A complete, restored issue of Pulp Fiction from 1879 — all 16 pages of painted-cover fiction magazines that launched science fiction, horror, and hardboiled crime, free to page through at ComicBooks.com.

Home › Exhibition › Pulp Fiction › Read

A complete issue · 16 pages · 1879

Beadle's Half Dime Library, No. 117

1879 · Free to read

Beadle's Half Dime Library, No. 117 — page 2 of 16 — 2 / 16

Beadle's Half Dime Library, No. 117 — page 3 of 16 — 3 / 16

Beadle's Half Dime Library, No. 117 — page 4 of 16 — 4 / 16

Beadle's Half Dime Library, No. 117 — page 5 of 16 — 5 / 16

Beadle's Half Dime Library, No. 117 — page 6 of 16 — 6 / 16

Beadle's Half Dime Library, No. 117 — page 7 of 16 — 7 / 16

Beadle's Half Dime Library, No. 117 — page 8 of 16 — 8 / 16

Beadle's Half Dime Library, No. 117 — page 9 of 16 — 9 / 16

Beadle's Half Dime Library, No. 117 — page 10 of 16 — 10 / 16

Beadle's Half Dime Library, No. 117 — page 11 of 16 — 11 / 16

Beadle's Half Dime Library, No. 117 — page 12 of 16 — 12 / 16

Beadle's Half Dime Library, No. 117 — page 13 of 16 — 13 / 16

Beadle's Half Dime Library, No. 117 — page 14 of 16 — 14 / 16

Beadle's Half Dime Library, No. 117 — page 15 of 16 — 15 / 16

Beadle's Half Dime Library, No. 117 — page 16 of 16 — 16 / 16

About this issue

This issue features "Gilt-Edged Dick, the Sport-Detective; Or, The Road-Agent's Daughter" by Edward L. Wheeler. The serial opens in Leadville, Colorado during an election for sheriff. Major Dudley Doud, a politician and mine-owner, seeks a loan from Colonel Schwartz after losing money gambling. On election day, the major encounters Idaho Kit (or Katrina), an eccentric young woman dressed in men's clothing who has arrived to vote. When the major attempts to influence her vote and later tries to prevent her from voting for his rival Fred Fulton, Idaho Kit draws her pistol and confronts him. She challenges his authority to stop her from voting, asserting her rights as an American citizen. The narrative emphasizes her independence and fighting prowess while detailing the rowdy election-day atmosphere.

Browse this issue page by page

Each page has its own page — the cartoon, who’s in it, and what the satire means.