Pulp Fiction, 1939 · page 61 of 116
10-Story Detective Magazine Cover — page 61: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This is a **story illustration and opening page** from a pulp fiction magazine. The page shows the title "Classroom Sleuth" by S. J. Bailey and features a dramatic black-and-white illustration depicting what appears to be a confrontation or crime scene with multiple figures. The visible text introduces young Johnny Cushing, a top political science student at Maplewood High who is chosen as mayor during an annual student-run city government day. The story appears to involve his father's death, which has given him "homicide homework"—suggesting a murder mystery plot where Johnny must solve a crime, likely related to his father, to restore his family's honor.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
By S. J. Bailey Author of “New Flavor in Death” the best of his class in political science, senior year, Maple- wood High. So they chose him to be mayor on the annual occasional when drew high grades—for a buliet diploma. For his faiher’s death gave him homicide homework— and it was up to Johnny to bring back hot-leed honors. the students ran the city government for a day. His mother was proud, her eyes misty. “What with your father prom- ised by Mr. Crayfield the first real job Gomichboo S (C@)