Bestseller Mystery (1937-1958 American Mercury) Digest comic books
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Published Jul 1939 by American Mercury Inc..
- Water damage: Moderate.
- Discounted from $4.00.
"The D.A. Holds A Candle" by Earl Stanley Gardner. Cover price $0.25.
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Published Jan 1943 by American Mercury Inc..
- Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.
- Discounted from $4.00.
Issue 31 - "The Death of Monsieur Gallet" by Georges Simenon. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.
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Issue #32
Published Feb 1943 by American Mercury Inc..$2.25
View scans- Discounted from $2.50.
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Published 1943 (est.) by American Mercury Inc..$4.95
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$2.25
View scan- 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Water damage.
- Discounted from $2.50.
"Where There is a Will" by Rex Stout. Cover price $0.25.
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Issue #49
Published May 1944 by American Mercury Inc..$4.50
- Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Back cover and last two pages detached.
- Discounted from $5.00.
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Published Jun 1944 by American Mercury Inc..$4.95
View scans- Discounted from $5.50.
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Issue #55
Published Nov 1944 by American Mercury Inc..$4.50
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Issue 55 - "The Pattern" by Mignon G. Eberhart. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.
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Published Jan 1945 by American Mercury Inc..$2.25
View scan- Chew.
- Discounted from $2.50.
- Front cover detached 60%. Back cover detached 60%. Water damage: Extensive.
- Discounted from $2.50.
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Issue #74
Published 1945 (est.) by American Mercury Inc..$7.83
- Discounted from $8.70.
Issue 74 - "Laura" by Vera Caspary. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.
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Issue #77
Published 1945 (est.) by American Mercury Inc..$2.25
View scans- Loose pages.
- Discounted from $2.50.
- Cover oxidation.
- Discounted from $2.50.
Volume 77, 1st Printing - "While She Sleeps" by Ethel Lina White. Softcover, 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.
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Issue #84
Published Apr 1946 by American Mercury Inc..$7.83
- Discounted from $8.70.
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Issue #104
Published Mar 1948 by American Mercury Inc..$11.70
View scans- Water damage: Slight.
- Discounted from $13.00.
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Issue #110
Published Jan 1949 by American Mercury Inc..$11.70
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Abridged version of "Departure Delayed", titled "Bullets for a Blonde" by Will Oursler. Cover price $0.25.
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Issue #113
Published Apr 1949 by American Mercury Inc..- Water damage: Moderate.
- Discounted from $6.00.
Abridged version of "In Cold Blood" by George Bagby. Cover price $0.25.
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Issue #114
Published May 1949 by American Mercury Inc..$9.90
View scans- Front cover detached 5%.
- Discounted from $11.00.
Abridged version of "The Blue Horse of Taxco" by Kathleen Moore Knight. Cover price $0.25.
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Issue #115
Published Jun 1949 by American Mercury Inc..- Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.
- Discounted from $6.00.
Abridged version of "Lady Afraid" by Lester Dent. Cover price $0.25.
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Issue #116
Published Jul 1949 by American Mercury Inc..$16.20
View scans- Front cover detached 5%.
- Discounted from $18.00.
- 3/4" Cumulative spine split. Water damage.
- Discounted from $2.50.
Abridged version of "Fountain of Death" by Hugh Lawrence Nelson. Cover price $0.25.
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Issue #117
Published Aug 1949 by American Mercury Inc..- Discounted from $6.00.
Abridged version of "Death Has Four Hands" by Hilda Lawrence. Cover price $0.25.
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Issue #120
Published Nov 1949 by American Mercury Inc..$18.90
View scans- Water damage: Slight.
- Discounted from $21.00.
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Issue #123
Published 1949 (est.) by American Mercury Inc..$18.90
View scans- Discounted from $21.00.
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Issue #124
Published 1949 (est.) by American Mercury Inc..- 1 3/4" Cumulative spine split. last page detached. Water damage.
- Discounted from $2.50.
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Issue #125
Published 1949 (est.) by American Mercury Inc..$20.70
View scans- Front cover detached 5%.
- Discounted from $23.00.
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Issue #127
Published 1949 (est.) by American Mercury Inc..$32.40
View scans- Back cover detached 5%.
- Discounted from $36.00.
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Issue #130
Published Mar 1950 by American Mercury Inc..$15.30
View scans- Discounted from $17.00.
$8.10
View scans- Water damage: Slight.
- Discounted from $9.00.
Complete version of "Kill to Fit" by Bruno Fischer. Cover price $0.35.
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Published Apr 1950 by American Mercury Inc..$14.40
View scans- Discounted from $16.00.
- Discounted from $6.00.
$2.70
View scans- Discounted from $3.00.
Complete version of "Kill 'em With Kindness" by Fred Dickenson. Cover price $0.35.
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Issue #132
Published May 1950 by American Mercury Inc..$12.60
View scans- Discounted from $14.00.
$10.80
View scans- Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
- Discounted from $12.00.
- 3.5" Spine split from bottom.
- Discounted from $2.50.
Complete version of "Days of Misfortune" by Aaron Marc Stein. Cover price $0.35.
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Issue #134
Published Jul 1950 by American Mercury Inc..$32.40
View scans- Discounted from $36.00.
$17.10
View scans- Staple rust: Slight.
- Discounted from $19.00.
Complete version of "A Lonely Way to Die" by Hal Debrett. Cover price $0.35.
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Issue #136
Published Sep 1950 by American Mercury Inc..$18.90
View scans- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
- Discounted from $21.00.
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Issue #139
Published Dec 1950 by American Mercury Inc..$18.90
View scans- Discounted from $21.00.
Complete version of "Death of a Big Shot" by Clifford Knight. Cover price $0.25.
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Issue #140
Published 1950 (est.) by American Mercury Inc..$18.90
View scans- Discounted from $21.00.
Complete version of "Rather Cool for Mayhem" by Lawrence G. Blochman. Cover price $0.25.
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Issue #141
Published 1950 (est.) by American Mercury Inc..$11.70
View scans- Discounted from $13.00.
Complete version of "Sinister Shelter" by Charles L. Leonard Cover price $0.25.
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Issue #144
Published Jan 1951 by American Mercury Inc..$18.90
View scans- Discounted from $21.00.
Abridged version of "Mr. Blessington's Imperialist Plot" by John Sherwood Cover price $0.25.
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Published Feb 1951 by American Mercury Inc..$8.10
View scans- Discounted from $9.00.
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Issue #146
Published Mar 1951 by American Mercury Inc..- Front cover detached 5%.
- Discounted from $9.00.
Complete version of "The Knife Behind You" by James Benet. Cover price $0.25.
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Issue #147
Published Apr 1951 by American Mercury Inc..$18.90
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Abridged version of "The Man in the Mist" Francis Bonnamy Cover price $0.25.
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Published Jul 1951 by American Mercury Inc..$18.90
View scans- Discounted from $21.00.
$9.90
View scans- Discounted from $11.00.
- Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
- Discounted from $8.00.
$6.74
- Discounted from $7.49.
Abridged version of "The Kahuna Killer" by Juanita Sheridan. Cover price $0.35.
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Published Oct 1951 by American Mercury Inc..$11.70
View scans- Discounted from $13.00.
$8.10
View scans- Discounted from $9.00.
Complete version of "FBI Story" by The Gordons Cover price $0.25.
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Issue #156
Published Feb 1952 by American Mercury Inc..$18.90
View scans- Staple rust: Slight.
- Discounted from $21.00.
Complete version of "Don't Kill, My Love", originally titled "Wake the Sleeping Wolf" by Rae Foley. Cover price $0.25.
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Published Jun 1952 by American Mercury Inc..$2.25
View scans- Discounted from $2.50.
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Published Aug 1952 by American Mercury Inc..
- Discounted from $4.00.
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Published Sep 1952 by American Mercury Inc..
- Discounted from $4.00.
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Issue #169
Published 1952 (est.) by American Mercury Inc..$6.74
- Discounted from $7.49.
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Published Jun 1953 by American Mercury Inc..$8.10
View scans- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%.
- Discounted from $9.00.
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Issue #182
Published Mar 1955 by American Mercury Inc..- Discounted from $2.50.
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Issue #185
Published Jun 1955 by American Mercury Inc..$2.25
View scan- Water damage.
- Discounted from $2.50.
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Published Jul 1955 by American Mercury Inc..$4.95
View scans- Discounted from $5.50.
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Issue #200
Published Feb 1957 by American Mercury Inc..$4.50
- Discounted from $5.00.
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Issue #202
Published Apr 1957 by American Mercury Inc..$2.25
View scan- Discounted from $2.50.
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Issue #205
Published Jul 1957 by American Mercury Inc..$2.25
View scan- Discounted from $2.50.
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Issue #209
Published May 1958 by American Mercury Inc..- 3/4" Cumulative spine split.
- Discounted from $2.50.
$2.25
View scan- 3/4" Spine split.
- Discounted from $2.50.
