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Ace Reporter. Private Dick.

Good work. You found my secret file cabinet of personal dossiers.

THE CITY IS ON FIRE. We are under attack. The static is getting louder. I received a message about a safe house, but the location was encrypted.

Then a punk kid rode by on his bike, tossed a crumpled paper at my chest, and yelled:

"Hey Hammer! You're looking in the wrong place! The truth isn't on the front page... it's in the ten cent rag! Find the Pulp-Noir under a dime!"

And with that, he was gone into the smog. Follow the clue. Follow me.

The Broadcast

Jack Hammer’s Pulp Noir Audiobooks: W-HAM-ER

Radio W-HAM-ER, the official broadcast for Jack Hammer's pulp noir audiobooks.

W-HAM-ER Radio You’ve just tuned in to W-HAM-ER, the official frequency for Jack Hammer’s pulp noir audiobooks. Tired of the…

The Library

NewzHammer Publishing: Jack Hammer’s Memoir Noir Collection

Jack Hammer of newzhammer publishing in a busy printing plant printing his memoirs

Hammer Publishing: Jack Hammer’s Memoirs At Hammer Publishing, we believe a great story isn’t just told—it’s extracted from the source…


FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

🥃 THE TOP SHELF

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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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The Case of the Missing First Lady

An Evening at the Local Playhouse

The Saga

Full Jack Hammer Saga: The Architecture of Awareness

Black and white noir themed image of two gangsters standing over a man who has been shot in the chest

Over 2 hours and growing: Build a complex maze, feed it enough data, and the shadow in the center just…

Hammer Op-Eds

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

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.

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

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

Folder THE PRIVATE STASH

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"I tried to write a story about honesty in Washington, but my typewriter jammed. Must’ve sensed the lie before I did. Around here, truth’s an endangered species—spotted once a decade, stuffed, mounted, and trotted out for campaign season."

Yours Truly,
Jack Hammer.
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Thrilling Detective Magazine 1953 cover
  • The News Stand

Thrilling Detective Magazine 1953

Jack Hammer5 months ago5 months ago

The News Stand

Welcome to The News Stand. We’ve got the essentials and the secrets. The day’s headlines in the newspapers, tomorrow’s fiction in the magazines, and all the vices you can handle.

manhunt-magazine-review-cover
  • The News Stand

The Unmarked Grave: A Manhunt Magazine Review

Jack Hammer4 months ago4 months ago03 mins mins

Manhunt Magazine. They don’t make ’em like they used to. Not the magazines, not the stories, and certainly not the…

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Gritty, high-contrast, black-and-white complete detective cases pulp magazine cover showing a hardboiled detective with a gun, framed by the shadow of a woman.
  • The News Stand

COMPLETE DETECTIVE CASES: A Dime-Store Trip to the Gutter

Jack Hammer4 months ago4 months ago01 mins mins

You can keep your dime-store rags. This one’s a fifteen-cent special, and it’s got a story for every nickel. Complete…

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High-contrast, grayscale pulp magazine cover art depicting a hero fighting a foe to protect a woman in a perilous jungle, in the classic NewzHammer aesthetic.
  • The News Stand

IT’S A MAN’S WORLD: The Raw, The Real, and The Red

Jack Hammer4 months ago4 months ago02 mins mins

Some fellas like their stories clean, their heroes shiny, and their dames all sugar and spice. This ain’t for them….

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Gritty, black-and-white pulp noir illustration of a man with a smoking gun in a rainy alley and a woman looking over her shoulder.
  • The News Stand

SENSATION Vol. 1, No. 1, November 1939: The First Hit

Jack Hammer4 months ago4 months ago02 mins mins

Some magazines, they start with a bang. This one, Sensation, from November 1939, is the kind of first issue you…

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Gripping Detective Stories 1954-03 Pulp Noit detective magazine cover.
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Gripping Detective Stories 1954-03

Jack Hammer5 months ago5 months ago02 mins mins

You want the skinny on this rag? Here’s the rundown, straight from the source. This little number, “Gripping Detective Stories”,…

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  • The News Stand

Image of Evil 1963 by Paul Russo

Jack Hammer5 months ago5 months ago02 mins mins

Hammer here. My take on Image of Evil, by Paul Russo Some books are like a cheap whiskey, a quick, burning…

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THE EDITOR’S DESK

The Desk of Jack Hammer

Noir image of PI in office with scattered files

I’m Jack Hammer: This is My Story The name’s Hammer. Jack Hammer. I’ve been walking these mean streets long enough…

THE DOCKET

The Chessboard or the Clown Show? Trump, Putin, and Who Holds the Cards

Grayscale political cartoon depicting Vladimir Putin with a confident smirk, moving a chess piece, while an older, heavier Donald Trump looks bewildered and frustrated at the board, with several of his chess pieces overturned, indicating a clear defeat.

So, you’re listening to the news, and you see it: the big headlines, the tough talk, the President of the…

CASE CLOSED

The Case of 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 Case of the Missing First Lady The President walked into my office on a Monday morning, looking less like…

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. Let’s be perfectly clear on that. There’s no staff. No ghostwriters. Just me, DW. And if…

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