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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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February 1942 issue

February 1942

Posted on April 28, 2025April 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags big-book detective magazine, casket, ray p. shotwell, robert s. bowen, russell gray, t.t. flynn, w.t. ballard, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1942 issue

May 1942 issue

May 1942

Posted on October 30, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags david crewe, francis k. allan, new detective magazine, ray p. shotwell, rex faustLeave a comment on May 1942 issue

December 1941 issue

December 1941

better image than previously posted

cover art re-worked from July-August 1939 Strange Detective Mysteries

Posted on August 28, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10 story mystery magazine, jewel thief, monkey, ray p. shotwell, stewart sterling, wayne rogers, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on December 1941 issue

November 1941 issue

November 1941

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 12, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl rathjen, g.t. fleming-roberts, new detective magazine, o.b. myers, ray p. shotwell, tommygun, william r. coxLeave a comment on November 1941 issue
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