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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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December 1956 issue

December 1956

Posted on May 7, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, spicy, true crimeTags dame, expose detective magazine, lurid, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on December 1956 issue

November 1954 – January 1955 issue

November 1954 – January 1955

Posted on May 7, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags big detective cases magazine, dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on November 1954 – January 1955 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

February 1944 issue

February 1944

Posted on May 4, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, fingerprints, inside detective magazine, smokingLeave a comment on February 1944 issue

1942 inaugural issue

1942 inaugural issue

Posted on May 3, 2025April 14, 2025Categories magazine, true crimeTags big detective cases magazine, dame, smoking, women in prisonLeave a comment on 1942 inaugural issue

March 1953 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

March 1953

cover art by Howell Dodd

[updated 9/16/25]

Posted on May 3, 2025September 16, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crime, updatedTags dame, howell dodd, smoking, women in crime, women in prisonLeave a comment on March 1953 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

Canadian true crime, undated

Canadian true crime, undated – take off of US issue most likely 40s

1942 inaugural issue

Posted on May 3, 2025April 15, 2025Categories canadian pulp, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags daring crime cases, smoking, women in prisonLeave a comment on Canadian true crime, undated

September 1942 issue

September 1942

cover by Pagano

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 30, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, inside detective magazine, pagano, pay phone, smokingLeave a comment on September 1942 issue

cover art by Arthur Ray McCowen

November 1935

cover art by Arthur Ray McCowen

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 29, 2025April 14, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags american detective fact cases, arthur ray mccowen, smoking, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Arthur Ray McCowen

November 1942 issue

November 1942

cover photo by Pagano

Posted on April 26, 2025March 15, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, front page detective, pagano, smokingLeave a comment on November 1942 issue

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