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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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Tag: smash detective cases

Unknown Painter x 3

unknown artist – Howell Dodd?

November 1950 Smash Detective Crime Cases

cover art reused for March 1954 Best True Fact Detective

cover art repurposed for 1958 Beacon paperback original

Posted on January 16, 2026January 7, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, paperback, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags beacon paperback, best true fact detective, george kramer, lurid, sleaze, smash detective casesLeave a comment on Unknown Painter x 3

January 1950 issue

January 1950

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 9, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, fingerprints, pulp illustration, smash detective casesLeave a comment on January 1950 issue

September 1951 issue

September 1951

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 7, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags lingerie, smash detective cases, smokingLeave a comment on September 1951 issue

March 1951 issue

September 28, 2013

cover art by Howell Dodd?

Posted on April 24, 2025March 15, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, smash detective cases, smoking, stockingsLeave a comment on March 1951 issue

cover art by Howell Dodd

Howell Dodd (American, 1910-2005)
Captive, probable True Crime magazine cover
gouache on board, 18 x 13 in. (sight)
Not signed

May 1950 issue

Posted on April 16, 2025March 15, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags bound, howell dodd, smash detective casesLeave a comment on cover art by Howell Dodd

January 1946 issue

September 25, 2013

Posted on March 8, 2025February 22, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, smash detective cases, woman with a gun, women in prisonLeave a comment on January 1946 issue

November 1948 issue

November 1948

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 6, 2025January 28, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags flashlight, jewel thief, smash detective cases, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1948 issue

April 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

April 1948

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 7, 2023December 4, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags choker, george gross, lingerie, smash detective casesLeave a comment on April 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross
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