A complete issue · 244 pages · 1909
The Blue Book Magazine, February 1909
A complete, restored issue of Pulp Fiction from 1909 — all 244 pages of painted-cover fiction magazines that launched science fiction, horror, and hardboiled crime, free to page through at ComicBooks.com.
A complete issue · 244 pages · 1909
This February 1909 issue of Blue Book Magazine contains serialized and complete stories across varied genres. Features include: "The Solitaire Cipher" by Frederic Reddale, about a mysterious cipher-will left by Michael Callandar, a wealthy man who spent years in the Orient—the story follows Ted Ballister's attempt to decrypt the will to locate his great-grandfather's riches. "The King of Bangi-Tangi" by Frederick Walworth Brown, an adventure tale involving warfare and spoils. "The Buffer" by Johnston McCulley. "The Quests of Youth" by Philip Rutherford Kellar concerns a Fresh Air Fund orphan boy named Pete and romance. "An Agent of the Government" No. 1 by Clarence Herbert New covers "The Antiraguan Affair." "The Labyrinth of the Law" No. IV by Harvey Denton features "The Southbridge Contract." Additional stories include "The Champion" (sporting), "Of the Spider's Spinning" (psychological), L.M. Montgomery's "The Punishment of the Twins," and tales of maritime adventure and Japanese romance. A departmental piece on theatrical productions rounds out the contents.
Each page has its own page — the cartoon, who’s in it, and what the satire means.