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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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August/September 1937 issue ~ cover art by Charles DeFeo

August/September 1937

cover art by Charles DeFeo

November 11, 2013

Posted on August 25, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective action stories, eugene p. lyle, h.w. guernsey, j.a. chambliss, maurice beam, robert sneddon, skullLeave a comment on August/September 1937 issue ~ cover art by Charles DeFeo

April 1943 issue – final issue

April 1943

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 23, 2024November 12, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags 10 story mystery magazine, bruno fischer, philip ketchum, pirate, ray cummings, robert sneddon, skeleton, swordLeave a comment on April 1943 issue – final issue

June 15, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

June 15, 1940

cover by Emmett Watson

better image than previously posted

[post updated 4/26/25]

Posted on July 29, 2024April 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, lawrence treat, robert sneddon, tommygun, tuxLeave a comment on June 15, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson
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