Pulp Fiction, 1938 · page 57 of 64
10 Story Book, August 1938 — page 57: what you’re looking at
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# Page Description This is a page of story prose with an advertisement. On the left side is a "Special Announcement" promoting two companion publications: *Girl Parade* and a new *Girl Picture Album*, to be issued alternately every six months starting January 1st and July 1st. The album costs 50 cents and is available through news dealers or by mail from Sun Publications in Chicago. On the right side is the continuation of a story involving a man discussing his marriage and romantic feelings. He mentions consulting a psychiatrist about his attraction to actress Rose Rossalin and his complicated feelings about his wife versus this idealized fantasy. The narrative explores themes of desire, marriage, and incompatibility.
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60 INTRIGUING STORIES, SPICED WITH PRETTY GIRLS! Special Announcement The unprecedented success of GIRL PARADE among artists has decided us to publish its companion piece Gin Picture Album PICTURE ALBUM ee Meee ve ieee @ w ame — Which will be issued every 6 months JANUARY Ist and JULY Ist So that it will be alternate with GIRL PARADE which is also published every 6 months, viz: APRIL Ist and OCTOBER Ist This will make it possible for you to have a new 100 page book, every 3 months, IN- VALUABLE TO ARTISTS in the posing and designing of commercial work. Second issue of the new Album will be on sale about July 10th BUY OF YOUR NEWS DEALER PRICE 50c If he hasn't it, send 50c for a copy, by prepaid express. SUN PUBLICATIONS 529 S. Clark Street Chicago, Ill. thought I really wanted . .. win her .. marry her... and then find that Id give anything on earth to be back with my waite” Through the whole thing I was begin- ning to see a faint glimmer of daylight. Something | couldnt pul my fuger on, but here was a case truly remarkable. I saw that he wanted me to say something. "Tt beats anythime 1 ever heart o1,7 was my comment, “You fall m love with a movie queen ... marry a woman be- cause she looks like the screen lady get utterly no thrill or enjoyment out of the girl you marry until you «imagine shes the other woman... then your wife thrills you to death because you imagine she’s the movie darling... then you crave the movie woman becatise she’s the genuine article and should thrill you twice as much as the substitute . you divorce the substitute ... marry fhe original . .. and the original leaves you cold and you want the substitute aoa, Om the face Of tminas 1 doesnt make sense. But tell me, Are you eold toward Rose Rossalin only physically? Or is there also incompatibility?” “We're almost perfect mates other- wise,” he said. “In spite of what people think about Hollywood ladies, well... Rose was a virgin when I married her. She comes from a finé family, is well educated, refined and interested in my work. Willing to give up her career for mine at any time, in fact. Wants babies 4s a notmal, loving wife .. . but, dam- mit... the one thing I theught shed give me... the physical satisfaction a man of my temperament must have... . has been totally missing. Of course, I ” understand it, Dut... “You understand it?” I asked. “What do you mean?” “Well” he answered, “1 went eo one of the country’s most eminent psychia- trists. He spends a lot of tame in Holly- C@© > a INOOlKKS.CO 3