Frank Miller’s “Famous Detective Pin-Up” portfolio was published as PinUps at the back of Renegade Press’s “Ms. Tree Thrilling Detective Adventures”, #s 1-4, back in 1983.
Frank Miller’s “Famous Detective Pin-Up” portfolio
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United Artists, 1955
Kiss Me Deadly (United Artists, 1955). Fine/Very Fine on Linen. One Sheet (27″ X 41.25″).
the woman who dies at the start of the story was played by Cloris Leachman, in her first movie appearance
January 1953 issue
1953 UK first edition
1957 United Artists
1958 Signet reissue – cover art by Barye Phillips
Kiss Me Deadly x 3
Model Carol Siebeck posing for Kiss Me, Deadly, 1960 Signet 1758 20th printing. Cover art by James Avati.
Me, Hood! x 4
1963 Corgi UK paperback original
cover art by Renato Fratini
1969 Signet edition – 1st US edition
cover art by Robert McGinnis
better image than previously posted
cover art by Terry Gilbert
United Artists, 1955
Kiss Me Deadly (United Artists, 1955). Very Fine on Paper. Half Sheet (22″ X 28″) Style B.
Starring Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart, Juano Hernandez, Cloris Leachman, Maxine Cooper, Jack Elam, and Strother Martin. Directed by Robert Aldrich.
May 1952 Signet paperback
oil on board, 17-1/2 x 14-1/4 inches (44.5 x 36.2 cm)
Signed center left side: Kimmel
May 1952 Signet paperback, first printing
5th novel, a stand-alone thriller
better image than previously posted
[updated with original art 11/5/25]
SMB Noir 