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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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July 1936 issue

July 1936

Posted on September 13, 2025August 27, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anthony parsons, dagger, forbes parkhill, thrilling adventures magazine, turban, william merriam rouseLeave a comment on July 1936 issue

October 1935 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

October 1935

cover art by William F. Soare

Posted on August 2, 2025July 13, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags anson hard, dagger, thrilling adventures magazine, william f. soare, william merriam rouseLeave a comment on October 1935 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

March 1934

cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

Posted on March 17, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, edgar franklin wittmack, hooded, james perley hughes, tommygun, william merriam rouseLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

January 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1938

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 13, 2014

Posted on March 8, 2025February 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dagger, john h. knox, paul ernst, rafael desoto, thrilling mystery magazine, william merriam rouseLeave a comment on January 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1936 issue

March 1936

Posted on October 19, 2024October 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags thrilling adventures magazine, tom roan, tommygun, william merriam rouseLeave a comment on March 1936 issue
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