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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: woman with a gun

Anna Karina in “Made in USA”, 1966

directed by Jean-Luc Godard, based on The Juggler by Richard Stark (aka Donald E. Westlake). though he received no payment, Westlake was able to block it being shown in the US.

December 12, 2013

Posted on January 24, 2026January 17, 2026Categories crime fictionTags anna karina, donald e. westlake, french pulp, richard stark, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Anna Karina in “Made in USA”, 1966

1952 Ace paperback original

pseudonym of Hal Braham
1952 Ace paperback original

cover art attributed to Norman Saunders

December 14, 2013

Posted on January 21, 2026January 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, dame, mel cotton, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1952 Ace paperback original

January 1945 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lillis

January 1945

cover art by Richard Lillis

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 16, 2026January 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags heist, motorcycle, private detective stories, robert a. garron, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1945 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lillis

May 1929 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

May 1929

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on January 13, 2026January 6, 2026Categories government agent, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags spy fiction, spy stories, walter baumhofer, woman with a gun, WWILeave a comment on May 1929 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

July-August 1931 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

July-August 1931 issue (1st of just 3 issues)

cover art by R.C. Wardell

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 11, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags john miller gregory, motor boat, seymour rice, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July-August 1931 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 8, 2026January 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags anita delglyn, marie hoyt, norman saunders, saucy romantic adventures, stever fisher, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Wicked

movie poster – Wicked – Oct 1931

artist unknown (??orge ??uere = George Bruere?)

Wicked (1931) is an American Pre-Code prison melodrama about a woman who commits murder while trying to save her bandit husband and bears a child in prison

Posted on January 6, 2026January 5, 2026Categories finest kind, movie poster, pulpTags allan dwan, movie poster, spencer tracy, wicked, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Wicked

1950, Undercover Girl

Universal Picture

Alexis Smith is a woman not to be trifled with in ‘Undercover Girl’.

December 07, 2013

Posted on January 5, 2026Categories film noir, movie poster, pulpTags alexis smithscott brady, femme fatale, publicity photo, richard egan, universal pictures, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1950, Undercover Girl

April 1952 issue ~ cover by Norman Saunders

April 1952

cover by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 29, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, uncategorizedTags detective tales magazine, don james, john d. macdonald, mason noble, norman saunders, pay phone, phone booth, richard goggin, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1952 issue ~ cover by Norman Saunders

September 1941 issue

September 1941

cover art by Pat Lamar

Posted on December 27, 2025December 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, sensational detective cases, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1941 issue

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