Pulp Fiction, 1953 · page 92 of 116
Fifteen Western Tales, January 1953 — page 92: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Page Analysis This is a story opening page from a pulp fiction magazine featuring the title "Gun-Meeting at Midnight" by Jonathan Craig. The page includes a dramatic black-and-white illustration of a cowboy standing in a Western town street at night, with a hardware store visible and other figures in the background. Below the illustration is the story's opening prose, which introduces a character named Steve who has waited two years for a blonde woman to decide about him, only to have criminal Con Pardee released from jail and begin pursuing her. The narrative mentions Steve listening to voices from a saloon discussing an upcoming fight.
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