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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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January 1953 issue

January 1953

cover photograph of Bettie Page by Dirone Photography

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 25, 2025September 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mysteryTags pulp illustration, christmas crime, ellery queen's mystery magazine, margery allingham, ray bradbury, bettie page, francis ilesLeave a comment on January 1953 issue

November 1951 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1951

cover art by Norman Saunders

first of only five issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags brett halliday, dorothy sayers, john dickson carr, mysterious traveler digest, norman saunders, ray bradbury, will f. jenkinsLeave a comment on November 1951 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June-July 1953 Crime SuspenStories #17 ~ cover art by Johnny Craig

Crime SuspenStories #17 Trimmed (EC, 1953) CGC Apparent VF- 7.5 Off-white to white pages. Classic cover by Johnny Craig.

Posted on September 21, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, pulpTags crime suspenstories, dressing table, gory, mirror, ray bradburyLeave a comment on June-July 1953 Crime SuspenStories #17 ~ cover art by Johnny Craig

October 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1944

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 16, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, detective tales magazine, escaped con, f. orlin tremaine, francis k. allan, handcuffs, rafael desoto, ray bradbury, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1944

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

[images updated 4/28/25]

Posted on June 30, 2024April 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags cyril plunkett, day keene, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, g.t. fleming-roberts, jack bradley, nurse, poison, rafael desoto, ray bradburyLeave a comment on November 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1953 issue

September 1953

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 6, 2024January 18, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags craig rice, erskine caldwell, manhunt digest, ray bradburyLeave a comment on September 1953 issue

September 1947 issue

September 1947

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 2, 2024January 18, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, bikini, dagger, dime mystery magazine, francis k. allan, ray bradburyLeave a comment on September 1947 issue

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

“Velma’s Predicament”, Detective Tales magazine cover, September 1944
oil on board, 14-1/4 x 10-1/4 inches

Posted on March 7, 2024May 26, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags detective tales magazine, donald g. cormack, edward j. donovan, francis k. allan, fredric brown, handcuffs, original art, rafael desoto, ray bradbury, robert turner, scarLeave a comment on cover art by Rafael DeSoto
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