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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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January 1947 issue

January 1947

Posted on April 11, 2024February 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags complete detective cases, dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1947 issue

cover art by Armand Seguso

Armand Seguso
Girl with Gun, probable paperback cover
Mixed media on board, 28.75 x 20 in.
Signed center right

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on April 10, 2024May 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, pulp, spicyTags armand seguso, dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Armand Seguso

April 1937 issue

April 1937

Posted on April 10, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.h. stinson, handcuffs, steve fisher, ten detective aces magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1937 issue

December 1947 issue

December 1947 issue

the only issue published

Posted on April 10, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags best detective magazine, dame, moll, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1947 issue

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

oil on canvas, 21″ x 30″

Private Detective Stories, June 1941

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on April 9, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags h.l. parkhurst, private detective stories, robert a. garron, showgirl, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

November 1943 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

November 1943

cover art by Albert Fisher

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on April 9, 2024May 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, crime detective magazine, telephone, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1943 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1938

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 9, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags handcuffs, phantom detective magazine, rafael desoto, top hat, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1945 issue ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

June 1945

cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

better image than previously posted

[image updated 5/7/24]

Posted on April 9, 2024May 7, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags 10-story detective magazine, ernest chiriacka, tux, woman with a gunLeave a comment on June 1945 issue ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

August 1964 issue ~ cover by Chacopino

August 1964

cover by Chacopino

Posted on April 8, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags arthur kent, chacopino, dame, edgar wallace mystery magazine, femme fatale, martin thomas, mink stole, vern hansen, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1964 issue ~ cover by Chacopino

Spring (Dec.- Feb.) 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Spring (Dec.- Feb.) 1948

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 8, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crime novel, dame, detective book magazine, mystery novel, norman saunders, tux, vera caspary, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Spring (Dec.- Feb.) 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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