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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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July 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

July 1938

cover art by Emery Clarke

Posted on July 31, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags chessboard, dagger, emery clarke, lei, phantom detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

February 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

February 1935

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on February 20, 2024December 21, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, magazine, pulp, spicyTags frank roberts, h.l. parkhurst, jungle fiction, jungle queen, lei, leopard, spear, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on February 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

April 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on January 24, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags grass skirt, h.j. ward, justin case, lei, south seas, spicy-adventure stories, thugLeave a comment on April 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 16, 1939 issue

September 16, 1939

Posted on January 1, 2024November 22, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cruise ship, detective fiction weekly, erle stanley gardner, hugh b. cave, lei, lester leith, pulp art, t.t. flynn, top hatLeave a comment on September 16, 1939 issue
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