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: tear gas

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

cover art by Hubert Rogers

March 1939

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 1, 2026September 22, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags deep sea diver, erle stanley gardner, hubert rogers, jewels, lester leith, pearl necklace, tear gasLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

December 1941 issue

December 1941

Posted on May 27, 2026May 20, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fredric brown, laurence donovan, popular detective magazine, tear gas, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on December 1941 issue

March 1930 issue ~ cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

March 1930 issue

cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

[Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”]

Posted on November 16, 2023July 1, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazineTags alfred g. skrenda, carl mack saunders, carl mckinnon saunders, dragnet magazine, gangster, h.h. stinson, harry adler, kennie macdowd, minna feibelman, pulp art, smoke bomb, tear gas, william h. stueberLeave a comment on March 1930 issue ~ cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

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