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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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March 1948 issue

March 1948

cover repurposed and reversed from Fall 1954 issue of Complete Police Cases

Posted on January 12, 2026January 6, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags cocktail, dame, expose detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on March 1948 issue

April 1942 issue ~ cover art by Peter Driben

April 1942 issue

cover art by Peter Driben

Posted on August 26, 2025August 8, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags cigarette girl, expose detective magazine, garters, night club, peter driben, stockingsLeave a comment on April 1942 issue ~ cover art by Peter Driben

December 1957 issue

December 1957

Posted on May 7, 2025April 14, 2025Categories hardcover, magazine, true crimeTags dame, expose detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on December 1957 issue

December 1956 issue

December 1956

Posted on May 7, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, spicy, true crimeTags dame, expose detective magazine, lurid, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on December 1956 issue

May 1947 issue

May 1947

Posted on April 29, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, expose detective magazine, mirror, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1947 issue

September 1957 issue

September 1957

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 29, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, expose detective magazine, femme fatale, lingerie, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1957 issue

April 1943 issue

April 1943

Posted on November 14, 2024November 12, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags expose detective magazine, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1943 issue

January 1959 issue

January 1959

Posted on April 11, 2024February 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags expose detective magazine, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1959 issue

cover art by Cardwell Higgins

pastel on board, 25″x34″

July 1942 issue

Posted on February 25, 2024January 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags cardwell higgins, dagger, expose detective magazine, original art, telephoneLeave a comment on cover art by Cardwell Higgins

December 1942 issue ~ cover art by Peter Driben

oil on canvas, 28″ x 30 1/2″

Expose True Crime Pulp Magazine – December, 1942

Posted on February 15, 2024January 2, 2024Categories magazine, original art, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags expose detective magazine, original art, peeper, peter driben, telephoneLeave a comment on December 1942 issue ~ cover art by Peter Driben
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