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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: dynamite

January 1940 issue ~ cover art by A.R. McCowen

January 1940

cover art by A.R. McCowen

Posted on September 10, 2025August 27, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, paperback, pulpTags a.r. mccowen, dynamite, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on January 1940 issue ~ cover art by A.R. McCowen

August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Alex Redmond

August 1939

cover art by Alex Redmond

Posted on May 8, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags alex redmond, dynamite, explosives, master detective magazine, TNTLeave a comment on August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Alex Redmond

September 7, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

September 7, 1940

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on August 7, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, dynamite, emmett watson, flynn's, philip ketchum, TNTLeave a comment on September 7, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

April 1933 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

April 1933

cover art by George Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 9, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, arthur j. burks, drive by, dynamite, erle stanley gardner, fedora, frederick c. painton, george a. mcdonald, george rozen, h. bedford-jones, hamlin daly, j. allan dunnLeave a comment on April 1933 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

April 1940 – debut and only issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

April 1940

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on December 11, 2023December 9, 2023Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective dime novels, dynamite, edwin truett, emmett watson, tommygunLeave a comment on April 1940 – debut and only issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson
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