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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: jail break

September 28, 1929 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

September 28, 1929

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on July 12, 2025June 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert william stone, detective story magazine, edgar wallace, handcuffs, jail break, john a. coughlin, judson p. philips, paul ellsworth triem, shotgunLeave a comment on September 28, 1929 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

January 1931 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

January 1931

cover art by R.C. Wardell

Posted on July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags jail break, prison stories, r.c. wardellLeave a comment on January 1931 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

March 1943 issue

March 1943

Posted on May 10, 2024April 24, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags g-men, inside detective magazine, jail break, women in prisonLeave a comment on March 1943 issue

February 1940 issue

February 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 28, 2024April 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags daring detective magazine, jail breakLeave a comment on February 1940 issue

June 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

June 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 26, 2024April 22, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, jail break, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on June 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

Bang!

Bang! Gang World cover, May 1934
Oil on canvas
19-3/4 x 19-3/4 inches (50.2 x 50.2 cm)
Not signed

Posted on November 22, 2023December 29, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulpTags bill cook, carl b. ogilvie, gang world magazine, jail break, organized crime, original art, pulp art, tommygunLeave a comment on Bang!
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