Skip to content

SMB Noir

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!

December 2025
M T W T F S S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
293031  
« Nov    

For altered posts, choose the category "Updated"

Follow SMB Noir on WordPress.com

send comments to staff@seattlemystery.com

All rights to this ongoing project are reserved by the owner.

Tag: van wyck mason

December 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

December 1930

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on December 19, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, detective action stories, dungeon, erle stanley gardner, racist imagery, van wyck mason, william reusswig, yellow menaceLeave a comment on December 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

June 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

June 1931

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on December 6, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black cat, detective action stories, erle stanley gardner, van wyck mason, william reusswigLeave a comment on June 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

January 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

January 1931

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on November 11, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective action stories, erle stanley gardner, j. allan dunn, j. lane linklater, leslie t. white, subway, van wyck mason, william reusswigLeave a comment on January 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

September 10, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Hibberd V.B. Kline

September 10, 1936

cover art by Hibberd V.B. Kline

Posted on July 10, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, uncategorized, western fictionTags hibberd v.b. kline, james b. hendryx, mounties, RCMP, robert h. rohde, short stories magazine, van wyck masonLeave a comment on September 10, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Hibberd V.B. Kline

Summer 1932 – premiere issue

Summer 1932

cover art attributed to John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 8, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace of diamonds, ace of hearts, edgar wallace, john stephen strange, mystery novels magazine, van wyck masonLeave a comment on Summer 1932 – premiere issue

September 1933 issue

September 1933

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 23, 2024December 25, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, demon, van wyck masonLeave a comment on September 1933 issue

September 10, 1933 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

Format ImagePosted on November 27, 2023April 4, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, historical fiction, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags b.m. bower, foreign legion, j.d. newsom, pulp art, r.e. pinkerton, short stories magazine, van wyck mason, william reusswigLeave a comment on September 10, 1933 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

May 26, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

May 26, 1934

Posted on November 11, 2023November 11, 2023Categories magazineTags dagger, dalton stevens, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, fred macisaac, herman landon, judson p. philips, milo ray phelps, tux, van wyck masonLeave a comment on May 26, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • SMB Noir
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • SMB Noir
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...