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Howell Dodd x 5

cover art by Howell Dodd

November 1952 issue of True Crime Cases

February 1954 issue

better image than previously posted

December 1959 Bedside paperback original

Posted on March 12, 2026March 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags bedside paperback, dame, femme fatale, howell dodd, michael talbot, smoking, special detective magazine, true crime cases magazineLeave a comment on Howell Dodd x 5

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