PopKulture's photos with the keyword: dime novel

Frank Leslie's Boy's and Girl's Weekly - August 20, 1870.

Published in 1911, this antique dime novel, rich in Indian lore as the title suggests, features the adventures of a "boy scout" - though not necessarily a reference to the then burgeoning American Boy Scout movement.

Crime rides the rails on this vintage Nick Carter Weekly from 1908. Nick Carter was one of the few dime novel heroes that survived the transition to the pulps.

Two generations of detectives and an exploding billiard ball - what more could a reader ask for? Secret Service No. 524, February 5, 1909 issue.

In the days before i-Pods and Nintendo, young boys sought other diversions, like sleuthing and crime-spoiling. Bowery Boy Library No. 85 - June 1, 1907 issue.

Wall Street reform of a different kind... Pluck and Luck - Issue No. 763, January 15, 1913.

The Golden Argosy was an illustrated newspaper that soon morphed into the dime novel, The Argosy, and eventually the long-running pulp magazine, Argosy. March 17, 1888 issue.

Ned Buntline was one of the wealthiest authors of his day, writing for the papers as well as dime novels, and even inciting a riot or two. Ned Buntling I can only assume is a pseudonym that trades on the former's reputation, since Buntline had died a decade earlier in 1886. That, or it could possibly be a posthumously re-worked piece. Typical dime novel fare, whatever the case... The Gem Library - "Cool Ned, The Cyclone" by Ned Buntling, Vol.III, No. 1, April 4, 1896 issue.

"Both Diamond Dick and Handsome Harry stared in dismay..." Diamond Dick Jr. - No. 633 - November 28, 1908.

Antique dime novel published by Street and Smith of New York. Diamond Dick Jr. - No. 689 - Christmas Day, 1909.

Doesn't this remind you of "The Perils of Pauline," even though upon closer inspection it is Singing Sue who is slated to play the part of heroine this day. Diamond Dick Jr. - No. 646 - February 27, 1909.