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    Astounding Stories (1930-1938 Clayton/Street and Smith) Pulp Vol. 17 #3 VG 4.0

    Starts Jan 4

    Volume 17, Issue 3 - May 1936. Science Fiction and Adventure stories. This issue features "The Cometeers" by Jack Williamson. 162 pages, B&W Cover price $0.20.

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    Astounding Stories (1930-1938 Clayton/Street and Smith) Pulp Vol. 18 #4 VG 4.0

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    Volume 18, Issue 4 - December 1936. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Featured stories include "World of Purple Light" by Warner Van Lorne (sequel to Volume 16, issue 5 story "Strange City") "Tryst in Time" by C.L. Moore, "The Flame Midget" by Frank Belknap Long Jr., and "Frankenstein - Unlimited" by H.A. Highstone! Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9 1/2-in, 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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    Detective Novels Magazine (1938-1949 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 11 #2 FR 1.0 (R)

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    RESTORATION. Tear seal. Water saturation. Mold.

    Starts Jan 4
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    Detective Tales (1935-1953 Popular Publications) Pulp 2nd Series Vol. 28 #4 VG 4.0

    Starts Jan 4

    Cover by Rafael Desoto? Pulp magazine focusing on Crime and Detective stories. "Half-Pint Homicide" by Ray Bradbury, plus other stories by G. T. Fleming Roberts, Cyril Plunkett, Day Keene, Donald G. Cormack, Francis K. Allan, Charles Larson, Jack Bradley, and Stuart Friedman. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in, 98 pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #61054285
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    Dynamic Science Stories (1939 Western Fiction Publishing) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 VG 4.0

    Cover oxidation.

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    Volume 1, Issue 1 - February 1939. Cover by Frank R. Paul. Stories by Stanton Coblentz ("Lord of Tranerica"), Lloyd Eshback ("Mutineers of Space"), and more. 7" x 10", black and white with color cover. Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #60932664
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    Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 7 #3 VG 4.0

    Starts Jan 4

    April 1946. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. Fantasy stories "The Island of Captain Sparrow" by S. Fowler Wright, "The Willows" by Algernon Blackwood, and "Roderick's Story" by E. F. Benson. Illustrations by Lawrence Stevens and Ronald Clyne. Softcover Pulp, 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #61939748
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    Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 8 #2 GD/VG 3.0

    Starts Jan 4

    December 1946. Cover by Virgil Finlay. "Unthinkable" by Francis Sibson, "At the Farmhouse" by E. F. Benson, "And Not in Peace" by George Whitley. Illustrations by Lawrence and Finlay. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #61960889
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    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 9 #6 CGC 7.0 Qualified

    Paper: Off white to white

    Page 65-76 missing.

    Label #4472521002

    Starts Jan 4

    Volume 9, Issue 6 - October 1947. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "Witch of the Andes" by Richard S. Shaver. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 180 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #60836425
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    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 13 #10 GD/VG 3.0

    Starts Jan 4

    Volume 13, Issue 10 - October, 1951. Cover by Joe Tillotson. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "Medusa Was a Lady" by William Tenn. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 132 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #61182923
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    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 13 #10 GD/VG 3.0

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    Volume 13, Issue 10 - October, 1951. Cover by Joe Tillotson. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "Medusa Was a Lady" by William Tenn. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 132 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #61054292
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    Fantastic Story Magazine (1950-1955 Best Books) Pulp Vol. 5 #2 GD/VG 3.0

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    Volume 5, Issue 2 - March, 1953. Alex Schomburg cover. Stories: "Shadow Over Mars" by Leigh Brackett, "The Best Laid Scheme" by L. Sprague de Camp, "Baby Face" by Henry Kuttner, "Hero" by Horace L. Gold, "The War of the Weeds" by Carl Jacobi, "Death Ship" by Richard Matheson, and "Too Bad You Died" by Joseph Slotkin. Softcover Pulp, 6.75" x 9", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #60591411
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    Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 1 #2 GD/VG 3.0

    Starts Apr 5

    Jack Williamson, Henry Kuttner; Stant Coblentz, and David H. Keller.

    Cover by Frank R. Paul. "Exodus" by Arthur J. Burks, "The Time Trap" by Henry Kuttner, "The Dead Spot" by Jack Williamson, "Rout of the Fire Imps" by Stanton A. Coblentz, "The Thirty and One" by David H. Keller. Illustrations by Frank R. Paul, Jack Binder. 7" x 10"; black and white (text); 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #60591412
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    Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 1 #2 GD/VG 3.0

    Water spotting.

    Starts Jan 4

    Jack Williamson, Henry Kuttner; Stant Coblentz, and David H. Keller.

    Cover by Frank R. Paul. "Exodus" by Arthur J. Burks, "The Time Trap" by Henry Kuttner, "The Dead Spot" by Jack Williamson, "Rout of the Fire Imps" by Stanton A. Coblentz, "The Thirty and One" by David H. Keller. Illustrations by Frank R. Paul, Jack Binder. 7" x 10"; black and white (text); 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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    Marvel Science Stories (1950-1952 Stadium) Pulp 2nd Series Vol. 3 #1 GD 2.0

    1" spine split from bottom. Water damage.

    Starts Jan 4

    "temptress of the time flow" a novel by Gardner F. Fox (DC Comics writer),"The Cataaaa" a short story by A. E. Van Vogt, and "Race to the Moon" an article by Forrest J. Ackerman.

    November 1950. Formerly Marvel Stories. Cover by Norman Saunders. Science Fiction Stories: "Trin" by Arthur J. Burks, "Temptress of the Time Flow" by Gardner F. Fox, "Overlord of Earth" by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach, "Firebrand!" by A. Bertram Chandler, "The Cataaaa" by A. E. Van Vogt, "The Guinea Pig" by Cedric Walker, "The Day They Landed" by Paul Chadwick, plus other editorial features. Illustrations by F.R. Paul and V. Napoli. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9 1/4-in, 134 Pages, B&W. NOTE: See Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series; Marvel Tales (1939-1940 Western Fiction) Pulp; and Marvel Stories (1940-1941 Western Fiction) Pulp for earlier issues. Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #60776243
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    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 3 #11 VG 4.0

    1" cumulative spine split.

    Starts Jan 4

    Cover by Allen Anderson. "Pillar of Fire" by Ray Bradbury and other stories by Henry T. Simmons, J. W. Pelkie, Gardner F. Fox, Damon Knight, William Brittain, Bjarne Kirchhoff, John & Dorothy de Courey, and J. Haravey Haggard. Illustrations by Alden McWilliams, Donel, Meilink, Vincent Napoli, Martin, Hardison. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

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    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 4 #8 VG/FN 5.0

    Starts Jan 4

    Cover by Allen Anderson. "Death-Wish" by Ray Bradbury, plus other stories by Alfred Coppel, C. H. Liddell, Poul Anderson, Jay B. Drexel, Margaret St. Clair, Robert Abernathy, and William Shedenhelm. Illustrations by Earl Mayan, Woromay, Alden McWilliams. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.20.

  • Item #61463903
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    Shadow (1931-1949 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 29 #1 GD 2.0 (R)

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    RESTORATION. Color touch, tear and spine split seals.

    Starts Jan 4

    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.

  • Item #61463911
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    Shadow (1931-1949 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 39 #4 GD/VG 3.0

    Oxidation.

    Starts Jan 4

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

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    Shadow (1931-1949 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 40 #4 CGC 4.0

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4401901017

    Starts Jan 4

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

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    Shadow (1973 1st Series DC) 1 CBCS 6.0

    Paper: White

    Label #24-394E9C0-004

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    "The Doom Puzzle." DC's faithful take on '30s radio star The Shadow makes its debut, showcasing beautifully O'Neil's snappy dialogue and Kaluta's gorgeous artwork. The Shadow and his agents stop an armored car robbery that was planned by a Wall Street stockbroker. Script by Denny O'Neil, art by Michael Kaluta. Cover by Kaluta. Cover price $0.20.

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    Shadow Comics (1940 Street & Smith) Vol. 1 #11 FR 1.0 (R)

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    Cover TRIMMED. 6.75" Cumulative spine split (partially taped). Tape on interior of cover. Heavy oxidation. Brittle.

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  • Item #62061560
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    Shadow Comics (1940 Street & Smith) Vol. 3 #10 FR 1.0

    2" cumulative spine split. Cover and 2 centerfold wraps detached at single center staple. Cover oxidation. Water damage. Tracing on front cover. Tape on interior of cover.

    Starts Jan 4
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    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 GD 2.0

    Starts Jan 4

    Volume 1, Issue 1 - January, 1939. Stories by Stanley G. Weinbaum, D.D. Sharp, and Eando Binder. Columns by Otto Binder, Otis Adelbert Kline, and Mort Weisinger. Two-page Albert Einstein bio in comic form. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 132 pages. Cover price $0.15.

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    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 22 #1 CGC 5.0

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4426188004

    Starts Apr 5

    Volume 22, Issue 1 - September, 1950. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Raymond F. Jones, Edmond Hamilton (Captain Future story "The Harpers of Titan"), Arthur K. Barnes and Henry Kuttner, Jack Vance, Mack Reynolds, and Matt Lee. Virgil Finlay illustration. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 160 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 22 #1 CGC 5.0

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4426080022

    Starts Jan 4

    Volume 22, Issue 1 - September, 1950. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Raymond F. Jones, Edmond Hamilton (Captain Future story "The Harpers of Titan"), Arthur K. Barnes and Henry Kuttner, Jack Vance, Mack Reynolds, and Matt Lee. Virgil Finlay illustration. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 160 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    Wonder Stories (1930-1936 Stellar/Continental) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 3 #11 VG 4.0

    Tape.

    Starts Jan 4