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: ecstasy novel magazine

cover art by Howell Dodd

Gouache on board, 13.25 x 13.5 in. (sight)
Not signed

paperback cover of Free and Easy by Luther Gordon, Ecstasy, 1951.

Posted on October 27, 2024October 19, 2024Categories original art, paperback, pulp, spicyTags dame, ecstasy novel magazine, howell dodd, lurid, luther gordon, sleazy, smokingLeave a comment on cover art by Howell Dodd

cover art by Fred Rodewald

sight size 9×12″

gouache on illustration board

Posted on February 27, 2024December 31, 2023Categories digest, Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags ecstasy novel magazine, fred rodewald, hooker, lurid, original art, perry lindsay, sleaze, stockingsLeave a comment on cover art by Fred Rodewald

cover art by George Gross

oil on canvas, 14″x18″

1951 Ecstasy Novel #15

Posted on February 15, 2024December 31, 2023Categories digest, original art, pulp, spicyTags dame, ecstasy novel magazine, femme fatale, george gross, james clayford, noir, original artLeave a comment on cover art by George Gross

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