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Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 27 #1

  • Vol. 27 #1
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 27 #1


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white

    August, 1952. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Philip Jose Farmer "The Lovers" (this is his 1st published sf-story, but his very 1st non-sf story appeared six years earlier in Adventure Vol. 115 No. 5, March 1946), Kendell Foster Crossen, Harry Neal, Charles E. Fritch, Boyd Ellanby, Jack Vance, and Dave Dryfoos. Virgil Finlay (3) and Alex Schomburg illustrations. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 144 pages. Cover price $0.25.