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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: feds

1948 lobby card

Republic Serial theater lobby card, 11×14″

Featured Kirk Alyn and Roy Barcroft

Posted on February 3, 2024December 27, 2023Categories crime fiction, government agent, HardboiledTags feds, movie poster, republic pictures, underworldLeave a comment on 1948 lobby card

September 1938 issue

September 1938

Posted on January 11, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags FBI, feds, g-men magazine, propaganda, telephone tapLeave a comment on September 1938 issue

December 1939 issue

December 1939

Posted on January 8, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags dan fowler, FBI, feds, g-men magazineLeave a comment on December 1939 issue

October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

October 1936

cover art by Richard Lyon

[updated 7/8/24]

Posted on December 17, 2023July 8, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags feds, fire escape, g-men magazine, richard lyonLeave a comment on October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

May 1938

cover art by Richard Lyon

Posted on November 18, 2023November 16, 2023Categories government agent, Hardboiled, pulpTags feds, g-men magazine, pulp art, richard lyonLeave a comment on May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

April 1939 issue

April 1939

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 16, 2023November 14, 2023Categories government agent, Hardboiled, magazineTags c.k.m. scanlon, FBI, feds, g-men magazineLeave a comment on April 1939 issue

January 1938 issue

January 1938

Posted on November 14, 2023April 20, 2024Categories government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags feds, g.t. fleming-roberts, Hardboiled, lawrence g. blochman, mardi gras, pulp art, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on January 1938 issue

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