Pulp Magazines

Add to cart Good $105.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 4, Issue 1 - December 1, 1932. 7" x 10", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $145.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 4, Issue 6 - February 15, 1933. 7" x 10", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $145.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 5, Issue 4 - April 15, 1933. 7" x 10", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $310.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 6, Issue 3 - July 1, 1933. 7" x 10", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $720.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 7, Issue 1 - September 1, 1933. 7" x 10", black and white, 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $32.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 7, Issue 5 - November 1, 1933. 7" x 10", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $95.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $105.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 8, Issue 1 - December 1, 1933. Cover by G. Rozen. Stories include "The Crime Clinic" by Maxwell Grant; "The Kidnapped Car" by Laurence Donovan; "Dust to Dust" by Charles M. Stuart; and "Mr. Grawitz Comes Home" by Michael Tilden. 7" x 10", black and white, 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $89.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Volume 9, Issue 4 - April 15, 1934. Cover by G. Rozen. Stories include "Crime Circus" by Maxwell Grant; "Fahey Gets a Break" by Milton Burns; "Regular Routine" by A.D. Kelly; and "High Steel" by Laurence Donovan. 7" x 10", black and white, 136 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $59.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 11, Issue 1 - September 1, 1934. 7" x 10", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $56.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

November 15, 1934. Stories include "Doom on the Hill" by Maxwell Grant; "Murder at the Crossing" by Paul Ernst; "Killer's Goal" by Anson Hatch; and "Crown for a Killer" by Bruce Harley plus the columns "Codes" by Henry Lysing and "The Third Degree" by Dean Callahan. 7" x 10", black and white, 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $56.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 13, Issue 4 - April 15, 1935. 7" x 10", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $105.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 14, Issue 1 - June 1, 1935. 7" x 10", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $48.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 14, Issue 2 - June 15, 1935. 7" x 10", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $39.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 15, Issue 5 - November 1, 1935. 7" x 10", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $110.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Add to cart Very Good $105.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling. Moisture damage.

Volume 15, Issue 6 - November 15, 1935. 7" x 10", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $155.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

December 15, 1936. Stories include "Intimidation, Inc." by Maxwell Grant; "One for the Record" by Alan Hathaway; "Key Witness" by James Duncan; and "Shoe Leather Kid" by Steve Fisher plus the columns "Codes" by Henry Lysing and "The Third Degree" by Dean Callahan. 7" x 10", black and white, 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $62.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

January 15, 1937. Stories include "Foxhound" by Maxwell Grant; "Water Cop" by Bruce Harley; "Chinatown Kid" by Steve Fisher; and "Murder Epic" by Saunders M. Cummings plus the columns "Codes" by Henry Lysing and "The Third Degree" by Dean Callahan. 7" x 10", black and white, 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $125.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

June 15, 1937. Stories include "The Shadow's Rival" by Maxwell Grant; "Saturday Night Kid" by Steve Fisher; "The Ghost Cop" by Harold A. Davis; "Midnight Reporter" by Stephen Gould; and "The Flying Skull" by Frank Gruber, plus the columns "Codes" by Henry Lysing and "The Third Degree" by Dean Callahan. 7" x 10", black and white, 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $77.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

July 1, 1937. Stories include "Crime, Insured" by Maxwell Grant; "Smooth as Silk" by Frankie Lewis; "Murder: Made to Order" by Joseph H. Hernandez; "The Gleaming Hand" by Norman A. Daniels; and "Flashback to Murder" by Ben Conlon, plus the columns "Codes" by Henry Lysing and "The Third Degree" by Dean Callahan. 7" x 10", black and white, 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $86.00 View scans Paper: Off white

November 1, 1937. Photo cover of actor Rod LaRocque as the Shadow. The Shadow stars in "Death Turrets" by Maxwell Grant. Other detective and mystery stories by Steve Fisher, Norman A. Daniels, and George Allan Moffatt. 7" x 10"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $110.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Add to cart Very Good $115.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white

November 1, 1937. The Shadow stars in "Racket Town" by Maxwell Grant. Other detective and mystery stories by George Allan Moffatt, Norman A. Daniels, Stephen Gould, and Jack Storm. 7" x 10"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $73.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

January 15, 1938. Cover by Rozen. Stories include "Hills of Death" by Maxwell Grant; "Shanghai Transport" by Stephen Gould; "A Bowler's Mark of Death" by George Allan Moffatt; and "Crime Rides Light" by William G. Bogart, plus the columns "Codes" by Henry Lysing and "The Third Degree" by Dean Callahan. Ed Cartier illustrations. 6.5" x 9", black and white, 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fair $27.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Back cover detached 50%. Front Cover Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 25, Issue 3 - April 1, 1938. 7" x 10", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $62.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream

Add to cart Good $59.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white 7" Spine split from top of book.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $27.00 View scans RESTORATION: Cover trimmed. Tape over tears on cover. Dime size pieces chipped off on several interior pages.

Volume 25, Issue 6 - May 15, 1938. Stories include "The Hand" by Maxwell Grant (1st of 5 appearances of The Hand); "Magenta Murder" by Frank Gruber; "Death in the News" by Milton Lowe; "Painted Alibi" by Norman A. Daniels; and "Border Racket" by William G. Bogart plus the columns "Codes" by Henry Lysing and "The Third Degree" by Dean Callahan. Ed Cartier illustrations. 7" x 10", black and white, 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $35.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $33.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Front cover detached 60%. Back cover detached 60%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 26, Issue 1 - June 1, 1938. 6.5" x9.5", black and white, 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

March 1, 1939. Stories include "River of Death" by Maxwell Grant; "Kid from New York" by Steve Fisher; "Lightning Strikes Twice" by Clifford Goodrich; and "Eyes That Saw" by Leo Stalnaker plus the columns "Codes" by Henry Lysing and "The Third Degree" by Dean Callahan. 7" x 10", black and white, 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $39.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

May 1, 1939. Cover by Graves Gladney. Stories include "Death's Harlequin" by Maxwell Grant; "Storm Kid" by Steve Fisher; and "Ex-Cop" by Clifford Goodrich, plus the column "Codes" by Henry Lysing. Edd Cartier illustrations. 7" x 10", black and white, 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $45.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream

August 1, 1939. Cover by Graves Gladney. Stories include "Isle of Gold" by Maxwell Grant; "The Donovan Kid" by Steve Fisher; "The Spirits Talk" by Clifford Goodrich; and "Loud-Mouth Stuff" by Jackson Gregory Jr. plus the column "Codes" by Henry Lysing. Edd Cartier illustrations. 7" x 10", black and white, 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $525.00 View scans 2" Cumulative spine split. Staple rust with migration. Water damage.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $305.00 View scans Full length spine split, front and back cover detached, interior oxidation.

Volume 31, Issue 2 - September 15, 1939. 1st appearance of Shiwan Khan. Cover portrait (of Kahn) by Graves Gladney. Stories include "The Golden Master" by Maxwell Grant, "When the Blind Die" by Jack Storm, and "Banana Oil" by Robert C. Blackmon. 136 pages, Text only. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $63.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 31, Issue 5 - November 1, 1939. 6.5" x 9", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $48.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Volume 33, Issue 5 - May 1, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $77.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Volume 34, Issue 5 - August 1, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $105.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 35, Issue 3 - October 1, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $62.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $33.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 35, Issue 4 - October 15, 1940. Cover by Graves Gladney. The Shadow stars in "City of Fear" by Maxwell Grant. Other detective and mystery stories inclued "The Highway Kid" by Grant Lane, and "Codes" by Henry Lysing. 6 3/4" x 9 1/4"; black and white; 114 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $48.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 36, Issue 2 - December 15, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $32.00 View scans Paper: Slightly britle Back cover detached 10%. Front Cover Detached. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 37, Issue 2 - March 15, 1941. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $39.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

April 1, 1941. Cover by Graves Gladney. Stories include a complete Shadow novel "The Time Master" by Maxwell Grant (house pseudonym) and "Crash Dive" by Stephen Gould, plus features including "Code" by Henry Lysing. 6 3/4" x 9 1/4", black and white, 114 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $69.00 View scans Paper: Off white Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 38, Issue 5 - August 1, 1941. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $69.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 38, Issue 6 - August 15, 1941. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $33.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 39, Issue 2 - September 15, 1941. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 39, Issue 4 - October 15, 1941. 6.5" x 7.5", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 40, Issue 4 - January 15, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $59.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 40, Issue 6 - February 15, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $50.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 60%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 41, Issue 5 - May 1, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $90.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 42, Issue 6 - August 15, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $45.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Volume 43, Issue 2 - September 15, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $53.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Volume 43, Issue 4 - October 15, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $53.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Add to cart Fine $195.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 44, Issue 1 - December 1, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $33.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Volume 45, Issue 3 - May, 1943. 6.5" x 9", 162 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $26.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Volume 45, Issue 6 - August, 1943. Cover by Modest Stein. Stories include "Messenger of Death" by Maxwell Grant; "Murder at Flood Tide" by Clifford Goodrich; "Rhapsody in Crimson" by Charles Larson; and "Dead Enough" by Norman A. Daniels plus the column "Codes" by Henry Lysing. 7" x 10", black and white, 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $40.00 or Best Offer View scans 4" spine split from bottom. Cover oxidation. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Volume 46, Issue 6 - February, 1944. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $33.00 View scans

Volume 47, Issue 1 - March, 1944. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $33.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Volume 47, Issue 4 - June, 1944. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Fine $37.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Volume 48, Issue 1 - September, 1944. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $45.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Volume 48, Issue 3 - November, 1944. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $32.00 View scans Paper: Cream

Volume 48, Issue 4 - December, 1944. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $30.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling. Moisture damage. 2 1/2" Cumulative spine split.

Volume 48, Issue 5 - January, 1945. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Fine $33.00 View scans

Volume 48, Issue 6 - February, 1945. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $30.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Volume 49, Issue 3 - May 1945. Stories include "Tear-Drops of Buddha" by Maxwell Grant; "The Peculiar Blood" by Stanley C. Vickers; "The Non-Murder" by Peter Reed; and "Death Gets Married" by John P. Reilly. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white, 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $24.00 View scans Front cover detached 20%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 51, Issue 4 - June 1946. Stories include "Alibi Trail" by Maxwell Grant; "The Endowment Murders" by Stanley C. Vickers; "Contract with Death" by John P. Reilly; "House of Clay" by D.A. Hoover; and "Busy Signal" by Robert C. Dennis. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white, 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $86.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 54, Issue 6 - Spring, 1949. Painted cover by Rozen. Issue includes complete Shadow novel, "The Black Circle" by Maxwell Grant, short stories include; "The Panama Murders" by Paul Twitchell, "The Cellar" by Edward Ronns, "Innocent Bystander" by Morris Hershman, "Maguire Marches in the Parade" by Michael Jaffe, and "Rookie Barricade" by Jim Bosworth. Interior illustrations by Orban, Timmins, Jacobs, and Cartier. 6.5" x 9.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.