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: edwin truett

October 1, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

October 1, 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on May 8, 2025April 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bomb, cornell woolrich, dale clark, detective fiction weekly, edwin truett, emmett watson, flynn'sLeave a comment on October 1, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

July 1945 issue

July 1945

better image than previously posted

cover art by H.J. Ward, altered version of May 1942 issue of Spicy Adventure

Posted on October 27, 2024October 19, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags edwin truett, h.j. ward, speed adventure storiesLeave a comment on July 1945 issue

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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