Fantastic Story Magazine (1950-1955 Best Books) Pulp comic books 1953
-
Published Jan 1953 by Best Books.$68.00
View scans- Paper: Off white to white
- Staple rust: Slight.
$62.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%.
Jan 1953. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Edmond Hamilton, Murray Leinster, L. Sprague de Camp, Thomas L. McClary, Richard Matheson, Frank M. Robinson, and Alfred Coppel. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 144 pages. Cover price $0.25.
-
Published Mar 1953 by Best Books.$78.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
$48.00
View scans- Paper: Off white to white
- Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.
$43.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Back cover detached 10%. Staple rust: Slight.
Volume 5, Issue 2 - March, 1953. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by Leigh Brackett, L. Sprague de Camp, Henry Kuttner, Horace L. Gold, Carl Jacobi, Richard Matheson and Joseph Slotkin. A book-length science-fiction classic: "Shadow Over Mars" by Leigh Brackett - How would Rick fulfill the prophecy that linked his name with the destiny of a dying world? He was a man without a planet, and he owed allegiance to nothing -- except his lust for power! Other classic stories: "The Best Laid Scheme" by L. Sprague de Camp - A gardener and a poet run a cloak-and-dagger race through Time; "Baby Face" (a novelet) by Henry Kuttner - The tough Marine sergeant swapped places with a diapered demon; "Hero" by Horace L. Gold - They flung roses -- and loneliness -- everywhere along his path; and "The War of the Weeds" by Carl Jacobi - They'd all go mad before they could stop this weird influence. New stories: "Death Ship" by Richard Matheson - The captain had lost all authority over his men, over the ship; and "Too Bad You Died" by Joseph Slotkin - When you're born, you cry -- and when you leave, we cry for you! Plus features: Cosmic Encores and Have You Heard -- ? Softcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.
-
Published May 1953 by Best Books.$41.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Staple rust: Slight.
$10.50
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
May 1953. Cover by Ed Emshwiller. Stories by Murray Leinster, Jerry Shelton, Ed Weston, Kelvin Kent, Curt Storm, William Fitzgerald, and robert Moore Williams. Alex Schomburg illustration. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 146 pages. Cover price $0.25.
-
Published Jul 1953 by Best Books.$38.00
View scans- Paper: Off white to white
- Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.
$10.50
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.
$8.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Staple rust: Slight.
July 1953. Cover by Walter Popp. Stories by Philip K. Dick, Murray Leinster, L. Sprague de Camp, Frederic Brown, Joel Townsley Rogers, Cleve Cartmill, Colin G. Jameson Sr. and Jr., Sam Merwin Jr., and Richard Matheson. Virgil Finlay (2) and Alex Schomburg illustrations. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 144 pages. Cover price $0.25.
-
Published Sep 1953 by Best Books.$285.00
View scans- Paper: Off white to white
- Staple rust: Slight.
$135.00
View scans- Paper: Light tan to Cream
- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
Volume 6, Issue 2 - September, 1953. Alex Schomburg cover. Stories by Manly Wade Wellman, L. Sprague de Camp, Otis Adelbert Kline, Roscoe Clark, Robert Moore Williams, R.W. Stockheker, Clyde B. Smith, Charles A. Stearns, and Sam Sackett. Two Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 130 pages. Cover price $0.25.
The listing below is from eBay, and MyComicShop is not responsible for this item in any way. Some listings shown here may no longer be available if they sold or were ended by the seller after we last retrieved the listing details.
$425 Fantastic Story Pulp Magazine Sept. 1953 CGC 6.5 Alex Schomburg Alien GGA Cover Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.











