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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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June 1948 issue

June 1948

Posted on May 4, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags front page detective, interrogation, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on June 1948 issue

Spring 1944 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Spring 1944

cover art by George Gross

Posted on October 7, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective book magazine, dorothy b. hughes, george gross, interrogation, third degreeLeave a comment on Spring 1944 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Laura, 1944 directed by Otto Preminger

Laura, 1944 directed by Otto Preminger

adaption of the novel by Vera Caspary

Dana Andrews as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson, Gene Tierney as Laura Hunt

Posted on August 26, 2024August 16, 2024Categories film noir, HardboiledTags dana andrews, film noir, gene tierney, interrogation, laura, otto preminger, vera casparyLeave a comment on Laura, 1944 directed by Otto Preminger

September 1, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

September 1, 1939

cover art by Graves Gladney

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 14, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags graves gladney, interrogation, maxwell grant, the shadow, third degree, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on September 1, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

February 1947 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

February 1947

cover art by Arnold Kohn

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 14, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arnold kohn, interrogation, mammoth detective magazine, third degree, william p. mcgivernLeave a comment on February 1947 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn
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