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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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March 1953 issue

March 1953

Posted on April 17, 2025April 15, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, spicy, true crimeTags dame, daring detective magazine, fishnets, garter, stockingsLeave a comment on March 1953 issue

March 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

March 1948

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 17, 2025March 15, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dagger, dame, garter, moll, stockings, true crime detective casesLeave a comment on March 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

January 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 16, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, dale boyd, garter, h.j. ward, private detective stories, stockingsLeave a comment on January 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1949

cover art by George Gross

Posted on April 15, 2025March 15, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags garter, george gross, special detective magazine, stockings, telephone, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

July 1951 issue

July 1951

Posted on March 16, 2025February 23, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, garter, moll, smoking, stockings, women in crimeLeave a comment on July 1951 issue

September 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 24, 2025February 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags e. hoffmann price, garter, h.j. ward, justin case, private detective stories, stockingsLeave a comment on September 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

aka Lawrence Block

Lawrence Block writing under the pen name Sheldon Lord

1960 Midwood paperback original, “soft” porn

cover art by Paul Rader

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 14, 2025January 28, 2025Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags garter, lawrence block, lurid, midwood paperback, paul rader, sheldon lord, sleaze, soft core, stockingsLeave a comment on aka Lawrence Block

July 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

July 1948

cover art by George Gross

Posted on February 10, 2025January 28, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags garter, george gross, special detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on July 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

December 1940 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

December 1940

cover art by Allen Anderson

Posted on February 10, 2025January 28, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags allen anderson, garter, headquarters detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on December 1940 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

August 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

August 1951

cover art by George Gross

Posted on January 19, 2025January 8, 2025Categories finest kind, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags garter, george gross, hookers, line-up detective, paddy wagon, prostitute, smokingLeave a comment on August 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

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