A complete issue · 224 pages · 1909
The All-Story Magazine, Vol. 15, No. 2
A complete, restored issue of Pulp Fiction from 1909 — all 224 pages of painted-cover fiction magazines that launched science fiction, horror, and hardboiled crime, free to page through at ComicBooks.com.
A complete issue · 224 pages · 1909
This pulp magazine issue contains six serial stories spanning various genres. "Luck of the Devil" by Elizabeth York Miller depicts a woman burdened by hate and love. Richard Barry's "The Lion's Cub" presents father-son conflict and family division. "If a Man Die—" (Part II) by Bannister Merwin follows a revenge-seeker attempting to prove death's sting. Johnston McCulley's "When the World Stood Still" (Part III) imagines alternative U.S. history involving an invention and a woman saving the country. "Helen of Troubles" (Part V) by Meyram Hill concerns a young man's romantic efforts for a woman involved in journalism. Frank Lillie Pollock's "The Prince of Apaches" (Part IV) depicts two men pursuing a love chase through Paris and Montmartre's underworld. The issue also features Frank Condon's complete novel "The Ghost-Trust," depicting a spiritualist séance where a materialized spirit strikes a medium, plus eleven short stories. The periodical includes extensive period advertising for consumer goods, correspondence courses, and employment opportunities.
Each page has its own page — the cartoon, who’s in it, and what the satire means.