Pulp Fiction, 1938 · page 76 of 116
10-Story Detective Magazine Cover — page 76: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Page Content Analysis This page contains the conclusion of a crime story from *10-Story Detective*, a pulp fiction magazine. The visible prose shows a detective (Jimmy Gardner) revealing how he identified the murderer Egan through a torn knee print in mud—then humorously admitting he never actually saw the evidence. Below the story text is an illustration depicting what appears to be a physical confrontation scene, followed by a vintage advertisement for Star Single-Edge razor blades featuring an endorsement by actress Gloria Rich. The page is primarily story prose with integrated advertising.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
had tied the others—to shift the blame. How do I know? Because you kneeled down to tie it. I see a clumsy sewing of a three-cornered tear in the knee of your overalls. I saw it last night when you stood beside me on the cupola foundation. And, under the top snow where Johnny Thorpe met his death, I found the print of that knee in the mud!” At this damning evidence Egan’s eyes rolled and his mouth became slack and drooling. “I didn’t mean to kill him! We quarreled! The gas killed 10- STORY DETEcTIVE- him!” he panted. “Slemmins, I told | you we oughta beat— “Shut up, you fool!’ “Call the cops, Ray,” Gardner said quietly. The police had come and gone with their prisoners. Ray Emerson rubbed his jaw as the others congratulated the detective. “Say-y, Jimmy. When did you see the print of Egan’s knee in the mud. Edwards’, I mean. I didn’t see it.” “Neither did I,” chuckled Jimmy Gardner. ESTAR» FOR GEM AND rae “es . 7 - : ni a, pe - ee = hers Sy, Faget “Ke a HOLLYWOOD NEWCOMER GIVES STAR PERFORMANCE! 1 Gloria Rich achieves stardom in her first big movie “Outside of Para- f dise’’, a Republic Picture. Here’s an- other Star Performance you'll rave about—a quick, clean shave with Star Single-edge Blades?! 4 for 10¢. Star Blade Division, Brooklyn, N. Y, SINGLE- EDGE BLADES AIO! EVER? READY ALORS oe ao ns te imo os — = sas ewe