Pulp Magazines

Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 15 #5 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4721886002

"Adam Link Faces a Revolt" by Eando Binder

Volume 15, Issue 5 - May, 1941. Giant 15th Anniversary Issue (begins giant-size issues with 244 to 276 pages). Cover by J. Allen St. John. Science fiction stories by Eando Binder ("Adam Link Faces a Revolt"), Don Wilcox, Joseph J. Millard and A.R. Steber, John York Cabot, William P. McGivern, P.F. Costello, David Wright O'Brien, Robert Moore Williams, Duncan Farnsworth, and Alexander Blade. Back cover by Frank R. Paul (depicting Martian spaceships invading New York City). 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 244 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 23 #1 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4721886001

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.

Astounding Science Fiction (1938-1960 Street and Smith) Pulp / Digest Vol. 25 #3 CGC 3.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4703388007

May 1940. Volume 25, Issue 3. Illustrations by Gilmore, E. Hatcher, R. Isip, W. Kolliker, F. Kramer, and H. Rogers. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Astounding Science Fiction (1938-1960 Street and Smith) Pulp / Digest Vol. 25 #5 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4703388006

July 1940. Volume 25, Issue 5. Cover by Hubert Rogers. Science fiction stories by Norman L. Knight ("Crisis in Utopia" part 1 of 2), Robert Heinlein ("Coventry"), Robert Moore Williams, J. B. Ryan, Ralph Williams, L. Ron Hubbard (as Kurt Von Rachen - "The Idealist"), and Lester Del Rey. Illustrations by R. Isip, Orban, and Schneeman. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Detective Novels Magazine (1938-1949 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 FR 1.0

4" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Water saturation. Mold.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - January/February, 1938. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Double-Action Detective Stories (1954-1960 Columbia Publications) Pulp 4 GD+ 2.5

Water damage.

Double-Action Detective Stories (1954-1960 Columbia Publications) Pulp 9 VG 4.0

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 5 #1 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4721886004

"The Demoiselle D'Ys" a short story by Robert Chambers.

Volume 5, Issue 1 - November, 1942. Cover by Virgil Finlay. "The Mouthpiece of Zitu" by J. U. Giesy, "Into the Infinite" (part 2 of 4) by Austin Hall, and "The Demoiselle D'Ys" by Robert Chambers. Illustrations by Frank R. Paul and Virgil Finlay. 6.75-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 146 newsprint pages. Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.25.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 8 #5 GD 2.0

2 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Oxidation.

June 1947. Cover by Finlay. "The People of the Ruins" by Edward Shanks, and "Caterpillars" by E. F. Benson. Interior illustrations Lawrence. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 9 #6 CGC 2.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4703388008

"The Night Before the End of the World" a short story by Murray Leister.

Aug 1948. Cover by Lawrence. "The Purple Sapphire" by John Taine and "The Night Before the End of the World" by Murray Leinster. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay and Leydanfrost. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 10 #3 FR 1.0

Near complete spine split. Oxidation.

"The Scarlet Plague" a novelette by Jack London.

Volume 10, Issue 3 - February, 1949. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. Stories by Inez Haynes Gillmore and Jack London. Illustrations by Lawrence Stevens and Leydenfrost. Book-length novel: "Angel Island" by Inez Haynes Gillmore - Five desperate, earthbound men...an isle where Love and Death were neighbors...a day when wings fought free of fetters to make a strange new world. Novelette: "The Scarlet Plague" by Jack London - Across a sick world it had crept, leaving man and his works destroyed. Now, in the twilight of history, only one remembered -- a blurred and faded picture of the death of our times. Also: The Readers' Viewpoint; In the Next Issue; Masters of Fantasy by Neil Austin - M.P. Shiel, High Priest of Phantasy; and The Lawrence Portfolio. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 130 newsprint pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 11 #1 FR 1.0

Near complete spine split. Oxidation.

Master of Fantasy article: Ray Bradbury--the October Man.

Volume 11, Issue 1 - October, 1949. Cover by Lawrence. "The Starkenden Quest" by Gilbert Collins. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 11 #11 CGC 3.0

Paper: White

Label #4703388009

Volume 11, Issue 11 - November, 1949. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Stories by S. M. Tenneshaw "Queen of the Ice Men", Craig Browning, Peter Worth, Anthony B. Ott, Henry Gade, Lee Prescott, and Gilbert Mead. Illustrations by Julian S. Krupa, Leo R. Summers, Henry Thiede, and Bill Terry. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 162 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Horror Stories (1935-1941 Popular) Pulp Vol. 9 #4 GD+ 2.5

Paper: Cream

Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Out of This World Adventures (1950 Avon) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 GD/VG 3.0

2" Cumulative spine split (partially taped). Water spotting.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - July, 1950. 32 page illustrated color section contains reprints from Avon's comic book titles "Out of This World" & "Strange Worlds" with art by Joe Kubert and John Giunta. Science Fiction stories "The Planet-Smashers" by Ray Cummings, "Letter from the Stars" by A.E. Van Vogt, "Omega and the Wolf-Girl" by Lester del Ray, "The Puzzle of Priipiirii" by William Tenn, "The Shipwrecked Bogey Man" by Lloyd Williams, "Terror of the Mist-Maidens" by A. Bertram Chandler, "The Discord Makers" by Mack Reynolds, and "Forbidden Fruit" by Kris Neville. Illustrations by Martin and William F. McWilliam. 7" x 9 3/4"; black and white/color; 132 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 50 #1 GD/VG 3.0

2" Spine split from top. Oxidation.

"The Plainest Clue" a short story by Ray Cummings.

Shock The Magazine of Terrifying Tales (1960 Winston Publications) Vol. 1 #2 GD 2.0

1.5" Cumulative spine split (partially taped).

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July, 1960. Stories: "Bright Segment" by Theodore Sturgeon, "Mean Mr. Murray" by Avram Davidson, "The House Party" by Stanley Ellin, "Pin-up Girl" by Will Folke, "9 Finger Jack" by Anthony Boucher, "The Emissary" by Ray Bradbury, "Baby Picture" by Mort Golding, "Laughing Moths" by Miriam Allen deFord, "Srendi Vashtar" by Saki, "The Frog Prince" by John Collier, "Our Feathered Friends" by Philip MacDonald, "The Doll" by Pat Gibbons, "Yours Truly, Jack The Ripper" by Robert Bloch. Softcover, 5-in x 7 1/2-in, 130 Newsprint Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 20 #2 CGC 2.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4703388003

Volume 20, Issue 2 - November, 1949. Stories by John Taine, Murray Leinster, Carter Sprague, Jack Vance, Robert Moore Williams, William Fitzgerald, Clifford D. Simak, and L. Ron Hubbard (under the pseudonym Rene LaFayette). Five Virgil Finlay illustrations. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 166 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 20 #3 FR 1.0

Full length spine split with covers detached. Oxidation.

Volume 20, Issue 3 - January, 1950. Cover by Earle Bergey. Stories by A.E. Van Vogt, Edmond Hamilton, Kelvin Kent, William Morrison, L. Ron Hubbard (under pseudonym Rene LaFayette), Margaret St. Clair, J.W. Groves, and John D. MacDonald. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 166 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 22 #1 FR 1.0

Near complete spine split.

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; 166 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 22 #2 GD 2.0

2" Cumulative spine split. Water damage. Staple rust with migration.

Volume 22, Issue 2 - November, 1950. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Jack Vance, Edmond Hamilton (Captain Future in "Pardon My Iron Nerves), L. Ron Hubbard (author's final pulp story), Rog Phillips, Robert Moore Williams, and Mack Reynolds. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 160 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 23 #2 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Volume 23, Issue 2 - May, 1951. Cover Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Fletcher Pratt, Matt Lee, Edmond Hamilton (Captain Future story), John Wyndham, Robert Moore Williams, and Samuel Mines. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 166 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 24 #3 VG 4.0

Volume 24, Issue 3 - January 1952. Cover by Earle Bergey. Stories: "Journey To Barkut" by Murray Leinster, "Lost Art" by A. Bertram Chandler, "The Great Idea" by Raymond Z. Gallun, "The Wheel" by John Wyndham, and "How Green Was My Martian" by Mack Reynolds. Softcover Pulp, 6.75" x 9", 148 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 25 #3 GD/VG 3.0

The Glory That Was" by L. Sprague de Camp, and "The Last Days of Shandakor" a novelette by Leigh Brackett, plus "Looking for Something" a short story by Frank Herbert. Alex Schomburg Cover.

Vol. 25, No. 3 - April 1952. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by L. Sprague de Camp, Leigh Brackett, Oliver Saari, Charles E. Fritch, and Frank Herbert (first published science fiction story, "Looking for Something?"). Alex Schomburg illustration. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 150 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 27 #1 VG 4.0

Water damage.

Vol. 27, No. 1 - 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; 150 pages. Cover price $0.25.