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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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Curtain for a Jester x 2

1953 Lippencott hardcover

1954 Avon paperback reissue

Posted on August 27, 2025August 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags avon paperback, frances & richard lockridge, lippincott hardcoverLeave a comment on Curtain for a Jester x 2

May 1945 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1945

cover art by George Gross

Posted on August 27, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bathtub, frances & richard lockridge, george gross, jerome odlum, morgue, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on May 1945 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

March 1948 issue

March 1948

Posted on January 25, 2025January 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, frances & richard lockridge, franklin james, smoking, two complete detective books magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1948 issue

June 1945 issue

June 1945

cover art attributed to Earle Bergey

Posted on April 24, 2024April 22, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective novel magazine, earle k. bergey, frances & richard lockridge, hanged, nooseLeave a comment on June 1945 issue

December 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on April 23, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective novel magazine, frances & richard lockridge, lugar, mr and mrs north, music mystery, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on December 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1945 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

January 1945

cover art by George Gross

[updated 5/15/24]

Posted on April 6, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags anne nash, frances & richard lockridge, george gross, skull, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on January 1945 issue ~ cover art by George Gross
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