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September 4, 2025
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Newz Hammer

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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  • Jack Hammer's Favorite Noir:
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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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  • GRINDHOUSE THEATER
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  • FLASH:NEWZ BULLETIN’S
    • FLASH: Newz Bulletin
    • THE DISTRICT
    • THE BLACK BOOK
    • THE LINEUP
    • THE GRIND
    • THE RANT SHEET
Thrilling Detective Magazine 1953 cover
  • The News Stand

Thrilling Detective Magazine 1953

Jack Hammer2 weeks ago6 days 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.

Gripping Detective Stories 1954-03 Pulp Noit detective magazine cover.
  • The News Stand

Gripping Detective Stories 1954-03

Jack Hammer2 weeks ago1 week ago03 mins
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series The Newz Stand

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

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  • The News Stand

Image of Evil 1963 by Paul Russo

Jack Hammer2 weeks ago1 week ago03 mins
This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series The Newz Stand

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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Thrilling Detective Magazine 1953 cover
  • The News Stand

Thrilling Detective Magazine 1953

Jack Hammer2 weeks ago6 days ago02 mins
This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series The Newz Stand

You’re asking about Thrilling Detective Magazine? Take it from this Detective, I’ve seen it. It’s the kind of thing that makes you want

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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.
  • The Grindhouse Theater
  • THE HAMMER FILES
  • The News Stand
  • THE RANT SHEET

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

Jack Hammer1 month ago5 days ago02 mins

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

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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