A complete issue · 5 pages · 1927
Munsey's Magazine, Volume XCII
A complete, restored issue of Pulp Fiction from 1927 — all 5 pages of painted-cover fiction magazines that launched science fiction, horror, and hardboiled crime, free to page through at ComicBooks.com.
About this issue
Munsey's Magazine Volume XCII (October 1927–January 1928) contains twelve complete novelettes and over sixty short stories. Notable novelettes include George F. Worts's "The Golden Brute" and "Typhoon Fay," Harry Sinclair Drago's "Speakeasy Street," and Theodore Goodridge Roberts's "Spring Freshets." Short story contributors include established names like Ellis Parker Butler ("The Camel's Straw"), Elisabeth Sanxay Holding ("For Granted," "Incompatibility"), and Richard Howe Watkins. The content spans diverse genres: adventure and frontier tales ("Jug-Handle Jim of Sodamint Canon"), contemporary social fiction ("The Campus Cowboy," "Hard-Boiled Egbert"), romantic narratives ("Here Comes the Bride!"), and crime/suspense pieces ("Hell's Gate," "Sharks"). Several stories address period concerns like automotive culture ("Slawson's Secondhand Car") and social anxieties. The volume represents standard commercial pulp magazine fare emphasizing plot-driven narratives across multiple genres.
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