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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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interior illustration by Lyman Anderson

Lyman Anderson (American, 1907-1993)
The Narrow Path, Underworld pulp magazine interior, September 1933
Ink on board, 7-3/8 x 9-3/8 inches (18.6 x 23.7 cm)
Signed lower right

Posted on May 11, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags c.l. edholm, george a. mcdonald, harold de polo, lyman anderson, underworld magazineLeave a comment on interior illustration by Lyman Anderson

June 1932 issue

June 1932

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 20, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, ed lybeck, george a. mcdonald, john b. daniell, leslie t. white, underworld magazineLeave a comment on June 1932 issue

December 1932 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

December 1932

cover art by Lyman Anderson

Posted on January 30, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags ed lybeck, george a. mcdonald, lyman anderson, oscar schisgall, underworld magazineLeave a comment on December 1932 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

April 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1938

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on January 23, 2025January 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags casket, george a. mcdonald, paul ernst, rafael desoto, shackled, skeleton, theodore a. tinsley, thrilling detective magazine, turbanLeave a comment on April 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1946 issue

September 1946

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 25, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george a. mcdonald, private detective storiesLeave a comment on September 1946 issue

February 1940 issue

February 1940

Posted on October 31, 2024September 21, 2024Categories crime fictionTags black mask, dagger, edward churchill, george a. mcdonald, masquerade, red hood, staircase, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1940 issue

January 1937 issue

January 1937

Posted on October 26, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fictionTags benton braden, george a. mcdonald, oscar schisgall, snake, thrilling detective magazine, treasureLeave a comment on January 1937 issue

July 1939 issue

July 1939

Posted on October 9, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george a. mcdonald, john benton, john l. benton, norman a. daniels, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1939 issue

November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on September 8, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, earl w. scott, george a. mcdonald, phantom detective magazine, racist imagery, robert wallace, yellow menaceLeave a comment on November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1939 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

November 1939

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on August 4, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags benton braden, charles brower parmer, delos palmer, george a. mcdonald, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1939 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

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