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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 1933 issue

January 1933

cover art by Sidney Riesenberg?

Posted on November 11, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace of spades, adele luehrmann, best detective magazine, dagger, grim reaper, john baer, kenneth duane whipple, oscar schisgall, scythe, sidney riesenberg, skeletonLeave a comment on January 1933 issue

December 24, 1927 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

December 24, 1927

cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

Posted on December 24, 2024December 20, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, western fictionTags christmas crime, sidney riesenberg, western story magazineLeave a comment on December 24, 1927 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

September 14, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

September 14, 1929

cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

Posted on May 5, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags howard e. morgan, mounties, RCMP, sidney riesenberg, western story magazineLeave a comment on September 14, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

October 1934 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

October 1934

cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 7, 2024January 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, carl mckinnon saunders, frederick c. davis, sidney riesenberg, spider, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on October 1934 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

May 1933 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

Format ImagePosted on January 8, 2024December 21, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, hardcover, magazine, pulpTags bennett foster, sidney riesenberg, top-notch magazineLeave a comment on May 1933 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

March 1930 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

March 1930

cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags flashlight, jewel thief, scotland yard magazine, sidney riesenberg, wall safeLeave a comment on March 1930 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

March 15, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

March 15, 1930

cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on December 13, 2023May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags j. wendel davis, mountie, RCMP, sidney riesenberg, top-notch magazineLeave a comment on March 15, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg
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