Pulp Fiction, 1938 · page 87 of 116
10-Story Detective Magazine Cover — page 87: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Page This is a story page from a pulp magazine, specifically the opening of "Celluloid Noose" by R.B.S. Davis. The page features a dramatic illustration showing a man in a suit being threatened by gangsters near a 1930s-era automobile, with a noose visible above. The text introduces Mac, a film stand-in who becomes entangled with actual gangsters. The story begins in a seedy Los Angeles bar frequented by studio extras and describes the narrator's encounter with a large, menacing man accompanied by two thugs. The headline promises that a "Celluloid Noose" will be Mac's only escape from this dangerous situation.
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