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The Case of the Missing First Lady

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- Research. Old movies that tell the truth.

"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.

Thrilling Detective Magazine 1953 cover

Thrilling Detective Magazine 1953

Jack Hammer5 months ago5 months ago01 mins mins

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

Image of Evil 1963 by Paul Russo

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…

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

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”,…

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.

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…

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.

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….

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.

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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