A complete issue · 196 pages · 1923
Adventure Magazine Cover
A complete, restored issue of Pulp Fiction from 1923 — all 196 pages of painted-cover fiction magazines that launched science fiction, horror, and hardboiled crime, free to page through at ComicBooks.com.
A complete issue · 196 pages · 1923
This issue of Adventure magazine (December 10, 1923) contains multiple stories spanning exotic and frontier settings. The lead piece is Talbot Mundy's novel Mohammed's Tooth, set in India during a prince's visit, featuring characters Athelstan King, James Grim, and the narrator operating as a military intelligence trap near the Northwest Frontier, attempting to contact the rebel leader Kangra Khan while ostensibly planning a Persian expedition. Leonard H. Nason contributes Fit-Hacked Francs, a complete novelette set during the Argonne offensive in World War I. William Byron Mowery's A Man's Line depicts survival trials in Labrador. Additional stories include Royce Brier's Ordinary Men (trapped Oregon miners), Charles Victor Fischer's Over the Navy (liquor smuggling), George E. Holt's A Matter of Title (Morocco), and Gordon Young's serial Standish of the Star Y (cattle country). The magazine also includes reader letters, advice columns, and practical guides for outdoor activities.
Each page has its own page — the cartoon, who’s in it, and what the satire means.