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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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October 1962 Pocket paperback original

October 1962 Pocket paperback original, first printing

cover art by Harry Bennett

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 27, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, war fictionTags don tracy, harry bennett, military police, pocket paperback, skull, swampLeave a comment on October 1962 Pocket paperback original

cover art by Charles Binger

February 1954 Bantam 1st printing of this 1937 chiller

Posted on August 9, 2024July 12, 2024Categories uncategorizedTags bantam paperback, charles binger, dame, femme fatale, john dickson carr, skullLeave a comment on cover art by Charles Binger

July 1939 issue

July 1939

Posted on August 5, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, skull, thiefLeave a comment on July 1939 issue

April 1943 Canadian issue

April 1943 Canadian issue

[updated 10/31/25]

Posted on July 31, 2024October 31, 2025Categories canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags clown, coulrophobia, g.t. fleming-roberts, john h. knox, skull, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on April 1943 Canadian issue

February 1933 – premiere issue

February 1933 – premiere issue

first appearance of The Phantom Menace

cover art by Bertram Glover

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 20, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bertram glover, phantom detective magazine, skull, top hatLeave a comment on February 1933 – premiere issue

March 7, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

March 7, 1931

cover art by John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 20, 2024July 3, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags clew, confederate, dagger, detective story magazine, john a. coughlin, skullLeave a comment on March 7, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

December 1935

cover art by Delos Palmer

[cover updated 6/1/25]

Posted on July 19, 2024June 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bat, carl mckinnon saunders, delos palmer, frederick c. davis, paul chadwick, pitchfork, skull, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

Spring 1934 issue ~ cover art by Clem Gretta

Spring 1934

cover art by Clem Gretta

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 18, 2024October 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clem gretta, ellery queen, leslie charteris, mystery novels magazine, simon templar, skull, the saintLeave a comment on Spring 1934 issue ~ cover art by Clem Gretta

October 1939 issue ~ cover art by Lawrence Toney

October 1939

cover art by Lawrence Toney

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 18, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crime busters, lawrence toney, skullLeave a comment on October 1939 issue ~ cover art by Lawrence Toney

May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1938

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 18, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags brent north, complete detective magazine, garter, grim reaper, skull, stockings, tux, wayne rogersLeave a comment on May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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