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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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cover art by Victor Prezio


Gouache on board
20-1/2 x 17-1/4 inches (52.1 x 43.8 cm) (image)
Signed lower right

Did You Hear That?!, Mobsters magazine cover, April 1953

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 22, 2023December 29, 2023Categories gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulpTags dame, gouache, moll, organized crime, original art, pulp art, terry spain, victor prezioLeave a comment on cover art by Victor Prezio

November 1952 issue


Acrylic on board
15 x 13 inches (38.1 x 33.0 cm)
Not signed

True Cases of Women in Crime magazine cover, November 1952

Posted on November 22, 2023December 29, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, moll, original art, pulp art, true crime, woman with a gun, women in crime, women in prisonLeave a comment on November 1952 issue

January 1938 ~ premiere issue

January 1938

image updated 12/9/23

Posted on November 18, 2023December 9, 2023Categories magazine, pulpTags anthony gibbs, clifford dowdey, dame, earle buell, evening wear, femme fatale, glamorous love magazine, jacland marmur, moll, pulp art, tux, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1938 ~ premiere issue

November 1938 issue

November 1938

Posted on November 17, 2023May 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags candid detective magazine, moll, pulp illustration, robert a. garron, roger torrey, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1938 issue

May-June 1954 issue

Avon Comic, May-June 1954 issue

cover art by Everett Raymond Kinstler

Posted on November 15, 2023November 13, 2023Categories crime comic, HardboiledTags avon comic, crime comic, dame, everett raymond kinstler, moll, sensational police cases, tommygunLeave a comment on May-June 1954 issue

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