Argosy Oct. 28, 1939

The first thing to notice about this pulp is that it is published weekly.

The Stars Spell Death: “The great wheel of the zodiac turns slowly in the dark heavens. And below, twelve frightened people obey those flaming symbols of peril and mystery, wondering if it is the sky or man who deals out death. A Crime Club selection.”

Legends of the Legionaries: a one-page thing about machine guns, the first bayonet, training horses , and enfilade. Also has illustrations of those things.

Captain Jonah: “Presenting the Calamity Trio, a hair-trigger group of rascals disturbing the South Seas with a cargo of one white rat, one concertina, and an assortment of ingenious ways for starting-and finishing-trouble. With particular attention to Pat Blake, a skipper who thrives on shipwreck.”

The Temple Cats

The Lonely World: “For the ruthless man, this most terrible curse: the strong shall inherit the earth in its fullness, and it shall be of no value to him. Utterly no value. And this is how it happened.”

Brother Cowpoke: “Home's no place for you, waddy. They'll run you down alleys, call you jailbird; and your own brother won't speak to you. But you're smart when you learn that cattle and cotton don't mix.”

Men of Daring: another illustrated couple of pages about various men.

Farewell Trumpet: “The whole regiment is riding today. For it's highest military honors to Old Corp-Old Honest and Faithful-who got what he w anted by the singular process of sticking to his guns.”

The Devil's Diary.

Boom Goes the Weasel: “Be good, fall guy, and let who will be clever. That's the surest way to get the brush-off from a Hollywood studio gateman. Then Danny thought of a new angle, and the results were strictly sensational.”

Lords of Creation.

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