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Order Back Issues of the Dark Pages Order Back Issues of The Dark Pages! Price List Standard (8-page): $3.00 Vol 6, No 1 (Jan/Feb 2010) - SUPERSIZED Vol 11, No 3 (May/June 2015) – DOUBLE ISH Sheet to Celluloid: The Maltese Falcon Lizabeth Scott Tribute Edition Supersized (12-page): $4.00 Double/Really BIG (16-24 page): $5.00 Vol 6, No 2 (March/April 2010) - SUPERSIZED Vol 11, No 4 (July/Aug 2015) - SUPERSIZED The Heel with Charm: Zachary Scott Noir Can Be Fun! GIANT (36+page): $10.00 Order your copies from Vol 6, No 3 (May/June 2010) Vol 11, No 5 (Sept/Oct 2015) – SUPERSIZED The Dark Pages, P.O. Box 2716, The Scariest Men in Noir, Pt. 1 Have You Seen It? The Good Die Young Chicago, IL 60690-2716 Vol 6, No 4 (July/August 2010) Vol 11, No 6 (Nov/Dec 2015) – GIANT ISSUE Or email [email protected]! The Dark Pages Remembers Patricia Neal FOCUS FILM: THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (NOTE: All issues are Standard unless Vol 12, No 1 (Jan/Feb 2016) – DOUBLE ISH Vol 6, No 5 (Sept/October 2010) otherwise indicated.) John Huston, WWII, and The Asphalt Jungle The Scariest Men in Noir, Pt. 2 Vol 12, No 2 (March/April 2016) Vol 1, No 1 (March/April 2005) Vol 6, No 6 (Nov/Dec 2010) – GIANT ISSUE Kirk (Douglas) Noir Premiere Issue FOCUS FILM: OUT OF THE PAST Detective Story: Noir, or Not? Vol 12, No 3 (May/June 2016) Vol 7, No 1 (January/February 2011) Have You Seen Whiplash and The System? Vol 1, No 2 (May/June 2005) Alan Ladd: This Gun for Hire Euro-Noir Review: Symphony for a Massacre Vol 12, No 4 (July/August 2016) Vol 7, No 2 (March/April 2011) “Big” Noir Vol 1, No 3 (July/August 2005) Tribute to Jane Russell Book Review: A Chandler Visual Novel Vol 12, No 5 (Sept/Oct 2016) Vol 7, No 3 (May/June 2011) – SUPERSIZED Beware of the Man With the Sword Cane Vol 1, No 4 (Sept./October 2005) Things I Love About Born to Kill An Interview with Mike Mazurki, Part 1 Vol 12, No 6 (Nov/Dec 2016) – GIANT ISSUE Vol 7, No 4 (July/August 2011) FOCUS: THE YEAR 1950 Vol 1, No 5 (December 2005) Things I Love About Born to Kill An Interview with Mike Mazurki, Part 2 Vol 13, No 1 (Jan/Feb 2017) – SUPERSIZED Vol 7, No 5 (Sept/Oct 2011) – DOUBLE ISH House By the River Vol 2, No 1 (Feb/March 2006) Lucille Ball: Film Noir Heroine My Favorite Noir: Gun Crazy Vol 13, No 2 (Mar/Apr 2017) – SUPERSIZED Vol 7, No 6 (Nov/Dec 2011) – GIANT ISSUE Who Was Allen Rivkin? Vol 2, No 2 (April/May 2006) FOCUS FILM: DOUBLE INDEMNITY My Favorite (Neo) Noir: The Last Seduction Vol 13, No 3 (May/Jun 2017) Vol 8, No 1 (Jan/Feb 2012) – DOUBLE ISSUE Panique: Timely French Noir from Julien Duvivier Vol 2, No 3 (June/July 2006) Music to Commit Noir By Marc Lawrence: Real-Life Noir Vol 13, No 4 (July/Aug 2017) Vol 8, No 2 (March/April 2012) – SUPERSIZED Thugs, Slugs, and Lugs Vol 2, No 4 (August/Sept 2006) Dark Corner Performers: Lynn Baggett Tribute to Glenn Ford Vol 13, No 5 (Sept/Oct 2017) Vol 8, No 3 (May/June 2012) – SUPERSIZED Contrary to Popular Opinion: Vertigo Vol. 2, No 5 (October/Nov. 2006) The Big Street: Noir, or Not? Salute to Ida Lupino Vol 13, No 6 (Nov/Dec 2017) – GIANT ISSUE Vol 8, No 4 (July/Aug 2012) – DOUBLE ISSUE FOCUS FILM: THE POSTMAN ALWAYS Vol 3, No 1 (Winter 2007) – DOUBLE ISH Fallen Angel: Only Two Can Enter Paradise RINGS TWICE Tribute to Yvonne DeCarlo Vol 8, No 5 (Sept/October 2012) – SUPERSIZED Vol 14, No 1 (Jan/Feb 2018) - SUPERSIZED Vol 3, No 2 (March/April 2007) Nora Prentiss: Have You Seen It? Out of the Blue Remembering Bruce Bennett Vol 8, No 6 (Nov/Dec 2012) – GIANT ISSUE Vol 14, No 2 (Mar/Apr 2018) – DOUBLE ISH Vol 3, No 3 (May/June 2007) FOCUS FILM: NIGHTMARE ALLEY Remembering Peggy (Cummins) Who was Jean Gillie??? Vol 9, No 1 (Jan/Feb 2013) - SUPERSIZED Vol 14, No 3 (May/June 2018) Vol 3, No 4 (July/August 2007) Brit Noir: The Frightened City Argentine Noir: The Naked Angel Darryl Zanuck: Fox-y Noir Vol 9, No 2 (Mar/Apr 2013) – DOUBLE ISH Vol 3, No 5 (Sept/October 2007) Gloria Grahame: Bad and Beautiful Cast Yourself: A Noirist’s Fantasy Vol 9, No 3 (May/June 2013) – REALLY BIG Vol 3, No 6 (November/December 2007) Robert Ryan and Sterling Hayden Top 10 Musical Stars in Film Noir Vol 9, No 4 (July/Aug 2013) Vol 4, No 1 (January/February 2008) The Houston Story Tom Neal: Fateful Detour Vol 9, No 5 (Sept/Oct 2013) Vol 4, No 2 (March/April 2008) Tyrone Power in Johnny Apollo The Dark Pages Salutes Richard Widmark Vol 9, No 6 (Nov/Dec 2013) - GIANT Vol 4, No. 3 (Summer 2008) – DOUBLE ISSUE FOCUS FILM: THE KILLERS Top Ten Noir Portraits Vol 10, No 1 (Jan/Feb 2014) Vol 4, No 4 (August/September 2008) Ten Years of The Dark Pages: A Look Back Femme Spotlight: Lizabeth Scott Vol 10, No 2 (Mar/Apr 2014) – DOUBLE ISH Vol 4, No 5 (October/November 2008) The Directors Issue: Siodmak and Mann Multi-Talented Noir: Gene Lockhart Vol 10, No 3 (May/June 2014) – REALLY BIG The Femme Fatales Issue Vol 5, No 1 (Dec. 2008/January 2009) Sheet to Celluloid: Mildred Pierce Vol 10, No 4 (July/Aug 2014) – REALLY BIG The “Tangents” Issue Vol 5, No 2 (February/March 2009) Noir in 1947: They Won’t Believe Me Vol 10, No 5 (Sept/Oct 2014) – DOUBLE ISH The Supporting Actors Issue Vol 5, No 3 (April/May 2009) Obscure Noir: New York Confidential Vol 10, No 6 (Nov/Dec 2014) – GIANT ISSUE FOCUS FILM: MILDRED PIERCE Vol 5, No 4 (Summer 2009) – DOUBLE ISSUE Femme In Depth: Helen Walker Vol 11, No 2 (Mar/Apr 2015) – SUPERSIZED Neo-Noir at the TCM Film Festival Vol 5, No 5 (Sept/Oct 2009) – SUPERSIZED Famous Couples of Noir: Criss Cross .
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