Pulp Fiction, 1883 · page 29 of 142
Stories with a Vengeance — page 29: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a black-and-white illustration from a pulp magazine, depicting what appears to be a crime or mystery scene. Two men stand over a third man who lies on the ground. One standing figure holds what looks like a lantern or light source, while examining the prone figure. The caption reads: "'IT LOOKS LIKE A BAD JOB,' SAID MENTON." (See p. 31.) The illustration uses cross-hatching and engraving techniques typical of early pulp magazine artwork. Based on the dialogue and scene composition, this appears to be an interior illustration accompanying a hardboiled crime or mystery story, with the caption suggesting someone named Menton is observing what may be a body or scene of violence.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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