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Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp comic books 1949

  • Vol. 23 #1
    Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 23 #1


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • 4" Cumulative spine split.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Volume 23, Issue 1 - January, 1949. Cover by J. Allen St. John. Science fiction stories by Arthur Petticolas, John Stuart Walworth, Peter Worth, Chester Smith, and August Meissner. Illustrations by St. John, Malcolm Smith, Julian S. Krupa, and Bill Terry. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 158 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 23 #2
    Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 23 #2


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    • 1" Spine split from bottom.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Paper: Cream
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Light tan to Cream
    • Front and Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 23, Issue 2 - February, 1949. Science fiction stories by Rog Phillips, Lester Barclay, Alexander Blade, Craig Browning, Charles Recour, and Joseph R. Galt. Illustrations by Raymon Naylor, Bob Keyes, Malcolm Smith, Julian S. Krupa, and Bill Terry. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 154 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 23 #3
    Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 23 #3


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Foxing. Soiling. Water spotting.
    • Paper: Cream to off white

    Volume 23, Issue 3 - March, 1949. Science fiction stories by Lee Francis, Chester S. Geier and Taylor Victor Shaver (brother of Richard S. Shaver), Guy Archette, Leroy Yerxa, and Charles Recour. Illustrations by J. Allen St. John, Edmond Swiatek, Julian S. Krupa, and Bill Terry. Cover by Swiatek. 7" x 10"; black and white; 154 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 23 #4
    Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 23 #4


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • 5 3/4" spine split from bottom.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 23, Issue 4 - April, 1949. Science fiction stories by S.M. Tenneshaw, Rog Phillips, Gaston Derreaux, H.B. Hickey, and Lee Tarbell Illustrations by Julian S. Krupa and Bill Terry. Cover by Arnold Kohn. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 152 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 23 #5
    Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 23 #5


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Foxing. Soiling. Moisture spotting.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • 2" Spine split from base of book. Foxing. Soiling.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

    Volume 23, Issue 5 - May, 1949. Science fiction stories by Gaston Derreaux, Alexander Blade, Frank Patton, Chester Ruppert, and Peter Worth. Illustrations by H.W. McCauley, Rod Ruth, Julian S. Krupa, and Bill Terry. Cover by McCauley. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 156 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 23 #6
    Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 23 #6


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    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Cream
    • Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    June 1949. Science fiction stories by Alexander Blade, S.M. Tenneshaw, Rubbert Carlin, Guy Archette, Robert Moore Williams, Grover Kent, and George Grauman. Illustrations by Murphy Anderson, W.G. Adam, Rod Ruth, Julian S. Krupa, and Bill Terry. Cover by Arnold Kohn. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 23 #7
    Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 23 #7


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 23, Issue 7 - July, 1949. Science fiction stories by Richard S. Shaver, Lee Francis, Cavid C. McGowan, Rog Phillips, Ruppert Carlin, Charles Recour, G.L. Cleggett, and Guy Archette. Illustrations by Murphy Anderson (2 stories), Edmond B. Swiatek, Rod Ruth, and Julian S. Krupa. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 148 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 23 #8
    Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 23 #8


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Foxing. Soiling. Moisture spotting.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Light tan to Cream
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Volume 23, Issue 8 - August, 1949. Science fiction stories by Rog Phillips, Robert Fleming Fitzpatrick, Lee Prescott, John and Dorothy deCourcy, and Alexander Blade. Illustrations by Robert Keys, Arnold Kohn, and Bill Terry. Cover by Arnold Kohn. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 148 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 23 #9
    Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 23 #9


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.
    • 1.25" Spine split from the bottom. Cover TRIMMED at edges.

    Volume 23, Issue 9 - September, 1949. Science fiction stories by Robert Moore Williams, H.H. Harmon, Richard S. Shiver, Richard Ashby, and George D. Lewis. Illustrations by J. Allen St. John, Robert Keys, Richard Loehle, and Bill Terry. Cover by Richard Loehle. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 162 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 23 #10
    Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 23 #10


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    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Off white
    • Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    Oct 1949. Science fiction stories by Berkeley Livingston, Rog Phillips, Guy Archette, Chester S. Greier, Jack Hess, and Gilbert Mead. Illustrations by H.W. McCauley, Rod Ruth, Walter Briggs, Julian S. Krupa, and Bill Terry. Cover by H.W. McCauley. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 162 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 23 #11
    Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 23 #11


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    Volume 23, Issue 11 - November, 1949. Science fiction stories by Alexander Blade, Rog Phillips, Richard S. Shaver and Chester S. Greier, Berkeley Livingston, and Norma Laxell Easton. Illustrations by J. Allen St. John, Arnold Kohn, Leo Ramon Summers, Julian S. Krupa, and Bill Terry. Cover by Arnold Kohn. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 23 #12
    Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 23 #12


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Staple rust. 4" Cumulative spine split. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Staple rust. Rust migration. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

    Volume 23, Issue 12 - December, 1949. "Outpost" 1st professionally published story by Marian Zimmer Bradley, previous work appeared in a fanzine. Science fiction stories by Stan Raycraft, J.J. Allerton, Milton K. Smith, and Robert Moore Williams. Illustrations by J. Allen St. John, Malcolm Smith, Julian S. Krupa, and Bill Terry. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.