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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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May 1939 issue

May 1939

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 25, 2025February 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags detective tales magazine, norbert davis, racist imagery, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on May 1939 issue

cover art by Delos Palmer x 2

December 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

October 1939

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 24, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags b.b. fowler, brent north, complete detective magazine, dagger, delos palmer, edward s. ronns, eugene cunningham, omar gwinn, racist imagery, red circle magazine, roger torrey, star detective magazine, william edward hayesLeave a comment on cover art by Delos Palmer x 2

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

March 1936

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 5, 2025February 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective tales magazine, eric taylor, george shaftel, norvell w. page, paul ernst, racist imagery, tom lovell, tux, woman with a gun, yellow menaceLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

June 1936

cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

Posted on March 3, 2025February 4, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags blaine, garters, hollywood fiction, norman saunders, racist imagery, saucy movie tales, stockings, WWII fictionLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

March 1937

cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on February 27, 2025April 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags bound, dagger, detective tales, detective tales magazine, john hawkins, norbert davis, racist imagery, tom lovellLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1941

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 29, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags day keene, jade, racist imagery, strange detective mysteries, tom lovell, wayne rogers, yellow menaceLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1940

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 9, 2025May 22, 2025Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags beheaded, frederick c. painton, hawaii fiction, jean francis webb, racist imagery, rudolph belarski, scimitar, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

July 1936

cover art by Walter Darr

Posted on January 9, 2025December 14, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags international intrigue, racist imagery, scarlet adventuress, walter darr, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

February 10, 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

February 10, 1932

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on January 9, 2025December 14, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bertrand w. sinclair, dagger, foreign legion, j.d. newsom, racist imagery, short stories magazineLeave a comment on February 10, 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

December 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

December 1930

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on December 19, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, detective action stories, dungeon, erle stanley gardner, racist imagery, van wyck mason, william reusswig, yellow menaceLeave a comment on December 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

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