Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp comic books 1940-1942

Jan 1940. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Stories by Manly Wade Wellman, Frederic A. Kummer Jr., Robert Arthur, Gordon A. Giles, Robert Moore Williams, Nicholas E. Kenealy, and Eando Binder. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $21.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $21.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Trimmed. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 15, Issue 2 - February, 1940. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Stories by Arthur K. Barnes, Edmond Hamilton, John C. Burroughs and Hulbert Burroughs, Jackson Gregory Jr., Myer Krulfeld, F. Orlin Tremaine, and Clark Ashton Smith. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. Alex Schomburg illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $15.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $100.00 or Best Offer View scans Cover oxidation with chipping. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Volume 15, Issue 3 - March, 1940. Stories by Frederic Arnold Kummer Jr., Eando Binder, Manly Wade Wellman, Raymond Z. Gallun, Gordon A. Giles, H.L. Gold, and Leo Sonderegger. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $100.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $65.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Volume 16, Issue 1 - April, 1940. Stories by Oscar J. Friend, Robert Moore Williams, Ward Hawkins, Stanton A. Coblentz, Don Tracy, Henry Kuttner, and Kelvin Kent. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $100.00 or Best Offer View scans Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Volume 16, Issue 2 - May, 1940. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Stories by Nelson S. Bond, Henry Kuttner and Arthur K. Barnes, Edmond Hamilton, Eando Binder, Don Tracy, Paul Chadwick, and Bill Brudy. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. Alex Schomburg illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $56.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $35.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $29.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $35.00 View scans Trimmed TRIMMED. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

June 1940. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Stories by Jack Williamson, "Dr. Cyclops" -- adapted from movie script by Henry Kuttner, Frank Belknap Long Jr., Edmond Hamilton, Myer Krulfeld, Nelson S. Bond, and Kelvin Kent. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $50.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $50.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Volume 17, Issue 1 - July, 1940. Cover by Howard V. Brown (later redone as 1960s #53 issue of "Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen"). Stories by Harry Bates, Alfred Bester, Willard E. Hawkins, David V. Reed, H.L. Gold, Helen Weinbaum, and Raymond Z. Gallun. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 136 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $33.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $32.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $30.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $200.00 or Best Offer View scans Trimmed TRIMMED. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Aug 1940. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Stories by Eando Binder, Manly Wade Wellman, Ray Cummings, Nelson S. Bond, Henry Kuttner, Gerald Evans, and Oscar J. Friend. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $35.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $30.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $29.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $29.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.
Add to cart VG 4.0 $100.00 or Best Offer View scans Pencil writing on interior pages. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $19.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Sept 1940. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Arthur J. Burks, Frederic Arnold Kummer Jr., Max C. Sheridan, Kelvin Kent, Malcolm Jameson, Ray Cummings, Edmond Hamilton, and Oscar J. Friend. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Fine $30.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart Very Good $21.00 View scans Paper: Cream	Add to cart VG 4.0 $21.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $19.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $16.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Good $13.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $100.00 or Best Offer View scans Trimmed TRIMMED. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Volume 18, Issue 1 - October, 1940. Stories by Kelvin Kent, Manly Wade Wellman, Arthur K. Barnes, Robert Moore Williams, Frank Johnson, Gordon A. Giles, Edmond Hamilton, and Gerald Evans. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $35.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $15.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $15.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white	Add to cart Good $15.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $22.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white 7" crease on front cover. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Nov 1940. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Robert Arthur, Hal K. Wells, Don Tracy, Henry Kuttner, Gordon A. Giles, Nelson S. Bond, and Arthur J. Burks. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $30.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $29.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $22.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Dec 1940. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Edmond Hamilton, Manly Wade Wellman, G.T. Fleming-Roberts, Sam Merwin Jr., Gordon A. Giles, Kenneth L. Harrison, and Ray Cummings. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Fine $30.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $29.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $13.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $11.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 19, Issue 1 - January, 1941. Cover by Gabriel Mayorga. Stories by Henry Kuttner, Arthur J. Burks, Raymond Z. Gallun, Alfred Bester, Kelvin Kent, Otis Adelbert Kline, Joseph J. Millard, and Frederick Engelhardt. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $43.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $21.00 View scans Paper: Cream	Add to cart Very Good $29.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $11.00 View scans
Add to cart VG- 3.5 $10.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $10.00 View scans Paper: Cream	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $10.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $10.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Book length crease on front cover. Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart GD- 1.8 $10.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

Feb 1941. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Arthur K. Barnes, Alfred Bester, Kelvin Kent, Eando Binder, William Morrison, Oscar J. Friend, and Joseph J. Millard. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $12.00 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 $11.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling. Moisture damage.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $11.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $17.00 View scans Paper: Cream 7 1/2" crease on front cover. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Volume 19, Issue 3 - March, 1941. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Barry Cord, Frederic Arnold Kummer Jr., Ivan Sandrof, Robert Arthur, Arthur K. Barnes, William Morrison, and Malcolm Jameson. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Fine $20.00 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 $19.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white	Add to cart VG 4.0 $19.00 View scans Paper: Off white Book length crease on front cover. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $17.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
Add to cart VG- 3.5 $17.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $7.00 View scans 1.75" Cumulative spine split.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $16.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $7.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $7.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.	Add to cart Good $7.00 View scans Paper: Cream

Volume 20, Issue 1 - April, 1941. cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Henry Kuttner, Eando Binder, Clifford D. Simak, Maurice Renard, Robert Arthur, and Robert Moore Williams. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. Five Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Fine $23.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.	Add to cart Fine $35.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $21.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $23.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart VG 4.0 $23.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white 5" crease on back cover. Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

June 1941. Cover by Hans W. Wesso. Stories by Willard E. Hawkins, Frank Belknap Long, Ray Cummings, Henry Kuttner, Will Garth, and Harry Walton. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $13.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $15.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Trimmed. Book length creasing on front and back cover. Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Light tan Staple rust. 4 1/2" Spine split from top of book. Foxing. Soiling.	Add to cart GD 2.0 $6.00 View scans
Add to cart GD 2.0 $6.00 View scans 3/4" Cumulative spine split.

Volume 20, Issue 3 - August, 1941. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories by Edmond Hamilton, Don Tracy, William Morrison, Manly Wade Wellman, John Broome, and Harry Walton. Six Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 132 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $21.00 View scans Paper: Cream	Add to cart VG 4.0 $21.00 View scans	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $9.00 View scan 1" spine split from bottom (glued).	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $11.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream Trimmed. Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $3.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Oct 1941. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories by Manly Wade Wellman, Victor Rousseau, Ross Rocklynne, Frank Belknap Long, Bill Brudy, and Richard Wilson. Two Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $20.00 View scans Paper: Cream

Add to cart Very Good $20.00 View scans Paper: Cream

Add to cart Very Good $24.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $8.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Light tan to Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

December, 1941. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Malcolm Jameson, Ray Cummings, William Morrison, Frank Belknap Long, and H.L. Gold. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $39.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $22.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart Very Good $27.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $30.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Trimmed. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart VG- 3.5 $21.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $13.00 View scans 2 1/2" spine split from the bottom.	Add to cart Good $6.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Fair $6.00 View scans Paper: Cream Back cover detached 20%. Front Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Feb 1942. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories by Eando Binder, Nelson S. Bond, Ray Cummings, Broox Sledge, D.D. Sharp, Alexander Samalman, and Oscar J. Friend. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Fine $27.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $19.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $20.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart VG 4.0 $22.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart VG 4.0 $22.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $18.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Good $4.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart GD- 1.8 $4.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 30%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 22, Issue 1 - April, 1942. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $30.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $27.00 View scans Paper: Cream

Add to cart VG 4.0 $22.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Book length crease on back cover. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

June 1942. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Manly Wade Wellman, Joseph J. Millard, Samuel Hoffman, N.J. Westwood, Owen Fox Jerome, Kelvin Kent, and Henry Kuttner. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Aug 1942. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories by Malcolm Jameson, Robert Arthur, N.J. Westwood, Frank Belknap Long, Frank Johnson, and Carl Selwyn. Virgil Finlay illustration. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $25.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Oct 1942. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Nelson S. Bond, Edmond Hamilton, Wilm Carver, Oscar J. Friend, Joseph Gilbert, Isaac Asimov, and Eando Binder. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $30.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $13.00 View scans 1.5" Spine split from top. Oxidation and chipping.	Add to cart Good $13.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart GD- 1.8 $7.00 View scans Paper: Off white Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Extensive.
Add to cart Fair $7.00 View scans Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 50%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Dec 1942. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories by Frank Belknap Long, Ross Rocklynne, Ray Cummings, Lloyd Norse, Barry Cord, Henry Kuttner, and Douglas Stapleton. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. This cover was reused on the Sept/Oct 1989 cover of American Heritage. Cover price $0.15.