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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.
The Unmarked Grave: A Manhunt Magazine Review
Manhunt Magazine. They don’t make ’em like they used to. Not the magazines, not the stories, and certainly not the dames who sold ’em. You
COMPLETE DETECTIVE CASES: A Dime-Store Trip to the Gutter
You can keep your dime-store rags. This one’s a fifteen-cent special, and it’s got a story for every nickel. Complete Detective Cases, November
IT’S A MAN’S WORLD: The Raw, The Real, and The Red
Some fellas like their stories clean, their heroes shiny, and their dames all sugar and spice. This ain’t for them. This is ‘Man’s World.
SENSATION Vol. 1, No. 1, November 1939: The First Hit
Some magazines, they start with a bang. This one, Sensation, from November 1939, is the kind of first issue you dream of. It’s a fat volume for a dime,
Gripping Detective Stories 1954-03
You want the skinny on this rag? Here’s the rundown, straight from the source. This little number, “Gripping Detective Stories”, was stamped
Image of Evil 1963 by Paul Russo
Hammer here. My take on Image of Evil, by Paul Russo Some books are like a cheap whiskey, a quick, burning shot that leaves you with a bad taste in your
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