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September 4, 2025
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Pulp-Noir fiction. Real world Newz.

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Jack Hammer here. This is where the real case files live. You look like you need answers. I sell the truth, ten cents a file, and don't expect a smile. If I have any hot tips for you, I'll pin them up here on the Bulletin Board. Now pour yourself a drink, and I'll give you the straight dope.

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I run a clean shop, mostly. But some bum just ransacked my office and lifted a dozen Hammer File Memoirs from the safe. These files tell the real story, from the shadows to the light. Now some two-bit crook has my case history. It's a job for a new kind of detective. Maybe you?

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The only clue I have right now came from a punk kid who witnessed the crime from the burger joint across the street. He didn't want to talk and tried to dummy up. I had to smack him around a little. Finally he broke and cried "Look Pops! They're on the menu! Sometimes they come double, with cheese!"

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So there you have it. The only clue I have is... "They're on the menu! Sometimes they come double, with cheese!" So if you're on the case with me, stop back and I'll pin any updates I have here on the board. This is I tough nut, but I think we can crack it. If you'er gonna be in town awhile you should...

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... have a look around. Maybe take in a flick at the Grindhouse, they have a great Pulp-Noir matinee. Or stop at the Newz Stand for a paper and a girly mag. If your eyes are bad or you're just lazy, they even have a girl who will read for you. Look for the headphones. Stop back, who knows what we'll find.

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To be continued..

Jack Hammer

Ace Reporter. Private Dick.

Good work. You found my secret file cabinet of personal dossiers. I guess you followed the first clue to the unmarked hamburger menu? These files are my prized, Pulp-Noir detective memoirs.

Some bum ransacked my office and lifted a dozen Hammer File Memoirs from the safe. Here's a second clue I picked up.... A punk kid rode by on his bike and yelled "Hey Hammer! if you're looking for the truth, you can find it in the ten cent rag". And with that he was gone. I'm not sure yet what he meant?

Be sure to stop by my desk for a drink. I'll give you my background and a clue or two to some of my cases.

THE NEWZ DESK

The Desk of Jack Hammer

A gritty, black and white image of Jack Hammer, a private eye in a fedora and trench coat, sitting at his cluttered desk with a closed wooden box in front of him.

I’m Jack Hammer: This is My Story The name’s Jack Hammer. Ace reporter and a retired private eye. And I’m currently the top dog here at

The Memoirs

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NewzHammer Publishing: Jack Hammer’s Memoir Noir Collection

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An Evening at the Local Playhouse

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Jamie Diamond’s Sparkle

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An Inheritance of Grief

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The Case of December’s Debt

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"They say laughter's the best medicine. I guess that's why my doctor told me to quit journalism and start a clown college. But then I realized, most of the clowns are already in politics. And their jokes? Not nearly as funny as the ones I dig up on the daily."

Yours Truly, Jack Hammer.
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    • Jack Hammer’s Favorite Noir:
    • HAMMER HUMOR
  • GRINDHOUSE THEATER
  • THE NEWS STAND
  • FLASH:NEWZ BULLETIN’S
    • FLASH: Newz Bulletin
    • THE DISTRICT
    • THE BLACK BOOK
    • THE LINEUP
    • THE GRIND
    • THE RANT SHEET
A gritty, black and white image of Jack Hammer, a private eye in a fedora and trench coat, sitting at his cluttered desk with a open wooden box in front of him.
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Jack Hammer’s Favorite Dark Tales

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Jack Hammer’s Favorite Noir:

Jack Hammer’s Favorite Noir Tales:

A curated collection of  Jack’s compelling and hardboiled favorite noir short stories and newz articles—tales of crime, human frailty, and the city’s hidden truths. This is where the grimmest reality meets the artistry of storytelling.

Grayscale satirical cartoon depicts a tough private eye, like Jack Hammer, dramatically exposing the tangled web of connections between caricatures of powerful figures resembling Trump, Epstein, and Maxwell.
  • Jack Hammer's Favorite Noir:
  • THE BLACK BOOK
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  • THE LINEUP

Dirty Laundry: Trump Epstein Maxwell connections

Jack Hammer1 month ago7 days ago07 mins

Listen up. They say the truth’s a slippery thing, especially when the powerful try to bury it under a mountain of lies. But down here, where the shadows

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Grayscale satirical cartoon showing many hands grasping for a few coins on the ground, while tiny, smiling wealthy figures look down from towering skyscrapers in the background.
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  • THE GRIND

They’re Touting a Boom, But All I Hear Is Your Wallet Screaming.

Jack Hammer1 month ago6 days ago04 mins

Alright, pull up a chair and pour yourself something strong, ’cause old Jack Hammer’s got another dispatch from the front lines of your shrinking

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Grayscale political cartoon depicting a stern figure resembling William Barr standing in a gloomy prison corridor, observing shadowy, puppet-like forms with a noose hanging in the background, suggesting hidden control and conspiracy.
  • Jack Hammer's Favorite Noir:
  • THE BLACK BOOK
  • THE DISTRICT
  • THE LINEUP
  • THE RANT SHEET

The Ep-stain on Justice: Who Pulled the Plug (and the Trigger)?

Jack Hammer1 month ago6 days ago09 mins

The official story always has more holes than a cheese grater in a shooting gallery. Pam Bondi’s “camera cut out” claim? That’s not

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smug politician revealing a hidden stack of cash while a confused citizen struggles to read a complex tax form.
  • Jack Hammer's Favorite Noir:
  • THE BLACK BOOK
  • THE DISTRICT
  • THE LINEUP
  • THE RANT SHEET

The Tax Man Cometh, The People Get Nothing

Jack Hammer1 month ago6 days ago04 mins

They’re selling you a story. A grand plan. They call it a new tax law, a fix for the broken system. They say it’ll make the rich pay their fair share,

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Grayscale, gritty image of a pulp-noir detective in the rain, holding a "Missing" flyer for a girl, haunted by ghostly reflections in "Old Town."
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An Inheritance of Grief

Jack Hammer3 weeks ago1 week ago04 mins
This entry is part 1 of 11 in the series Chapter 2: An Inheritance of Grief

THE HAMMER FILES: Old Town Ghost The Call’s Echo The phone receiver sat in its cradle like a tombstone, a cold piece of plastic grief that had just

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A grayscale, high-contrast pulp-noir graphic novel panel shows a busty cocktail bunny in a classic uniform (ears, bow tie, corset, tail) holding a tray of martinis at a dimly lit, gritty bar. A trench-coat-clad figure sits at the bar in the background.
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  • Jack Hammer's Favorite Noir:
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Jamie Diamond’s Sparkle

Jack Hammer3 weeks ago1 week ago03 mins
This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series Jamie Diamond's Gamble

THE HAMMER FILES: Jamie Diamond’s Gamble The Gamble The phone rang with the kind of impatience only a man in deep trouble can muster. I answered, the

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Grayscale graphic novel illustration of Vladimir Putin walking on Donald Trump's back as Trump lies on the ground in a dark, rain-slicked alley.
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  • THE DISTRICT
  • THE GRIND
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THE HAMMER FILES: THE CASE OF THE RED CARPET—WILL PUTIN WALK ALL OVER TRUMP?

Jack Hammer3 weeks ago7 days ago06 mins

The city was sweating under a blanket of August heat, the kind that makes a man’s collar feel like a noose. The world’s eyes were glued to the headlines:

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A man in a fedora sits at a smoky jazz club bar, his weary face reflected in a whiskey glass. Other patrons are shadowy figures in the background. The scene is high-contrast, gritty grayscale, and noir-style, with a single bare lightbulb. The mood is lonely and mysterious.
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  • Jack Hammer's Favorite Noir:
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An Evening at the Local Playhouse

Jack Hammer3 weeks ago6 days ago05 mins
This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series An Evening at the Local Playhouse

THE HAMMER FILES: A Seat at the Show The day was a long, dusty road with no end in sight. My kind of day. The cases had dried up, the phones were quiet,

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THE EDITOR’S DESK

The Desk of Jack Hammer

A gritty, black and white image of Jack Hammer, a private eye in a fedora and trench coat, sitting at his cluttered desk with a closed wooden box in front of him.

I’m Jack Hammer: This is My Story The name’s Jack Hammer. Ace reporter and a retired private eye. And I’m currently the top dog here at

THE DOCKET

The Tax Man Cometh, The People Get Nothing

smug politician revealing a hidden stack of cash while a confused citizen struggles to read a complex tax form.

They’re selling you a story. A grand plan. They call it a new tax law, a fix for the broken system. They say it’ll make the rich pay their fair share,

CASE CLOSED

THE HAMMER FILES: The Missing First Lady

A grayscale noir-style cartoon of a veiled showgirl whispering a secret to a detective in a trench coat and fedora in a foggy, European city.

The Missing First Lady The President walked into my office on a Monday morning, looking less like the leader of the free world and more like a man who’d

THE EDITOR’S OFFICE

NewzHammer Magazine: Pulp-Noir Fiction & News from Jack Hammer

NewzHammer pulp-noir graphic magazine cover by Jack Hammer, featuring a trench-coat clad detective in a rainy alley with a femme fatale in a doorway.

This is NewzHammer Magazine. No staff, no ghostwriters. Just me, Jack Hammer. I’m the editor-in-chief, the chief reporter, and the guy who buys the