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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: femme fatale

July 1941 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Lorne Hicks

July 1941

cover art by Arnold Lorne Hicks

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 7, 2026September 24, 2026Categories uncategorizedTags ace of diamonds, ace of hearts, ace of spades, arnold lorne hicks, dame, femme fatale, gambling, headline detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1941 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Lorne Hicks

June 1951 issue ~ cover art by Harry Barton

June 1951

cover art by Harry Barton

Posted on October 5, 2026September 24, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, daniel winters, femme fatale, harry barton, new detective magazine, smokingLeave a comment on June 1951 issue ~ cover art by Harry Barton

September 1960 issue

September 1960

Posted on October 4, 2026September 24, 2026Categories magazine, true crime, uncategorizedTags dame, femme fatale, official detective stories, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on September 1960 issue

1950 Signet reissue – cover art by Mitchell Hooks

Signet Books No. 820 – Shriek With Pleasure by Toni Howard, 1950.

Cover art by Mitchell Hooks.

Posted on September 29, 2026November 2, 2026Categories mystery, paperback, pulp, spicyTags dame, femme fatale, mitchell hooks, signet paperback, smoking, toni howardLeave a comment on 1950 Signet reissue – cover art by Mitchell Hooks

February 1954 issue

February 1954

cover art by Howell Dodd?

Posted on September 29, 2026September 17, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, howell dodd, police detective casesLeave a comment on February 1954 issue

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davis

March 1936

cover art by Wynne W. Davis

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 29, 2026September 17, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags a.r. elrod, allen beckford, dame, femme fatale, scarlet adventuress, wynne w. daviesLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davis

November 1952 issue

November 1952

cover art by Howell Dodd?

Posted on September 29, 2026September 25, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags best true fact detective, dame, femme fatale, howell doddLeave a comment on November 1952 issue

January 1955 issue

January 1955

Posted on September 29, 2026September 17, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, true crime cases magazineLeave a comment on January 1955 issue

1961 Gold Medal reprint – cover art by Barye Philips

1961 Gold Medal reissue

cover art by Barye Phillips

‘John Gonzales’ was a pseudonym of Robert Terrell

one of five books written under this name

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 29, 2026September 17, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, femme fatale, gold medal paperbackLeave a comment on 1961 Gold Medal reprint – cover art by Barye Philips

March 1932 issue ~ cover art by Charles E. Dameron

March 1932

cover art by Charles E. Dameron

November 17, 2014

Posted on September 25, 2026October 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags charles dameron, dame, femme fatale, gun molls magazine, jewel theft, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1932 issue ~ cover art by Charles E. Dameron

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