{"product_id":"45th-anniversary-true-crime-detective-magazines-1924-1969","title":"45th Anniversary: True Crime Detective Magazines. 1924–1969.","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"iframeContent\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row read-more-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Golden Age of Bad Girls\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGun-toting femme fatales caught in the action!\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003eAt the height of the Jazz Age, when Prohibition was turning ordinary citizens into criminals and ordinary criminals into celebrities, America’s true crime detective magazines were born.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrue Detective\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecame first in 1924, and by 1934, when the Great Depression had produced colorful outlaws like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMachine Gun Kelly, Bonnie and Clyde, Baby Face Nelson\u003c\/strong\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Dillinger\u003c\/strong\u003e, the magazines were so popular cops and robbers alike vied to see themselves on the pages. Even FBI boss\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJ. Edgar Hoover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewrote regularly for what came to be called the “Dickbooks,” referring to a popular slang term for a detective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the decades rolled on, the magazines went through a curious metamorphosis, however. When liquor was once more legal, the Depression over and all the flashy criminals dead or imprisoned, the “detectives” turned to sin to make sales.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSexy bad girls in tight sweaters, slit skirts, and stiletto heels adorned every cover\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrue Crime Detective Magazines\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efollows the evolution and devolution of this distinctly American genre from 1924 to 1969.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHundreds of covers and interior images from dozens of magazine titles tell the story, not just of the “detectives,” but also of America’s attitudes towards sex, sin, crime, and punishment over five decades. With texts by magazine collector\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/search\/?searchPhrase=godtland\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/search\/?searchPhrase=godtland\"\u003eEric Godtland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Hagenauer\u003c\/strong\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrue Detective\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eeditor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Gerald\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrue Crime Detective Magazines\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an informative and entertaining look at one of the strangest publishing niches of all time.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/search\/?searchPhrase=godtland\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/search\/?searchPhrase=godtland\"\u003eEric Godtland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a self-confessed compulsive collector. Working from his bases in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco and Sonoma County, California, Eric obsesses over all things girlie, Hawaiian, musical and modernist. When not lusting after \"cool stuff,\" Eric manages musicians and properties and putters around his farm and warehouse. Originally from Butte, Montana and Coronado, California, Eric traces his interest in 20th century magazine design to the colorful pasts of both of these character-rich towns where the past over-stayed its welcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe editor\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/dian-hanson\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/dian-hanson\/\"\u003eDian Hanson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis a senior editor and writer for TASCHEN, with over 50 books to her credit. In addition to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHal Foster’s Tarzan\u003c\/em\u003e, her recent works include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eARNOLD, The Art of Pin-up\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMasterpieces of Fantasy Art\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fantastic Worlds of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/frank-frazetta\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/frank-frazetta\/\"\u003eFrank Frazetta\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\"\u003eTrue Crime Detective Magazines. 1924–1969. 45th Ed.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-information__book-details\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--dimensions\"\u003e6.1\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ex\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e8.5\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein., \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--weight\"\u003e2.53 lb, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e512 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-edition\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"read-more__biography--book-isbn\"\u003eISBN\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e978-3-7544-0285-6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"edition-selection__single-edition\"\u003eEdition: Multilingual (English, French, German)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row bookdetails\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12 sans-serif small\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109589471430,"sku":"9783754402856","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/4708\/2607\/files\/DETECTIVE_MAGAZINES_45_INT_3D_42376.jpg?v=1784689512","url":"https:\/\/bjustfabulous.com\/products\/45th-anniversary-true-crime-detective-magazines-1924-1969","provider":"Just Fabulous Palm Springs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}