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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

April 1942 issue

April 1942

Posted on June 8, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, inside detective magazine, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1942 issue

February 1945 issue

February 1945

Posted on June 6, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags inside detective magazine, masquerade, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on February 1945 issue

1957, debut issue

1957 issue – first and only?

Posted on June 2, 2025May 18, 2025Categories gangster, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags al capone, fbi pictorial report, greenlease kidnapping, john dillinger, kansas city crime, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on 1957, debut issue

March 1942 issue

September 25, 2013

Posted on May 31, 2025May 18, 2025Categories magazine, true crimeTags complete detective cases, garter, pulp illustration, stockingsLeave a comment on March 1942 issue

June 1943 issue

June 1943

Paul Valentine from Out of the Past

Posted on May 31, 2025May 18, 2025Categories true crimeTags out of the past, paul valentine, pulp illustration, startling detective magazine, tuxLeave a comment on June 1943 issue

August 1951 issue

August 1951

Posted on May 21, 2025May 10, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on August 1951 issue

March 1952 issue

March 1952

Posted on May 21, 2025May 10, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, real detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1952 issue

May 1943 issue

May 1943

Posted on May 21, 2025May 10, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags front page detective, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on May 1943 issue

July 1935 issue

July 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 21, 2025May 10, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags confidential detective cases, dame, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on July 1935 issue

December 1942 issue

December 1942

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 21, 2025May 10, 2025Categories true crimeTags pulp illustration, startling detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1942 issue

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