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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: special detective magazine

December 1953 issue

December 1953

Posted on August 23, 2026August 3, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags special detective magazine, staircaseLeave a comment on December 1953 issue

December 1952

December 1952

cover art by Howell Dodd?

Posted on August 10, 2026August 3, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, true crimeTags dame, moll, femme fatale, smoking, special detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1952

Howell Dodd x 5

cover art by Howell Dodd

November 1952 issue of True Crime Cases

February 1954 issue

better image than previously posted

December 1959 Bedside paperback original

Posted on March 12, 2026March 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags bedside paperback, dame, femme fatale, howell dodd, michael talbot, smoking, special detective magazine, true crime cases magazineLeave a comment on Howell Dodd x 5

February 1950 issue

February 1950

Posted on February 5, 2026February 2, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, garter, special detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on February 1950 issue

George Gross x 2 +2

cover art by George Gross

September 1951 Best True Fact Detective

cover art repurposed for

November 1955 issue Special Detective

Posted on December 11, 2025November 23, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags best true fact detective, choker, dame, femme fatale, garter, george gross, special detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on George Gross x 2 +2

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

May 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1949

cover art by George Gross

Posted on April 15, 2025March 15, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags garter, george gross, special detective magazine, stockings, telephone, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

October 1951 issue

October 1951

cover art attributed to Rudy Nappi

cover reused for September 1953 issue of Best True Fact Detective

Posted on March 30, 2025March 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags best true fact detective, dame, femme fatale, grave, rudy nappi, smoking, special detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1951 issue

July 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

July 1948

cover art by George Gross

Posted on February 10, 2025January 28, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags garter, george gross, special detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on July 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

February 1952 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

February 1952

cover art by Howell Dodd

Posted on February 9, 2025January 28, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, howell dodd, moll, special detective magazine, tommygunLeave a comment on February 1952 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

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