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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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Tag: graphic paperback

A.A. Marcus x 2

published by McKay in 1948 as The Widow Gay

reprinted by Graphic in 1953 as Post-Mark Homicide

better image than previously posted

1`950 Harlequin reissue with original title

Posted on June 23, 2025June 6, 2025Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags a.a. marcus, graphic paperback, harlequin paperbackLeave a comment on A.A. Marcus x 2

1954 Graphic reissue

1950 Jenkins hardcover in the UK, published as a US hardcover by Random House in 1949, this the later Graphic softcover

far from his Fu Manchu thrillers, Hangover House was based on his unproduced stage play, a traditional manor house whodunnit.

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 28, 2025May 18, 2025Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags graphic paperback, sax rohmer, staircaseLeave a comment on 1954 Graphic reissue

1956 Graphic paperback original

1956 Graphic paperback original

cover painting by Barye Phillips

back cover

Posted on January 31, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags graphic paperback, harrison wade, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1956 Graphic paperback original

1951 Graphic reissue

Cornell Woolrich writing as William Irish

Somebody on the Phone, 1950 Lippincott hardcover

this the 1951 Graphic paperback reissued with a new title

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 13, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags cornell woolrich, graphic paperback, william irishLeave a comment on 1951 Graphic reissue

1957 Graphic paperback ~ cover art by Roy Lance

1957 Graphic paperback original

cover art by Roy Lance

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 29, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, graphic paperback, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1957 Graphic paperback ~ cover art by Roy Lance

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