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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: jewel thief

March 1930 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

March 1930 – premiere issue

cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2023April 8, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags flashlight, jewel thief, scotland yard magazine, sidney riesenberg, wall safeLeave a comment on March 1930 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

March 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 14, 2023May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, jewel thief, pearl necklace, robert a. garron, spicy detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1940 issue

October 1940 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 5, 2023December 2, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anthony rud, double-action detective magazine, frank kerr, james rourke, jewel thief, max rand, paul selonke, pulp art, wall safeLeave a comment on October 1940 issue

May 1941 issue

March 1941

Posted on November 26, 2023November 24, 2023Categories magazine, true crimeTags jewel thief, pulp illustration, startling detective magazine, top hat, true crime, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1941 issue

July 2, 1927 issue ~ cover art by C. Clyde Squires

July 2, 1927

cover art by C. Clyde Squires

Posted on November 24, 2023November 22, 2023Categories crime fiction, magazineTags a. merritt, argosy magazine, c. clyde squires, jewel thief, pulp art, satanLeave a comment on July 2, 1927 issue ~ cover art by C. Clyde Squires

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