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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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March 1938 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

March 1938

cover art by Harwood Forsgren

Posted on April 22, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, harwood forsgren, inside detective magazine, jewel thief, stockingLeave a comment on March 1938 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

April 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 24, 2024January 30, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags e. hoffmann price, garter, h.j. ward, mirror, showgirl, spicy detective magazine, stocking, thugLeave a comment on April 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by George Gross

gouache on illustration board, 16 5/8″ x 12 15/8″

1950 Quarter Books #57

Posted on February 21, 2024December 31, 2023Categories digest, Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags dame, george gross, gerald foster, lurid, quarter books digest, sleaze, stockingLeave a comment on cover art by George Gross

July 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1942

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 14, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags robert leslie bellem, spicy detective magazine, staircase, stockingLeave a comment on July 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst
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