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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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cover art by George Gross

December 1959 Bedside paperback original

George Gross cover art from April 1951

Posted on January 25, 2025January 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bedside paperback, george gross, sherman conway, smoking, special detective magazineLeave a comment on cover art by George Gross

August 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

August 1951

cover art by George Gross

Posted on January 19, 2025January 8, 2025Categories finest kind, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags garter, george gross, hookers, line-up detective, paddy wagon, prostitute, smokingLeave a comment on August 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

1962 Ace Double paperback original

1962 Ace Double paperback original

better image than previously posted

paired with

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 19, 2025January 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, bob mcknight, clayton fox, dame, femme fatale, smokingLeave a comment on 1962 Ace Double paperback original

December 1951, issue #2

December 1951, issue #2

Posted on January 17, 2025January 2, 2025Categories crime comic, pulp, true crimeTags bonnie parker, gangsters and gun molls comic, smoking, tommygunLeave a comment on December 1951, issue #2

December 1948, issue #4

December 1948, issue #4

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 13, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime comic, pulpTags crimes by women comic, dame, femme fatale, smokingLeave a comment on December 1948, issue #4

September 1952 issue

September 1952

Posted on January 10, 2025December 14, 2024Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, detective world magazine, femme fatale, smokingLeave a comment on September 1952 issue

June 1952 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

June 1952

cover art by Michael McCann

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 8, 2025December 14, 2024Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, detective world magazine, femme fatale, michael mccann, smokingLeave a comment on June 1952 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

2013 Hard Case reissue ~ cover art by Gregory Machness

2013 Hard Case

cover art by Gregory Machness

originally published in 1969 by World

August 13, 2013

Posted on December 29, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulp, spicyTags dame, femme fatale, gregory machness, hard case crime, john lange, michael crichton, smokingLeave a comment on 2013 Hard Case reissue ~ cover art by Gregory Machness

September 1950 issue

September 1950

cover art by Michael McCann?

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 27, 2024December 12, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, detective world magazine, michael mccann, smokingLeave a comment on September 1950 issue

Spring 1934 issue ~ cover art by Fred Good

Spring 1934

cover art by Fred Good

Posted on November 27, 2024June 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags complete underworld novelettes, dame, fred good, moll, nelson robins, smoking, westmoreland gray, william mahoneyLeave a comment on Spring 1934 issue ~ cover art by Fred Good

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