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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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cover art by Cardwell Higgins

pastel on board, 25″x34″

July 1942 issue

Posted on February 25, 2024January 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags cardwell higgins, dagger, expose detective magazine, original art, telephoneLeave a comment on cover art by Cardwell Higgins

December 1942 issue ~ cover art by Peter Driben

oil on canvas, 28″ x 30 1/2″

Expose True Crime Pulp Magazine – December, 1942

Posted on February 15, 2024January 2, 2024Categories magazine, original art, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags expose detective magazine, original art, peeper, peter driben, telephoneLeave a comment on December 1942 issue ~ cover art by Peter Driben

January 1943 issue ~ cover art by William Timmins

January 1943

cover art by William Timmins

Posted on January 29, 2024April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, dagger, dale clark, emile c. tepperman, k.s.l. stone, kenneth robeson, telephone, william timminsLeave a comment on January 1943 issue ~ cover art by William Timmins

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

March 1934

cover art by Lyman Anderson

Posted on January 17, 2024December 24, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags chic feagler, lyman anderson, nelson robins, telephone, underworld detective magazine, william mahoneyLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

November 1936 issue

Format ImagePosted on December 23, 2023December 23, 2023Categories pulp, true crimeTags billy the kid, dame, femme fatale, g-man, real detective magazine, telephoneLeave a comment on November 1936 issue

April 1949 issue

April 1949

Posted on December 20, 2023May 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, telephone, uncensored detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1949 issue

January 1951 issue

January 1951

Posted on December 17, 2023December 13, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, real detective magazine, telephone, true crimeLeave a comment on January 1951 issue

December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

December 1937

cover art by Milton Luros

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 1/22/26]

Posted on December 12, 2023January 22, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, updatedTags double-action gang magazine, e. hoffmann price, harold ward, margie harris, milton luros, moll, norman a. daniels, telephone, tuxLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

October 1951

October 1951

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 5, 2023June 21, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags blackmail, journalism fiction, smoking, telephone, the big story, true crimeLeave a comment on October 1951

July 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1934

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

[image updated 1/29/24]

Posted on December 4, 2023January 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags c.b. mccray, h.l. parkhurst, negligee, pulp art, spicy detective stories, telephoneLeave a comment on July 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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