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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

1949, issue #7

1949, issue #7

cover art by Wally Wood

Posted on February 5, 2026February 2, 2026Categories crime comicTags dame, femme fatale, my confession, wally woodLeave a comment on 1949, issue #7

1947 United Artists release

John Garfield and Hazel Brooks for Body and Soul, 1947

Posted on February 5, 2026February 2, 2026Categories film noir, HardboiledTags body and soul, cocktail, dame, femme fatale, hazel brooks, john garfield, promo shotLeave a comment on 1947 United Artists release

D0 They?

dame

Posted on February 5, 2026February 2, 2026Categories crime fictionTags dame, femme fatale, russ meyerLeave a comment on D0 They?

1956 Popular Library – cover art by Ray Johnson

December 16, 2013

Posted on January 25, 2026January 17, 2026Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags calvin j. clements, dame, femme fatale, popular library, ray johnson, tortureLeave a comment on 1956 Popular Library – cover art by Ray Johnson

1950 Bantam reissue – cover art by Ben Stahl

1950 Bantam reissue

cover art by Ben Stahl

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 12, 2026January 6, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bantam paperback, dame, femme fatale, mackinley kantorLeave a comment on 1950 Bantam reissue – cover art by Ben Stahl

January 1938 issue

cover art unknown – Delos Palmer?

January 1938 issue

Posted on January 12, 2026January 6, 2026Categories magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, front page detective, wanted posterLeave a comment on January 1938 issue

1950, Undercover Girl

Universal Picture

Alexis Smith is a woman not to be trifled with in ‘Undercover Girl’.

December 07, 2013

Posted on January 5, 2026Categories film noir, movie poster, pulpTags alexis smithscott brady, femme fatale, publicity photo, richard egan, universal pictures, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1950, Undercover Girl

June 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

June 1949

cover art by Fred Rodewald

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 27, 2025December 9, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, fred rodewald, garter, line-up, police detective cases, stockingsLeave a comment on June 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

1961 Gold Medal paperback original

1961 Gold Medal paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 26, 2025December 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags con man, dame, femme fatale, frank bonham, gold medal paperbackLeave a comment on 1961 Gold Medal paperback original

1954 Popular Library paperback original

1954 Popular Library paperback original

cover art by Walter Popp

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 23, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, popular library, smoking, william ardLeave a comment on 1954 Popular Library paperback original

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