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For the Fans of Hardboiled, Pulp & Gumshoe Art

Back in 2013, our tumblr site was started and ran until 2018, when they decided it was too "adult" - too lurid, supposedly. We followed the exodus to newtumbl and four years of dedication vanished in June of 2023. That work was not only new posts but upgrades of hundreds of old tumblr posts as well. So far, there has been no way to rescue those posts, so this will be the third version of this project. And, I'll warn you in advance, I may slip in covers that are not crime or mystery but just because I like the artwork. Enjoy!

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Tag: b.x. sandborn

1960 Zenith paperback reissue

pseudonym of Bill S. Ballinger, this is the only title for which he used this pen name

his middle name was Sanborn

1959 Dutton hardcover with the original title The Doom-Maker

1960 Zenith paperback with new title

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags b.x. sandborn, bill s. ballinger, zenith paperbackLeave a comment on 1960 Zenith paperback reissue
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