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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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May 1, 1933 issue ~ cover art by H. W. Scott

May 1, 1933

cover art by H. W. Scott

Posted on March 24, 2026March 16, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime comic, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles wesley sanders, complete stories magazine, dragon, h.w. .scott, herman landon, lawrence g. blochmanLeave a comment on May 1, 1933 issue ~ cover art by H. W. Scott

August 1925 issue ~ cover art by R. James Stuart

August 1925

cover art by R. James Stuart

[cover updated 2/5/26]

Posted on May 21, 2024February 5, 2026Categories action fiction, fantasy, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags arthur j. burks, dragon, george allan england, r. james stuart, real detective tales and mystery storiesLeave a comment on August 1925 issue ~ cover art by R. James Stuart

January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Clifford Benton

January 1934

cover art by Clifford Benton

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 21, 2024February 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags arthur j. burks, chained, clifford benton, dragon, e. hoffmann price, frederick c. painton, jack smalley, norvell page, strange detective stories, zombieLeave a comment on January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Clifford Benton

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
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