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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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1959 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

pseudonym of Ken Crossen, who also wrote as M.E. Chaber and Christopher Monig

1959 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 4, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, gold medal paperback, richard foster, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1959 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

Winter 1953 issue

Winter 1953 – final issue

Posted on January 11, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bill erin, FBI, g-men detective magazine, richard fosterLeave a comment on Winter 1953 issue

October 1940 issue

October 1940

Posted on May 24, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clown, coulrophobia, double detective magazine, green lama, monkey, richard fosterLeave a comment on October 1940 issue

March 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1943

final issue of this magazine

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on May 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dale clark, double detective magazine, green lama, grim reaper, j. lane linklater, john h knox, peter richards, rafael desoto, red hood, richard fosterLeave a comment on March 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto
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