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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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October-November, 1954 issue ~ cover art by Jack Kamen

October-November, 1954 issue

cover art by Jack Kamen

December 09, 2013

Posted on January 18, 2026January 8, 2026Categories crime comicTags alley, crime suspenstories, dagger, hooker, jack kamenLeave a comment on October-November, 1954 issue ~ cover art by Jack Kamen

December 1951 issue

December 1951

cover art by Howell Dodd?

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 26, 2025December 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, hooker, police detective cases, smokingLeave a comment on December 1951 issue

1953 Rainbow digest ~ cover art by George Gross

1953 Rainbow digest

cover art by George Gross

Posted on December 22, 2025December 9, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, digest, gangster, Hardboiled, pulpTags dame, george gross, george l. bottari, hooker, rainbow digestLeave a comment on 1953 Rainbow digest ~ cover art by George Gross

1962 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Ron Lesser

1962 Midwood paperback original

cover art by Ron Lesser

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 25, 2025September 23, 2025Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags call girl, hooker, lurid, midwood paperback, ron lesser, sleaze, smokingLeave a comment on 1962 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Ron Lesser

1956 Dell paperback original

1956 Dell paperback original

cover art by Walter Brooks

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 25, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, harold r. daniels, hooker, mirror, walter brooksLeave a comment on 1956 Dell paperback original

1963 Monarch paperback original ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

1963 Monarch paperback original

cover art by Robert Maguire

one of the finest covers ever

Posted on November 12, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags call girl, dame, frank boyd, hooker, monarch paperback, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on 1963 Monarch paperback original ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

1960 Pocket paperback original

1960 Pocket paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 19, 2024February 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags call girl, hooker, john b. ethan, pocket paperback, private eye, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1960 Pocket paperback original

August 1951 issue

August 1951

cover art attributed to Rudy Nappi

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 5, 2024August 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags all true fact crime cases, dame, femme fatale, hooker, rudy nappi, smokingLeave a comment on August 1951 issue

March 1955 issue

March 1955

cover by Bill Stone

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags bill stone, front page detective, hooker, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on March 1955 issue

cover art by Howell Dodd

My Love Lies Cold!, Police Detective magazine cover, June 1953
Oil on board, 17 x 15 in. (sight)
Not signed

Posted on April 17, 2024April 14, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags hooker, howell dodd, original art, police detective magazineLeave a comment on cover art by Howell Dodd

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