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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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November 1959 debut issue

November 1959

first of only two issues

Posted on December 19, 2023December 11, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags 77 sunset strip, dame, femme fatale, private eye, private eye magazine, trench coatLeave a comment on November 1959 debut issue

January 1943 issue – cover art by Milton Luros

January 1943

cover art by Milton Luros

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 7, 2023December 4, 2023Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags francis k. allan, grandfather clock, milton luros, strange detective mysteries, trench coat, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on January 1943 issue – cover art by Milton Luros

March 1956 issue

March 1956

Posted on December 4, 2023December 2, 2023Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags accused detective story magazine, fletcher flora, frank kane, gil brewer, hal ellson, jack webb, tedd thomey, trench coatLeave a comment on March 1956 issue

July 1947 issue

July 1947

cover art by Arnold Kohn?

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 20, 2023November 19, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arnold kohn, frank gruber, mammoth detective magazine, pulp art, trench coatLeave a comment on July 1947 issue

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