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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: trapeze

June 1939 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

June 1939

cover art by Modest Stein

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 10, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl clausen, circus, detective story magazine, modest stein, trapeze, walter rippergerLeave a comment on June 1939 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 24, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur k. barnes, big top, charlton l. edholm, circus fiction, coulrophobia, dagger, killer clown, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, trapezeLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1, 1930 issue

September 1, 1930

cover art by Robert A. Graef

Posted on November 28, 2023November 26, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, pulpTags albert m. treynor, anthony shelton, circus fiction, clown, coulrophobia, john wilstach, pulp art, robert a. graef, top-notch magazine, trapeze, valentine woodLeave a comment on September 1, 1930 issue
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