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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 Howell Dodd

cover art by Howell Dodd

January 1952 issue

Posted on April 28, 2024April 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags best true fact detective, dame, femme fatale, howell doddLeave a comment on cover art by Howell Dodd

1945 – first and only issue

1945

Posted on April 27, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags dame, detective parade comic, femme fatale, moll, pearl necklace, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1945 – first and only issue

October 1950 issue

October 1950

Posted on April 27, 2024April 22, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags complete detective cases, dame, femme fatale, smoking, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1950 issue

December 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

December 1951

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 26, 2024April 22, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags all true fact crime cases, blackmail, femme fatale, george gross, smokingLeave a comment on December 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

December 1937

cover art by Harwood Forsgren

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 23, 2024April 21, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, front page detective, harwood forsgren, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

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

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