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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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May 20, 1933 issue ~ cover art by Lejaren Hiller

May 20, 1933

cover art by Lejaren Hiller

Posted on May 27, 2026May 6, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, erle stanley gardner, flynn's, gas mask, victor maxwellLeave a comment on May 20, 1933 issue ~ cover art by Lejaren Hiller

October 20, 1928 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

October 20, 1928

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on May 27, 2026May 2, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.e. apple, detective story magazine, edgar wallace, gas mask, john a. coughlin, madeleine sharps buchananLeave a comment on October 20, 1928 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

March 1936 issue

March 1936

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 27, 2026May 2, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags barry perowne, frederick c. painton, gas mask, james duncan, skullLeave a comment on March 1936 issue

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1936

cover art by George Gross

Posted on January 23, 2025January 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags feds, g-men magazine, gas mask, george grossLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 20, 1933 issue ~ cover art by Lejaren Hiller

May 20, 1933

cover art by Lejaren Hiller

Posted on July 21, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bullet holes, detective fiction weekly, erle stanley gardner, flynn's, fred macisaac, gas mask, herman landon, lejaren hiller, stanley day, victor maxwellLeave a comment on May 20, 1933 issue ~ cover art by Lejaren Hiller

June 10, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

June 10, 1939

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on May 1, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, flynn's, frederick c. davis, gas mask, judson p. philips, tommygunLeave a comment on June 10, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

May 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1939

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 28, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags donald barr chidsey, double detective magazine, gas mask, richard sale, rudolph belarski, tommygunLeave a comment on May 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski
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