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Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series comic books 1953

  • Vol. 44 #8
    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 44 #8


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    Jan 1953. Cover by Frank Kelly Freas. Horror and supernatural fiction by Everil Worrell "Once There Was a Little Girl", Dr. Cyrus Macmillan, Suzanne Pickett, Garnett Radcliffe, H. Warner Munn, Richard Matheson "Wet Straw", August Derleth "Sexton, Sexton, In the Wall", Carroll F. Michener, and Marjorie Murch Stanley. Illustrations by Andrew Brosnatch, Joseph Eberle, Virgil Finlay, W. H. Silvey, Frank Kelly Freas, Vincent Napoli, Fred Humiston, and Jon Arfstrom (credited to 'John Arfstrom'). 6 3/4" x 10"; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 45 #1
    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 45 #1


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    March 1953. Cover by Virgil Finlay. Horror and supernatural fiction by Joseph Payne Brennan "Slime", Donald F. Vieweg, L. Sprague De Camp & Fletcher Pratt "Caveat Emptor", Mary Elizabeth Counselman, John Ward, Kirk Shaw, T. W. Speight, Harold Lawlor, and Appleby Terrill. Illustrations by Virgil Finlay, Jon Arfstrom, Joseph Eberle, and W. H. Silvey. 6 3/4" x 10"; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 45 #2
    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 45 #2


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • 1" Cumulative spine split. Glue on spine.
    • Front cover detached 40%. Back cover detached 50%.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Coupon clipped from last page of book (does not include story). Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    May 1953. Cover by Joseph Eberle. Horror and supernatural fiction by Leah Bodine Drake "Whisper Water", Justin Dowling, David Eynon, Donald Wandrei, Clark Ashton Smith, August Derleth "A Corner for Lucia", Felix Marti Ibanez, Garnett Radcliffe, Adam Hull Shirk, and Paul Ernst. Illustrations by Joseph Eberle, W. H. Silvey, Virgil Finlay, Jon Arfstrom, Charles A. Kennedy, and Anthony Di Giannurio. 6 3/4" x 10"; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    $75 WEIRD TALES MAY 1953 '"WHISPERING WATERS" SCI FI PULP MAGAZINE
    $400 Weird Tales Pulp 1st Series May 1953 Vol. 45 #2 CGC 6.5

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  • Vol. 45 #3
    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 45 #3


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Back cover detached 30%. Front Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    July 1953. Last pulp format issue. Cover by W. H. Silvey. Horror and supernatural fiction by David Eynon, August Derleth "The House in the Valley", Richard Matheson "Slaughter Huse", Glen Malin, Lyn Venable, Joseph Payne Brennan, Paul Ernst, and Nictzin Dyalis. Illustrations by Joseph Eberle, Virgil Finlay, Vincent Napoli, Anthony Di Gianurrio, and Jon Arfstrom. 6 3/4" x 10"; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 45 #4
    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 45 #4


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    • Water damage: Moderate.
    • 3/4" Cumulative spine split.

    Volume 45, Issue 4 - September 1953. First Paperback Format Issue. Cover by Jon Arfstrom. Horror and supernatural fiction by Everil Worrell, Kirk Shaw, Manly Wade Wellman, and Clark Ashton Smith. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2";128 pages, Text (with B&W spot illustrations) Cover price $0.35.

  • Vol. 45 #5
    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 45 #5


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    • Water damage: Slight.

    Volume 45, Issue 5 - November 1953. Edited by Dorothy McIlwraith. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.35.