmett watson, hugh b. cave, letters, richard sale, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

January 1939

cover art by Hubert Rogers

Gardner’s 53rd Lester Leith story

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 30, 2024May 13, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective story magazine, diamond, erle stanley gardner, hubert rogers, jewel, lester leith, monkeyLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

First and Only Issue, 1942

1942

first and only issue, made up of pieces from Five-Novels Monthly, 1936-37

Posted on May 30, 2024May 13, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags cockatoo, diamond, four aces magazine, jewel thief, s. gordon gurwitLeave a comment on First and Only Issue, 1942
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