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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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Tag: pulp illustration

March 1957 issue

March 1957

Posted on September 13, 2024September 9, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags police dragnet cases, pulp illustration, switchbladeLeave a comment on March 1957 issue

May 1953 issue

May 1953

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, mafia, pulp illustration, vital detective casesLeave a comment on May 1953 issue

May 1941 issue

May 1941

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags complete detective cases, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1941 issue

June 1937 issue

June 1937

Posted on September 8, 2024August 16, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, true magazineLeave a comment on June 1937 issue

June 1962 issue

June 1962

Posted on September 8, 2024August 16, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags master detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on June 1962 issue

May 1944 issue

May 1944

Posted on September 2, 2024August 16, 2024Categories gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, moll, pulp illustration, startling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1944 issue

1946 RKO picture

1946 RKO picture

1946 film noir directed by Harold Clerman, screenplay by Clifford Odets from a novel by Cornell Woolrich

Posted on August 26, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, film noir, HardboiledTags clifford odets, cornell woolrich, deadline at dawn, film noir, harold clurman, paul lukas, pulp illustration, RKO picture, susan haywardLeave a comment on 1946 RKO picture

January 1944 issue

January 1944

Posted on August 19, 2024July 4, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags amazing detective cases, dame, moll, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1944 issue

December 1949 issue

December 1949

Posted on August 19, 2024July 4, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, dame, femme fatale, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on December 1949 issue

February 1925 issue

February 1925

Posted on August 18, 2024July 4, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags fingerprints, pulp illustration, wanted posterLeave a comment on February 1925 issue

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