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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: true crime magazine

July 1936 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

July 1936

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 3, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags al capone, feds, g-men, j.w. scott, true crime magazine, white slaveryLeave a comment on July 1936 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

July 1955 issue

unknown cover artists – unfortunately…

July 1955 issue

better image than previously posted

British version, unknown date

Posted on December 21, 2024December 12, 2024Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags jewel thief, true crime magazine, wall safeLeave a comment on July 1955 issue

November 1936 issue

November 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer?

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 20, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags bound, delos palmer, snake, true crime magazineLeave a comment on November 1936 issue

March 1962 issue

March 1962

cover art by Robert Maguire

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags lindbergh, pulp art, true crime magazineLeave a comment on March 1962 issue
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