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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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April 1943 issue

April 1943

Posted on July 26, 2026June 24, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fiction, espionage fictionTags dagger, norman a. daniels, nazi fiction, hooded, detective novels magazine, frank johnsonLeave a comment on April 1943 issue

Winter 1942 issue

Winter 1942

Posted on July 26, 2026July 9, 2026Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.k.m. scanlon, masked detective magazine, spy fictionLeave a comment on Winter 1942 issue

June 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on July 26, 2026June 24, 2026Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective novels magazine, fucking nazis, john l. benton, lugar, monocle, norman a. daniels, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on June 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1949 issue

February 1949

Posted on July 26, 2026June 24, 2026Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags code, FBI detective stories, frederick c. davis, john d. macdonaldLeave a comment on February 1949 issue

cover art by Robert Maguire

Robert Maguire (American, 1921-2005)
Gouache on board, 17 x 14 inches (43.2 x 35.6 cm)
Not signed

cover of Time To Kill by Geoffrey Household (Pyramid, 1964).

Posted on July 26, 2026June 29, 2026Categories espionage fiction, government agent, original art, paperback, pulpTags lugar, pyramid paperback, robert maguire, spy fictionLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Maguire

April 1944 Canadian issue

April 1944 Canadian issue

Posted on July 26, 2026June 24, 2026Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags francis k. allan, bomb, strange detective mysteriesLeave a comment on April 1944 Canadian issue

1966 Lancer paperback original

1966 Lancer paperback original

pen name of Lionel White

November 29, 2014

Posted on July 26, 2026July 12, 2026Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags cocktail waitress, l.w. blanco, lancer paperback, lionel white, spy fictionLeave a comment on 1966 Lancer paperback original

December 1943 Canadian issue

December 1943 Canadian issue

Posted on July 26, 2026June 24, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, crime comic, mystery, espionage fictionTags joe archibald, flashlight, w.t. ballard, norman a. daniels, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on December 1943 Canadian issue

June 25th, 1945 issue ~ cover art by A. R. Tilburne

June 25th, 1945

cover art by A. R. Tilburne

Posted on July 26, 2026June 24, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.h. hepburn, a.r. tilburne, achmed abdullah, map, short stories magazine, skull, w.m. raineLeave a comment on June 25th, 1945 issue ~ cover art by A. R. Tilburne

1964 Macfadden paperback reissue – cover art by Charles McVicker

1960 Scribner hardcover

1964 Macfadden paperback reissue

cover art by Charles McVicker

November 14, 2014

Posted on July 26, 2026Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags charles mcvicker, dame, international intrigue, macfadden paperback, spy fictionLeave a comment on 1964 Macfadden paperback reissue – cover art by Charles McVicker

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