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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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1961 Ace paperback original

1961 Ace paperback original

cover art by Jack Smith

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 24, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, cocktail, dame, femme fatale, j.m. flynn, smokingLeave a comment on 1961 Ace paperback original

February 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

February 1951

cover art by George Gross

Posted on November 24, 2025November 3, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, george gross, line-up detective, smokingLeave a comment on February 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

October 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

October 1949

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 20, 2025November 3, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, george gross, smoking, special detective magazine, stockings, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

March 1954 – debut issue

March 1954

Posted on November 16, 2025November 3, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags juvenile delinquent, pulp illustration, reward true crime cases, smokingLeave a comment on March 1954 – debut issue

March 1953 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

March 1953

cover art by Howell Dodd

October 21, 2013

Posted on November 16, 2025November 3, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags crime magazine, dope, juvenile delinquent, smokingLeave a comment on March 1953 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

4 Little Sisters

1952 Gold Medal paperback original

1954 Gold Medal reissue

reissues normally do not use a different version from the same photo shoot

1954 Phantom edition from Australia

`1957 Gold Medal reissue

Posted on November 16, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags australian pulp, dame, gold medal paperback, phantom paperback, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on 4 Little Sisters

Kill the Clown x 3

1964 Gold Medal

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1965 Danish edition

cover art by Robert McGinnis

1973 Fawcett reissue

Posted on October 31, 2025October 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags cigarette holder, clown, danish pulp, fawcett paperback, masquerade, private eye, richard s. prather, robert mcginnis, shell scott, smokingLeave a comment on Kill the Clown x 3

aka Lawrence Block x 2

1959 Midwood/Tower paperback original

cover art by Paul Rader

1967 Midwood paperback reissue

November 27, 2013

Posted on October 27, 2025October 12, 2025Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags garter, lawrence block, lingerie, lurid, midwood paperback, sheldon lord, sleaze, smoking, stockingsLeave a comment on aka Lawrence Block x 2

SPECTRE #2

1965, Thunderball, Adolfo Celi as Largo, head of the Thunderball plot

November 28, 2013

Posted on October 5, 2025September 25, 2025Categories espionage fictionTags adolfo celi, eye patch, ian fleming, james bond, largo, smoking, SPECTRE, thunderballLeave a comment on SPECTRE #2

1962 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Ron Lesser

1962 Midwood paperback original

cover art by Ron Lesser

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 25, 2025September 23, 2025Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags call girl, hooker, lurid, midwood paperback, ron lesser, sleaze, smokingLeave a comment on 1962 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Ron Lesser

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