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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

cover art by Harry Barton

Gouache on board, 20 x 14 inches (50.8 x 35.6 cm) (sight)
Signed lower left

Beacon paperback original, 1960

Posted on April 23, 2024April 21, 2024Categories Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulp, spicyTags beacon paperback, dame, femme fatale, harry barton, matt hardingLeave a comment on cover art by Harry Barton

cover art by Harry Barton

Women in Green Dress
Gouache on board, 18 x 14 inches (45.7 x 35.6 cm)
Signed lower right

Posted on April 19, 2024April 14, 2024Categories original art, pulp, spicyTags dame, femme fatale, harry barton, original art, pulp artLeave a comment on cover art by Harry Barton

April 1952 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

April 1952

cover art by Howell Dodd

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 19, 2024April 14, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, howell dodd, jewel thief, special detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1952 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

1950 Detective Annual ~ cover art by George Gross

1950 Detective Annual

cover art by George Gross

Posted on April 17, 2024April 14, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags 1950 detective annual, dame, femme fatale, fire escape, george grossLeave a comment on 1950 Detective Annual ~ cover art by George Gross

Spring 1946 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

Spring 1946

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

[post updated 6/22/24]

[cover updated 9/13/24]

Posted on April 13, 2024September 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags albert drake, dame, detective book magazine, femme fatale, jean leslie, silencer, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Spring 1946 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

January 1947 issue

January 1947

Posted on April 11, 2024February 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags complete detective cases, dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1947 issue

cover art by Armand Seguso

Armand Seguso
Girl with Gun, probable paperback cover
Mixed media on board, 28.75 x 20 in.
Signed center right

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on April 10, 2024May 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, pulp, spicyTags armand seguso, dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Armand Seguso

August 1964 issue ~ cover by Chacopino

August 1964

cover by Chacopino

Posted on April 8, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags arthur kent, chacopino, dame, edgar wallace mystery magazine, femme fatale, martin thomas, mink stole, vern hansen, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1964 issue ~ cover by Chacopino

1944, #11 issue – cover art by George Tuska

1944

cover art by George Tuska

[cover art updated 7/10/24]

Posted on April 8, 2024July 10, 2024Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, updatedTags bulls eye comic, cold war fiction, dame, femme fatale, skull, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1944, #11 issue – cover art by George Tuska

December 1949 issue

December 1949

cover photo by Pagano

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 8, 2024February 24, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, front page detective, pagano, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on December 1949 issue

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