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Tag Archives: “Dead Yellow Women”
Hammett: Another “Dead Yellow Women” (Heavily Illustrated)
Today Evan Lewis uncovers yet another newsprint serialization of an Op yarn, beginning November 29, 1942 in the Albuquerque Journal — almost 79 years ago exactly. The yarn in question is the excellent “Dead Yellow Women” from Black Mask, November 1925 … Continue reading
Posted in Dash
Tagged "Dead Yellow Women", Albuquerque Journal, Black Mask, Evan Lewis, newspaper action
Hammett: That White-Hot Burst in 1925
Image at top: holding down a table at the Mechanics’ Library talk while Nathan Ward merrily signs a copy of his new bio of Hammett. Image at bottom: before we start the proceedings (clew: my wine glass is loaded) we gear … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Frisco, REH
Tagged "Dead Yellow Women", Black Mask, Conan, David Fechheimer, Mechanics' Library, Nathan Ward, Pulps
Hammett: Another Newspaper Serialization
Okay. This is getting ridiculous. John D. Squires has come across yet another newspaper serialization of a Continental Op story, this time from 1947. You may recall he recently uncovered a 1956 newspaper run for Hammett’s “The Tenth Clew,” prompting … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Lit, News
Tagged "Dead Yellow Women", "The Tenth Clew", John D. Squires, newspaper action, Richard Layman, Senator Joseph McCarthy
