Skip to content

SMB Noir

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!

March 2026
M T W T F S S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031  
« Feb    

For altered posts, choose the category "Updated"

Follow SMB Noir on WordPress.com

send comments to staff@seattlemystery.com

All rights to this ongoing project are reserved by the owner.

Tag: moll

October 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1943

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 9, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cleve f. adams, handcuffs, moll, norman saunders, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on October 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1943

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on July 7, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, evidence, flashlight, hatchet, james a. kirch, john h. knox, moll, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, theodore roscoe, wall safe, wyatt blassingame, zeta rothschildLeave a comment on May 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

cover art by Edmond Gray

Oil on board, 22 x 15 in.
Signed lower left

Posted on June 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags edmond gray, mollLeave a comment on cover art by Edmond Gray

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 5, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bernard breslauer, bullet holes, dame, moll, phantom detective magazine, richard b. sale, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, tommygun, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

November 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

[updated 11/19/25]

Posted on June 3, 2024November 19, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dame, delos palmer, finest kind, garter, moll, mort lansing, rooftop, spicy detective stories, stockingsLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

cover art by Ron Lesser

Deadly Dames #3, unpublished painting
Oil on masonite, 24 x 17 in.
Signed lower right

Posted on May 1, 2024April 24, 2024Categories Hardboiled, original art, pulp, spicyTags femme fatale, moll, oil on masonite, ron lesser, smoking, tommygunLeave a comment on cover art by Ron Lesser

1945 – first and only issue

1945

Posted on April 27, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags dame, detective parade comic, femme fatale, moll, pearl necklace, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1945 – first and only issue

September 1947 Canadian edition

September 1947 Canadian edition

cover art by Norman Saunders

cover from the May 1947 US edition, the only difference being the month listed at the top

Posted on April 22, 2024April 21, 2024Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, handcuffs, moll, norman saunders, robert c. dennisLeave a comment on September 1947 Canadian edition

December 1947 issue

December 1947 issue

the only issue published

Posted on April 10, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags best detective magazine, dame, moll, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1947 issue

July 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on March 31, 2024May 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, moll, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, safe crack, woman with a gun, yeggLeave a comment on July 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posts pagination

Previous page Page 1 … Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page
Blog at WordPress.com.
SMB Noir
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • SMB Noir
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • SMB Noir
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...