Skip to content

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!

December 2025
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

« Nov

Archives

Categories

For altered posts, choose the category "Updated"

Search

Follow SMB Noir on WordPress.com

send comments to staff@seattlemystery.com

All rights to this ongoing project are reserved by the owner.

Tag: gem

July 1940 issue

[cover updated 10/31/25]

Posted on April 18, 2025October 31, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags burroughs, gem, skeleton, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on July 1940 issue

September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Jno Ruger

cover art by Jno Ruger

Posted on August 6, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags amazing detective tales, arthur b. reeve, david h. keller, ed earl repp, eugene george key, gem, hugo gernsback, jewel, jno ruger, racist imagery, telephone, yellow menaceLeave a comment on September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Jno Ruger

Blog at WordPress.com.

Subscribe Subscribed
- SMB Noir
- Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.

Loading Comments...

Write a Comment...

Email (Required)

Name (Required)

Website