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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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Spring 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Spring 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 9, 2026September 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carnival, circus, fredric brown, hugh pentecost, mystery book magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Spring 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 27, 1929 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

July 27, 1929

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on July 12, 2025June 7, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags axe, charlotte dockstader, detective story magazine, hugh pentecost, j.s. fletcher, john a. coughlin, mel wattLeave a comment on July 27, 1929 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

June 1952 issue

original art by Norman Saunders

June 1952

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 2, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags bullet hole, dame, handcuffs, hugh pentecost, new detective magazine, norman saunders, philip ketchum, stuart friedmanLeave a comment on June 1952 issue

cover art by Robert Maguire

August 1960 Dell paperback reissue, first printing

cover painting by Robert McGuire

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, mystery, paperback, pulpTags dame, dell paperback, femme fatale, hollywood fiction, hugh pentecost, robert maguireLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Maguire
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