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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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April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 10, 2023May 12, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bedford rohmer, bound, dagger, fiend, lingerie, mystery adventures magazine, norman saundersLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

September 1936

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

[image updated 1/28/24]

Posted on December 8, 2023January 28, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags blackjack, h.l. parkhurst, jerome severs perry, lingerie, sap, spicy detective stories, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

April 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

April 1948

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 7, 2023December 4, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags choker, george gross, lingerie, smash detective casesLeave a comment on April 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

December 1938 issue

cover art attributed to Dalton Stevens

December 1938 issue

better image than previously posted

[cover art added 8/9/25]

Posted on December 5, 2023August 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, spicy, updatedTags crime detective magazine, dame, dixie davis, lingerie, pulp artLeave a comment on December 1938 issue

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

March 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/20/25]

Posted on December 4, 2023November 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags dagger, gravestone, h.j. ward, henry kuttner, lingerie, pulp art, red hood, spicy mystery magazine1 Comment on March 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1935 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

September 1935

cover art by William F. Soare

Posted on November 30, 2023November 28, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags garter, ghoul, lingerie, pulp art, spicy mystery stories, stockings, william f. soareLeave a comment on September 1935 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

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