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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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The Big Water x 2

1953 Collins hardcover in the UK, Viking in the US


pseudonym of Harry Wilcox

1955 Perma paperback

cover art by James Meese

January 25, 2014

Posted on June 17, 2026May 19, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, paperbackTags james meese, jungle fiction, lugar, mark derby, perma paperback, viking hardcoverLeave a comment on The Big Water x 2

The Nightwalkers x 3

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1956.

1957 Little Brown hardcover

1958 Signet paperback reissue

cover art by Robert Schulz

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 17, 2026May 19, 2026Categories british pulp, hardcover, paperback, pulpTags beverley cross, little brown, lugar, paris fiction, robert schulz, rupert hart-davis hardcover, signet paperbackLeave a comment on The Nightwalkers x 3

November 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on June 2, 2026May 14, 2026Categories canadian pulp, crime comic, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags fucking nazis, h.j. ward, lugar, speed adventure stories, whipLeave a comment on November 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

The Nightshade Ring x 2

1954 Appleton hardcover

1956 Signet reissue

cover art by Robert Schulz

January 20, 2014

Posted on April 25, 2026April 6, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, paperback, pulpTags appleton hardcover, bound, dame, femme fatale, lindsay hardy, lugar, robert schulz, signet paperbackLeave a comment on The Nightshade Ring x 2

1964 Finnish edition

Donald Hamilton’s The Removers

December 06, 2013

Posted on March 15, 2026February 23, 2026Categories espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags assassin, donald hamilton, finnish pulp, lugar, matt helmLeave a comment on 1964 Finnish edition

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

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

March 1934

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 21, 2026February 8, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags john halstead, lugar, merlin moore taylor, rudolph zirm, star novels magazine, sword, t.s. striblingLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

A Night for Treason x 2

1956 Mystery House publication, this the later 1957 Ace paperback

cover art by Verne Tossey

1958 Phantom reissue in Australia

Posted on January 13, 2026January 6, 2026Categories australian pulp, espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, john jakes, lugar, phantom paperback, spy fiction, verne tosseyLeave a comment on A Night for Treason x 2

The Spy Who Loved Me

image

opening sequence to the theme song and title credits

Posted on January 13, 2026January 6, 2026Categories espionage fictionTags 007, james bond, lugar, spy fictionLeave a comment on The Spy Who Loved Me

August 1955 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1955

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 1, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags eugene pawley, famous police cases, gambling fiction, lugar, norman saunders, roulette, sam merwinLeave a comment on August 1955 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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