A complete issue · 192 pages · 1927
Munsey's Magazine, November 1927
A complete, restored issue of Pulp Fiction from 1927 — 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 · 1927
This November 1927 Munsey's Magazine contains "Uncle Tom's Mansion," a complete novelette by Ellen Hogue and Jack Bechdolt centered on Fortune's Greater Uncle Tom's Cabin Show, a touring theatrical company preparing for a one-night engagement in the New England village of Graniteport. The narrative depicts the show's arrival, parade, and performance while following the romantic tensions between Ruth Mann, an idealistic small-town girl, and Roger Beaton, a restless young man trapped by family expectations and his inherited drug store. As the cast readies for their production—featuring performers in red coats, a drum major, child banner-carriers, and "bloodhounds"—a violent storm threatens the performance. Backstage conflicts emerge between cast members and manager Al Blakely, who demands the show continue despite weather dangers, while cast members including a woman playing Topsy protest his indifference to their safety.
Each page has its own page — the cartoon, who’s in it, and what the satire means.