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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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February 1951 issue

February 1951

cover art by Albert Drake?

Posted on May 26, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 15 story detective, bloody fingerprints, kenneth fowler, lingerie, robert turnerLeave a comment on February 1951 issue

September 1951 issue

September 1951

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 7, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags lingerie, smash detective cases, smokingLeave a comment on September 1951 issue

September 1957 issue

September 1957

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 29, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, expose detective magazine, femme fatale, lingerie, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1957 issue

February 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

February 1949

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

cover repurposed from December 1947 True Crime Detective

Posted on April 23, 2025March 15, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dagger, george gross, line-up detective, lingerie, true crime detective casesLeave a comment on February 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

April 1941 issue

April 1941

cover art attributed to Peter Dribin

September 26, 2013

Posted on March 30, 2025March 14, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags headline detective magazine, lingerie, peter dribenLeave a comment on April 1941 issue

cover art by H.J. Ward

oil on canvas, 30 x 21-1/8 inches (76.2 x 53.7 cm), signed lower right

February 1945

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 20, 2025January 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, lingerie, private detective stories, robert a. garronLeave a comment on cover art by H.J. Ward

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

March 1935

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 19, 2024December 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, ken cooper, lingerie, spicy detective magazine, tuxLeave a comment on March 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

1950 Archer paperback ~ cover art by Reginald Heade

1950 Archer paperback

cover art by Reginald Heade

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 3, 2024December 2, 2024Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags archer paperback, lingerie, michael storme, reginald headeLeave a comment on 1950 Archer paperback ~ cover art by Reginald Heade

May 1953 issue

July 29, 2013

Posted on November 30, 2024November 13, 2024Categories true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, garter, lingerie, stockings, true police cases magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1953 issue

April 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

April 1948

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 15, 2024November 4, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags best true fact detective, bound, dame, george gross, lingerie, stockingsLeave a comment on April 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

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