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1954 Pyramid reissue

1954 Abelard hardcover as Free are the Dead

published that same year by Pyramid with this title

December 06, 2013

Posted on December 18, 2025November 24, 2025Categories Hardboiled, pulp, paperback, crime fictionTags dame, ex-con, femme fatale, organized crime, pyramid paperback, smoking, stuart friedmanLeave a comment on 1954 Pyramid reissue

1960 Bantam paperback

1960 Bantam paperback reissue

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 27, 2025September 25, 2025Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, true crimeTags crime syndicate, frederic sondern, mafia, organized crimeLeave a comment on 1960 Bantam paperback

1958 Dell paperback original – cover art by John McDermott

1958 Dell paperback original

cover art by John McDermott

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 15, 2025June 14, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags al fray, carhop, dell paperback, john mcdermott, noir, organized crimeLeave a comment on 1958 Dell paperback original – cover art by John McDermott

The Enforcer, 1951

The Enforcer, 1951

Posted on September 2, 2024August 16, 2024Categories film noir, HardboiledTags humphrey bogart, mafia, murder inc, organized crime, the enforcerLeave a comment on The Enforcer, 1951

1960 Allied Artists

1960 Allied Artists, directed by Richard Wilson, with Borgnine playing Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino, an historical policeman who fought the early mafia in the first decade of the 20th C.

Posted on February 23, 2024February 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, pulpTags ernest borgnine, mafia, movie poster, organized crimeLeave a comment on 1960 Allied Artists

August 15, 1936 issue

August 15, 1936

Posted on November 28, 2023November 27, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags badge, detective fiction weekly, franklin h. martin, mirror, organized crime, oscar g. olander, pulp artLeave a comment on August 15, 1936 issue

cover art by Victor Prezio


Gouache on board
20-1/2 x 17-1/4 inches (52.1 x 43.8 cm) (image)
Signed lower right

Did You Hear That?!, Mobsters magazine cover, April 1953

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 22, 2023December 29, 2023Categories gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulpTags dame, gouache, moll, organized crime, original art, pulp art, terry spain, victor prezioLeave a comment on cover art by Victor Prezio

Bang!

Bang! Gang World cover, May 1934
Oil on canvas
19-3/4 x 19-3/4 inches (50.2 x 50.2 cm)
Not signed

Posted on November 22, 2023December 29, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulpTags bill cook, carl b. ogilvie, gang world magazine, jail break, organized crime, original art, pulp art, tommygunLeave a comment on Bang!

April 1938 issue ~ cover art by A. Leslie Ross

April 1938

cover art by A. Leslie Ross

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 18, 2023November 16, 2023Categories gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags a. leslie ross, dalton gang, double-action gang magazine, evening wear, margie harris, mat rand, night club, organized crime, pierson bryan, pulp art, tuxLeave a comment on April 1938 issue ~ cover art by A. Leslie Ross

December 1937 – cover art by Walter Darr

December 1937

Posted on November 17, 2023November 15, 2023Categories true crimeTags 1937, al capone, alcatraz, organized crime, true gang life, walter darrLeave a comment on December 1937 – cover art by Walter Darr

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