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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: firing squad

September 1939 – and final – issue

September 1939 – and final – issue

Posted on July 13, 2024July 2, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags espionage, fact spy stories magazine, firing squad, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on September 1939 – and final – issue

October 1, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

October 1, 1932

cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

Posted on March 16, 2024January 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags complete stories magazine, edgar franklin wittmack, firing squad, h. bedford-jones, hal dunning, herman landon, kenneth keith colvinLeave a comment on October 1, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

March 1929 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

March 1929

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on March 5, 2024December 21, 2023Categories adventure, espionage fiction, government agent, magazine, pulpTags edwin vernon burkholder, firing squad, international intrigue, mata hari, spy fiction, spy stories magazineLeave a comment on March 1929 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer
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