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Pulp fiction covers defined the content of the pulp magazines which they embossed. In the silver and golden era, underpaid artists created a new world of imagination with images of lurid drama. Most of the originals were discarded. In time , trading cards, paperbacks and pulps went over to photography. By about 1954, the artwork era was eclipsed. The detective magazines, those that were revealing true tales and not crime fiction, went over somewhat earlier to Ecktachrome photography. And they had Strange Stories to tell.
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red lamp code 3
red lamp code 3		 Harding
Harding		 twelve years after the deed
twelve years after the deed		 the long lost Warren Harding letters
the long lost Warren Harding letters
unraveled conspiracy II
unraveled conspiracy II		 she opened it early
she opened it early		 211 help please
211 "help please"		 scrapbook page 64
scrapbook page 64
scrapbook page 54: 1:21 am
scrapbook page 54: 1:21 am		 Judy
Judy		 numbers six and seven
numbers six and seven		 her secret past
her secret past
tracing an innocent photo
tracing an innocent photo		 runaway extra
runaway extra		 terror from the far far far distant past
terror from the far far far distant past		 Ray's last five minutes
Ray's last five minutes
Andrea's treachery.
Andrea's treachery.		 scrapbook page 46: enemy agents
scrapbook page 46: enemy agents		 They all said there was only one Polly
They all said there was only one Polly		 some say there were two Peggys
some say there were two Peggys
setup
setup		 another strange trail
another strange trail		 Strange Trails part one
Strange Trails part one		 part two: Dr Hirschfeld.
part two: Dr Hirschfeld.
part three:pickup in Detroit
part three:pickup in Detroit		 part four: the looming chair
part four: the looming chair		 wrapping the spy
wrapping the spy		 Ruth
Ruth
lonely not alone
lonely not alone		 never eighteen
never eighteen		 the wax cylinder
the wax cylinder		 Mona's tale
Mona's tale
shakedown
shakedown		 secret cache in the cellar
secret cache in the cellar		 alone at last
alone at last		 just the right amount
just the right amount
terrible scene
terrible scene		 who was X ?
who was X ?		 I forget
I forget		 perfect dungeon
perfect dungeon
the deadly pen
the deadly pen		 no misunderstaning
no misunderstaning		 it was loaded
it was loaded		 close up Billie Jo in fugue
close up Billie Jo in fugue
Robin the artist
Robin the artist		 by dim light.
by dim light.		 insurance plot
insurance plot		 she who hesitates
she who hesitates
Amanda
Amanda		 the night they found her
the night they found her		 Phyllis vs. the Sigma Beta fraternity
Phyllis vs. the Sigma Beta fraternity		 Valentines Day secret
Valentines Day secret
marriage is blind
marriage is blind		 the strange tale of dance hall Rosa
the strange tale of dance hall Rosa		 frantic wife
frantic wife		 by torch
by torch
the story is repeated
the story is repeated		 propaganda icon
propaganda icon		 fresh from the Synthoman factory
fresh from the Synthoman factory		 disfigurement
disfigurement
hustled outside
hustled outside		 quiet corner table
quiet corner table		 killer of three
killer of three		 Catherine's mystery beau
Catherine's mystery beau
as Marly's mind receded
as Marly's mind receded		 Martha Beck
Martha Beck		 her fearful memory
her fearful memory		 gold backed queen
gold backed queen
as the detective watched
as the detective watched		 strange story from 1937
strange story from 1937		 Esther of Bleak House
Esther of Bleak House		 Wanda's washer
Wanda's washer
Cpt. Hawkin's letter
Cpt. Hawkin's letter		 platinum thoroughbred
platinum thoroughbred		 loyal to her Mike
loyal to her Mike		 viewing The Bomb from Old Las Vegas
viewing The Bomb from Old Las Vegas
after 23 years
after 23 years		 deathbed vigil
deathbed vigil		 out of an old album
out of an old album		 have you seen them ?
have you seen them ?
the forbidden room
the forbidden room		 the trap.
the trap.		 reporter's hunch
reporter's hunch		 showdown
showdown
for a bag of stones
for a bag of stones		 Cocoanut Grove
Cocoanut Grove		 on the streets of Boston
on the streets of Boston		 bearer bonds
bearer bonds
in Blackie's corner
in Blackie's corner		 Easter Isle
Easter Isle		 blue stones from Wales
blue stones from Wales		 Turtle Island
Turtle Island
de Boekaniers
de Boekaniers		 strange tales told at the Smokey Nook
strange tales told at the Smokey Nook		 desire on fire
desire on fire		 Sheila Carter
Sheila Carter
Sheila Carter returns
Sheila Carter returns		 dad knows best
dad knows best		 shot once
shot once		 trapped in space together
trapped in space together
I would come home and Karen...
I would come home and Karen...		 Stan was one lousy bricklayer
Stan was one lousy bricklayer		 the invisible slayer
the invisible slayer		 plate one: spiked
plate one: spiked
plate two: drunken witnesses
plate two: drunken witnesses		 plate three: Lois and Derek
plate three: Lois and Derek		 plate four: before Mitchell
plate four: before Mitchell		 plate five: improbable ending to the Invisible Slayer
plate five: improbable ending to the Invisible Slayer
dark rebel ghosts
dark rebel ghosts		 few escape
few escape		 g 7
g 7		 destiny's sphere
destiny's sphere
Corbett's gun.
Corbett's gun.		 the chips are down
the chips are down		 stranger in the limo
stranger in the limo		 kicked the bucket
kicked the bucket
off hook
off hook		 interrupted burglary
interrupted burglary		 past a need for the doctor
past a need for the doctor		 Hal loses his hat
Hal loses his hat
goodbye Kurt
goodbye Kurt		 an unusual meeting
an unusual meeting		 the early postmark
the early postmark		 Jay Meredith-deadly legs
Jay Meredith-deadly legs
tea time interrupt
tea time interrupt		 sudden and unexpected
sudden and unexpected		 incensed
incensed		 long since gone
long since gone
her life and times
her life and times		 they took her baby
they took her baby		 wriggled free
wriggled free		 legend of the emerald mask
legend of the emerald mask
code stones & silver dagger
code stones & silver dagger
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Guest 08-May-2011 00:29
Very interesting to see. Nice gallery.
Gloria
Bracciodiferro 09-Oct-2010 13:49
Nice set of images:well done! V
Paolo
joseantonio 22-May-2010 16:07
Nice and lovely gallery
moensja 22-Aug-2009 17:42
a great collection, love them all.
Kathryn 16-Aug-2009 22:11
Wonderfully appealing gallery.
Gerhard Ritsema 24-Jun-2009 21:24
Fantastic gallery, great stories!!
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