A complete issue · 192 pages · 1922
Munsey's Magazine, November 1922
A complete, restored issue of Pulp Fiction from 1922 — all 192 pages of painted-cover fiction magazines that launched science fiction, horror, and hardboiled crime, free to page through at ComicBooks.com.
A complete issue · 192 pages · 1922
This financial drama concerns John Barker Macraw, senior partner in the banking firm Jenks & Macraw, investigating the mysterious two-week disappearance of his partner, the seventy-year-old Hiram Jenks. After a lawyer from the firm Ogle & Brine repeatedly seeks Jenks without success, Macraw discovers his partner has withdrawn one hundred thousand dollars. Searching Jenks's apartment and interviewing his valet and chauffeur Shanahan, Macraw learns that Jenks has been seen with a young woman. Shanahan reveals Jenks has likely run away with the girl, attributing his sudden dandified appearance—a new toupee, braided coat, and fresh rose in his office—to an unexpected romantic awakening in Jenks's old age. The narrative builds suspense around the banker's uncharacteristic behavior and the secrets surrounding his absence.
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