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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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Saber x 3

1952 Original Novels digest original – cover art by George Gross

1953 Carnival reissue

better image than previously posted

1953 Phantom digest from Australia, with new title

Posted on September 22, 2026September 17, 2026Categories australian pulp, crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, pulp, spicyTags carnival digest, george gross, lingerie, lurid, original novels digest, phantom paperback, robert o. saberLeave a comment on Saber x 3

January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

January 1936

cover art by Wynne W. Davies

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 10, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags dame, femme fatale, lingerie, scarlet adventuress, wynne w. daviesLeave a comment on January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

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

May 1935

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on August 5, 2026July 13, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, fiend, h.l. parkhurst, lingerie, spicy detective stories, thomas h. byrnes, whipLeave a comment on May 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

January 1960 issue ~ cover art by Carl Pfeuffer

January 1960

cover art by Carl Pfeuffer

Posted on June 24, 2026June 12, 2026Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, pulpTags art crockett, carl pfeuffer, flip lyons, g.g. revelle, leslie g. sabo, lingerie, off beat detective stories, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1960 issue ~ cover art by Carl Pfeuffer

March 1953 issue

March 1953

cover art by Howell Dodd?

Posted on May 23, 2026May 1, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags dressing table, howell dodd, lingerie, smash detective casesLeave a comment on March 1953 issue

July 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

December 24, 2013

Posted on May 12, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, lew merrill, lingerie, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on July 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1951 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

January 1951

cover art by Howell Dodd

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 30, 2026April 7, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, garter, hooker, howell dodd, lingerie, stairs, stockings, women in crimeLeave a comment on January 1951 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

July 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

July 1939

cover art by Graves Gladney

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 2, 2026February 15, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crime busters magazine, graves gladney, lingerie, lugar, stockingsLeave a comment on July 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

May 1956 issue

May 1956

December 10, 2013

Posted on December 26, 2025December 9, 2025Categories magazine, spicy, true crimeTags lingerie, pulp illustration, women in crimeLeave a comment on May 1956 issue

Sweet Wild Wench

1959 Fawcett paperback original

3rd with Southern Californian private eye Joe Puma

cover art by Robert Abbett

cover art kept for later edition

image
Posted on December 26, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, film noir, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, fawcett paperback, garter, joe puma, lingerie, private detective, robert abbett, stockings, william campbell gaultLeave a comment on Sweet Wild Wench

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