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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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1951 Gold Medal paperback original

1951 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Barye Philips

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 4, 2024July 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, gold medal paperback, private eye, richard s. prather, shell scottLeave a comment on 1951 Gold Medal paperback original

August 1955 issue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

August 1955

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 24, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bryce walton, craig rice, edward d. radin, finest kind, johnny liddell, manhunt detective story monthly, private eye, richard deming, richard s. prather, robert maguire, shell scottLeave a comment on August 1955 issue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

cover art by Robert McGinnis

Tempera on board, 9-3/4 x 11-1/2 inches (24.8 x 29.2 cm) (sight)
Signed lower right

1954 Gold Medal reissue

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 25, 2024April 22, 2024Categories Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags gold medal paperback, private eye, richard s. prather, robert mcginnis, shell scott, tempera on boardLeave a comment on cover art by Robert McGinnis

October 1960 issue ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

Format ImagePosted on March 12, 2024January 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, men's magazine, pulpTags barye phillips, cavalier magazine, private eye, richard s. prather, shell scott, showgirlLeave a comment on October 1960 issue ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

February 1957 issue ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

Format ImagePosted on November 16, 2023November 14, 2023Categories adventure, men's magazineTags barye phillips, cavalier magazine, con man, dame, donald hamilton, gold rush, mermaid, private eye, pulp art, shell scottLeave a comment on February 1957 issue ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

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