Auctions: comic books 1955 or before

Hopalong Cassidy (1943 Fawcett/DC) 19 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4031783006

Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Skip and Jumpy figure out a convoluted plan to steal the silver mine payroll, even though Hopalong is guarding it, by using Dopey as a fall guy. To prove Curly's dog is no sheep-killer, Hoppy stalks a wolf, but it catches him without his six-shooter. Blacksmith's daughter Esmerelda, who tosses anvils around like horseshoes, vows she will only marry a man as strong as herself - but when she sees Hopalong Cassidy, it's love at first sight, for her. Silver Coins Among the Dead; Willie the Worm; Hopalong Cassidy and the Accused; Be a Sharpshooter; Sherlock and Chuck; Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone Jr.: Pitching Horseshoes; Hopalong Cassidy and the Blacksmith's Daughter; Cheesebox Jail; Tuck Sedo: The Unwelcomed Guest; Pistol-Packin' Pattie; Ridin' Herd with William Boyd; South of the Border Menace; Scape-Goat. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Hopalong Cassidy (1943 Fawcett/DC) 22 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4031783007

Hopalong Cassidy stars in "Bridge of Despair," "Return of the Arizona Kid," "Last Performance," and "Justice Triumphs." Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone Jr. back-up story, "Gold Digger." Comix "Cards" Ozzie and Babs from Wow Comics. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit" by C.C. Beck. Cover price $0.10.

Horror Stories (1935-1941 Popular) Pulp Vol. 10 #1UK VG 4.0 UK Variant

UK Edition.

Human Torch Comics (1940) 7 CBCS 3.0 Restored

Extensive amateur restoration

Paper: Cream to off white

Amateur Restoration Includes: Extensive amount of color touch on cover & pieces added, reinforced, spine splits sealed, tear seals, cover cleaned, staples replaced. All 3 edges of 1st 2 wraps trimmed. 2 center wraps detached.

Label #21-225E20F-003

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Agent of Death starring the Human Torch, script and art by Carl Burgos; Torch and Toro try to stop the plans of Agent X, who is out to destroy an American convoy headed toward the Far East carrying food and supplies. Promotional ad featuring Captain America, who encourages readers to join his Sentinels of Liberty. The Case of the Attempted Dreadnaught Disasters starring Human Torch, script and art by Carl Burgos; The Flaming Duo must act quickly to prevent the treacherous fingers of Japanese treachery, out to destroy strategic bridges that would bottle up our Navy yard. Devil Cat text story by Mickey Spillane. Sub-Mariner Slaughters the Japs On Wake Island, art by Allen Simon. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Inside Detective (1935-1995 MacFadden/Dell/Exposed/RGH) Vol. 9 #5 GD+ 2.5

Volume 9, Issue 5 - November 1939. Painted cover by Albert Fisher. One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.10.

John Wayne Adventure Comics (1949-1955 Toby Press) 3 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage. Cover oxidation.

John Wayne photo cover. Name John Waynes horse and win a TV set ad with Wayne photo. The Claws of Death, pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Frank Frazetta; Wayne makes his case to a friend that you should only kill in self-defense. About Cowboys, art by Fran Matera; fact page about cowboy clothes. About Horses, art by Fran Matera; Fact page about cowboy horses. The Mystery of Rhyming Range starring Wayne, pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Frank Frazetta. John Wayne--Flying Sheriff text story by Donald George. The Mask of Death starring Wayne. Full page black & white pinup from the movie "Sands of Iwo Jima." Back cover Wayne pinup. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Jungle Tales of Tarzan HC (1919 Grosset & Dunlap) 1N-1ST VG/FN 5.0

No Dust Jacket. 1st Grosset & Dunlap Printing. Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Art by J. Allen St. John. A collection of 12 connected short stories from Tarzan's teenage years. Hardcover, 5-in.x 8-in., 320 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Love Confessions (1949) 2 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing. Interrupts art and story.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring: "Men Were My Puppets" starring Bill Carlyle, Daphne Pierce, Professor John Morgan, Richard Pelham and Tom Brand; "Sweetheart Concerto" starring Bruno Frayne, Nina Dale and Caroline Renfrew; "The Embers of Romance" starring Edie Ryan, Leech, Mr. Keever, Mrs. Ryan, Steve Jones and Tim; and "Back Door Romance" starring Jock O'Malley, Regina O'Malley, Tim Paterson and Vicki Carter. Plus: 1-page text story "I Laughed at Love" starring Ernie, Fred and Kit. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Mad (1952 EC) Magazine 1 GD- 1.8

1" cumulative spine split. Cover and interior oxidation. Water damage. Lateral spine tear.

Debut issue of the iconic publication Mad, which would change to magazine format with issue 24. Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. "Hoohah!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Two youngsters run out of gas and enter a house they think is haunted. "Blobs!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; Alfred outlines a terrible thought he has about the end of humanity. "Enter Cosmo McMoon!" text story by Harvey Kurtzman. "Crow Vadis?" text story by Harvey Kurtzman. "Ganefs!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Bill Elder; A perfect crime is hatched but Bumble fumbles. "Varmint!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by John Severin; Textron is hunting the killer of Melvin and kills every suspect. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Science Fiction (1951-1952 Stadium) Digest Vol. 3 #4 VG 4.0

Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 1 #1 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Piece missing from interior (affects "Survival" story). Cover glued to interior along spine.

Aug 1938. Cover by Norman Saunders. Science Fiction stories by Arthur J. Burks, Henry Kuttner "Avengers of Space", Robert O. Kenyon, James Hall, Stanton A. Coblentz, and Leon Byrne. Illustrations by Paul. 7" x 10"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 1 #2 FR 1.0

Tape on inside of cover. 6" Cumulative spine split.

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.

Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 1 #4 FR 1.0

Slices in back cover.

April 1939. Cover by Norman Saunders. Science Fiction stories by John Taine and Harl Vincent. 7" x 10"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 1 #5 VG 4.0

Aug 1939. Cover by John W. Scott. Science Fiction stories by Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr, R. DeWitt Miller, Lloyd Arthur Esbach. 7" x 10"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. NOTE: Title becomes Marvel Tales (1939-1940 Western Fiction) Pulp with Vol. 1 #6 Cover price $0.15.

Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 1 #5 GD 2.0

Cover and interior oxidation. Staple rust, rust migration.

Aug 1939. Cover by John W. Scott. Science Fiction stories by Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr, R. DeWitt Miller, Lloyd Arthur Esbach. 7" x 10"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. NOTE: Title becomes Marvel Tales (1939-1940 Western Fiction) Pulp with Vol. 1 #6 Cover price $0.15.

Marvel Science Stories (1950-1952 Stadium) Pulp 2nd Series Vol. 3 #1 VG 4.0

1.5" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.

"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.

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

6" cumulative spine split. Oxidation. Water damage.

February 1951. Atomic Blast cover by Norman Saunders. Science Fiction Stories: "The Man" by Bryce Walton, "Forbidden Weapon" by Alfred Coppel, "The Red Stuff" by John Beynon, "Girl Who Practiced Aklat" by H. A. DeRosso, "The Last Spaceman" by Lester Del Rey, "Trans-Plutonian" by Milton Lesser, "The Difference" by Kenneth O'Hara, plus other editorial features. Illustrations by Vincent Napoli. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9 1/4-in, 134 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Marvel Stories (1940-1941 Western Fiction) Pulp Vol. 2 #3 GD/VG 3.0

2" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

Vol 2., No. 3. April 1941. Includes: "The Last Secret Weapon" by Polton Cross (John Russell Fearn); "Girl from Venus" by D. D. Sharp; "The Iron God" by Jack Williamson; "The Thought Machine" and "The World of Tomorrow" by Ray Cummings; and "We - The Other People" by Bruce Manchester. Cover by J. W. Scott. 7" x 9.75". 112 pages. Title changes to Marvel Science Stories (1950-1951 Stadium) Pulp 2nd Series with Vol. 3 #1. Cover price $0.15.

Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 101 GD 2.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch, TRIMMED. Water damage. Tape on interior cover.

The Man Who Died Twice!; Fate teaches a lesson to a man who denies him by giving him another chance to avoid being a passenger on a doomed airliner, but when he decides to drive instead of fly, the plane crashes into his car. The Spider!, script by Hank Chapman; A boy feeds his giant spider the neighbor's animals, and then the neighbor. When the spider bites the boy, he transforms into a giant spider. The Train to Nowhere text story. The Voice of Doom, art by Gene Colan; A man murders his stuttering wife and hears her voice accusing him; A psychologist friend recommends getting a parrot from South America that knows no English and leaving it in the room he hears the voice in. The Hidden Men, art by Morris Weiss. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 135 GD+ 2.5

Cover oxidation.

This issue contains interior artwork by Dick Ayers and Mort Drucker (5 page story). "Mr. Dugan's Dragon!" (cover featured) features a reporter who looks enough like J. Jonah Jamison to be Jonah's father. Cover price $0.10.

Master Mind of Mars HC (1928 Grosset & Dunlap) 1-1ST VG+ 4.5

Writing on interior cover. Dust jacket missing.

1st Grosset & Dunlap printing. Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Illustrated by J. Allen St. John. Hardcover, 5" x 7-1/2", B&W Text only, 312 pages. NOTE: Originally released with dust jacket.

Men's Adventures (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 14 VG 4.0

Residue on interior cover.

"name, Rank, Serial Number" (art by Robert Q. Sale), "Retreat" (art by Gene Colan), "Insane" (art by Norman Steinberg), "The Coffin" (art by Bill Everett), and a two-page text story, "Military Man With a Spear." Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

Mickey Mouse and the Scared Jewel (1936 Whitman BLB) 1187 GD+ 2.5

Mickey Mouse and the Scared Jewel (1936 Whitman BLB) #1187, Gottfredson

Miss America Comics (1944) 1 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. 3 pages missing with unattached low quality reproduction pages for readability (affects "Baron Shinto the Gouger" and "The Mystery of the Monster Men" stories). Back cover coupon cut. Tape and tearing on interior pages. Pencil marks on cover.

Mr. Miracle (1944) Holyoke One-shot 4 CBCS 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #21-31C4038-012

Stories and art by Irwin Hasen, R. Johnson, Lee Lawrence and George Storm. Sometimes listed as Holyoke One-shot #4. Little is known about the so-called "Holyoke One-Shots," except they include stories reprinted from early Golden Age books by Temerson and other publishers. The Blue Streak battles Nazi agents to free an explorer from an Antarctic avalanche. Cat-Man must elude a series of traps to enter a spy stronghold and discover the identities of enemy agents. Secret Agent Z-2 faces one of the most difficult tasks of his career. The Flying Trio; Blue Streak; Secret Agent Z-2; Bob Preston; Cat Man; Jane Drake; Alec and the Reign of Yang; It's Time You Knew. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mystery in Space (1951 1st Series) 17 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #2139595013

"The Last Mile of Space" (cover/story art by Murphy Anderson), "The Man in the Moon," "The Thought Pirate," and "The Magnetic Duel" (art by Anderson). Carmen Infantino art? Anderson cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Nick Carter Weekly (1896 Street & Smith) 364 FR/GD 1.5

2" cumulative spine split. Lateral spine tear. Oxidation.

December 19, 1903. Nick Carter's Capture of the Jenkins Brothers; or, The Whereabouts of Mr. Morton. 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Operator #5 (1934-1939 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 10 #1 GD/VG 3.0

1.5" Tear in cover.

Other Worlds (1949-1953 Clark Publishing) 1st Series 11 GD/VG 3.0

May, 1951; Volume 3, No 3 / Issue 11. 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in.; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Our Gang Comics (1943-1947 Dell) 29 CGC 2.5

Paper: White

Label #4384477003

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Out of This World Adventures (1950 Avon) Pulp Vol. 1 #2 VG 4.0

A pulp magazine with 32 pages of four color comic content!

Dec 1950. Cover by James Bama. "Out of This World Adventures" Vol. 1 No. 2 is a pulp magazine with 32 pages of four color comic content, including "The Corsairs from the Coalsack," written by John Michel with art by Joe Kubert, and Crom the Barbarian in "The Spider God of Akka," written by Gardner Fox, with art by John Giunta. This issue also includes over 100 pages of b&w illustrated pulp SF stories, including "Raiders of the Solar Frontier" by A. Bretram Chandler, plus six others. 6 3/4-in. x 9 3/4-in, partial b&w/color, 130 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 60 CBCS 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #22-1716DF1-009

Katy Keene begins. Cover art by Al Fagaly. "Masquerade Monkeyshines," art by Bill Vigoda; When Archie's plan to wear his usher outfit to the masquerade is foiled, he's forced to improvise while wearing a coat and underwear. Untitled Willy the Wise Guy story, art by Red Holmdale. "The Case of the Living Puppets," pencils by Irv Novick; the Shield (Joe Higgins) encounters Marco the puppet maker and faces Drago, an evil puppeteer. "The Fat's In the Fire" text story; Archie reads a ghoul murder mystery. Untitled story, art by Bill Woggon; Introduction of Katy Keene. The Kiss of Death" starring Black Hood, Mrs. Fanny Worthmore, Jane Gray, and Sergeant McGinty, art by Irv Novick; A train murder mystery. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Phantom and the Sign of the Skull (1939 Whitman BLB) 1474 GD 2.0

1.5" Spine split from top.

Phantom and the Sign of the Skull (1939 Whitman BLB) #1474, Falk & Moore

Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 2 #2 GD 2.0

Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 21 #1 FN 6.0

Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 23 #1 GD 2.0

Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 29 #1 FN 6.0

Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 36 #1 VG 4.0

Cover and interior oxidation.

Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 48 #1 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp UK Edition 3 GD 2.0

Cover detached.

Picture Stories from World History (1947) 2 GD 2.0

Cover by Allen Simon. Stories and art by Anne Quattrocchi and Harley M. Griffiths. Early factual history comics from EC, back when the company was still run by Max Gaines and called "Educational Comics." The history of the ancient world, from the fall of Rome to the Middle Ages. The Germanic Invasions; The Byzantine Empire; Mohammed and the Arabs; The Empire of Charlemagne; Feudalism; The Popes and Emperors; The Story of the Crusades; Town Life in the Middle Ages; Culture in the Middle Ages; The Story of the Mongols; France; England. Final issue of the series. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 1 #2 FR 1.0

7" cumulative spine split, cover tear, edge chipping, chew.

Spring 1940. Stories by John Murray Reynolds "Goddess of the Moon", Nelson S. Bond "Dictator of Time", Ray Cummings, Ed Earl Repp, Carl Selwyn, Ross Rocklynne, Alexander M. Phillips, and Ray Cummings -as (Ray King). Illustrations by Leo Morey, Fawcette, and Will Edwards. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 1 #3 VG/FN 5.0

Summer 1940. Cover by Stanley Albert Drake. Stories by Ray Cummings "Space-Liner X-87", Ross Rocklynne "The Forbidden Dream", Carl Selwyn "Exiles of the Three Red Moons", John Russell Fearn "The Cosmic Juggernaut", Neil R. Jones "The Dark Swordsmen of Saturn", Sam Carson, Frederick A. Kummer Jr., and Harry Walton. Illustrations by Paul, Will Edwards, Leo Morey, and Eron. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 1 #4 VG 4.0

Fall 1940. Cover by Albert Drake. Stories by Ray Cummings "Revolt in the Ice Kingdom", Nelson S. Bond "The Ultimate Salient", Ed Earl Repp, John Russell Fearn as- (Thornton Ayre), Robert Moore Williams, Donald A. Wollheim, Neil R. Jones, and Carl Selwyn. Illustrations by Paul, Rosenthab, D.L., and Leo Morey. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 1 #5 VG/FN 5.0

Winter 1940. Stories by Ray Cummings "Phantom of the Seven Stars", Eando (Otto) Binder "One Thousand Miles Below", Nelson S. Bond, John Russell Fearn -as (Thornton Ayre), Leigh Brackett, Nelson S. Bond -as (George Danzell), Ross Rocklynne, and D.L. James. Illustrations by Paul, Rosenthab, Ed Smalle, Lynch, Hannes Bok, and Eron. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 1 #8 GD/VG 3.0

1" spine split from bottom of comic. Water damage.

Fall 1941. Cover by Frank R. Paul. Stories by Eando (Otto) Binder "Vassals of the Master-World", Nelson S. Bond, Wilbur S. Peacock, Henry Andrew Ackermann, R.R. Winterbotham, Raymond Z. Gallun, Henry Haase, and Harry Walton. Illustrations by Paul, Don Lynch, Hannes Bok, Hall, Leo Morey, and Angus Dun. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 1 #9 VG/FN 5.0

Winter 1941-1942. Cover by Hannes Bok. Stories by Nelson S. Bond "The Lorelei Death", Sam Moskowitz, Alan Connell, Ray Cummings, Basil Wells, James Norman, Henry Haase, Frank Belknap Long, and Robert O. Lewis. Illustrations by Lynch, Leo Morey, Hannes Bok, Stevens, and Paul. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 3 #3 VG/FN 5.0

Here with an all-time classic! "Lorelei of the Red Mist" a novelette of suspense and intrigue on Venus by Leigh Brackett and Ray Bradury! Plus "The Million Year Picnic," another classic short story from Ray Bradbury.

March-May 1946. Cover by C. Martin. Stories: "Lorelei of the Red Mist" by Leigh Brackett and Ray Bradbury, "Captives of the Weir-Wind" by Ross Rocklynne, "The Shadow-Gods" by Vaseleos Garson, "The Pumpkin Eater" by Carlton Smith, "Space-Lane of No-Return" by George A. Whittington, "Prisoner of the Brain-Mistress" by Bryce Walton, and "The Million Year Picnic" by Ray Bradbury. Illustrations by Moore, Doolin, Leidenfrost, C. Martin, Murphy. 7-in. x 10-in.; 128 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Spine split seal. 1" unsealed spine split from top.

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.

Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 5 #1 VG/FN 5.0

an issue jampacked with great writers including Poul Anderson-N, Frank Belknap Long, Jack Vance, Mac Reynolds, and James Blish.

Cover by Allen Anderson. Stories by Poul Anderson, Ross Rocklynne, J. T. McIntosh, Dave Dryfoos, William Morrison, Frank Belknap Long, Jack Vance, Mack Reynolds, and James Blish. Illustrations by Herman Vestal, Earl Mayan. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.25.