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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 1937 issue

February 1937

cover art by Marland Stone?

Posted on December 14, 2025November 24, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags mink stole, pearl necklace, real detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1937 issue

May 1952 issue

May 1952

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 2, 2025April 14, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ed mcbain, fact detective stories, hunt collins, kidnap, mink stoleLeave a comment on May 1952 issue

1963 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1963 Dell reissue

cover art by Robert McGinnis

Posted on April 13, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags brett halliday, cigarette holder, dame, dell paperback, mike shayne, mink stole, private eye, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on 1963 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

April 1942 UK issue

April 1942 UK issue

contents from the April 1942 US issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 8, 2025December 14, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black mask magazine, dame, erle stanley gardner, handcuffs, mink stole, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1942 UK issue

1945, Dynamic Comics #15

1945, Dynamic Comics #15

cover art attributed to Ruben Moreira

Posted on December 19, 2024December 3, 2024Categories crime comic, pulpTags dynamic comics, mink stole, ruben moreiraLeave a comment on 1945, Dynamic Comics #15

The Finishing Stroke x 2

1959 Cardinal reissue

cover art by Jerry Allison

June 1963 Pocket reissue, 3rd print

cover art by Harry Bennett

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 19, 2024September 10, 2024Categories mystery, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags cardinal paperback, cigarette holder, cocktail, dagger, ellery queen, harry bennett, jerry allison, mink stole, pocket paperbackLeave a comment on The Finishing Stroke x 2

October 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl g. hodges, carter sprague, dame, femme fatale, fire escape, john l. benton, mink stole, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1964 issue ~ cover by Chacopino

August 1964

cover by Chacopino

Posted on April 8, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags arthur kent, chacopino, dame, edgar wallace mystery magazine, femme fatale, martin thomas, mink stole, vern hansen, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1964 issue ~ cover by Chacopino
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