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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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Winter 1940 issue

Winter 1940

Posted on July 13, 2024July 2, 2024Categories aviation fiction, crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george fielding eliot, kerry mcroberts, nazi fiction, nazi spy, sabotage, stewardess, thrilling spy storiesLeave a comment on Winter 1940 issue

November 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1941

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 1, 2024May 13, 2024Categories aviation fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, flashlight, g.t. fleming-roberts, george a. mcdonald, norman saunders, stewardess, zombieLeave a comment on November 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1941

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on April 17, 2024May 5, 2025Categories aviation fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags benton braden, jewel theft, lugar, nazi spy, rudolph belarski, stewardess, thrilling detective magazine, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

December 1950

cover art by Norman Saunders

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on April 9, 2024May 8, 2024Categories aviation fiction, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags andrew holt, craig rice, dime detective magazine, fletcher flora, larry holden, mark hope, norman saunders, stewardessLeave a comment on December 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

cover art by Norman Saunders

oil on illustration board, 15’x21″

October 1950 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 22, 2024May 8, 2024Categories aviation fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags 15 story detective, airplane hanger, norman saunders, original art, robert carlton, robert turner, stewardess, woman with a gun, wrenchLeave a comment on cover art by Norman Saunders
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