Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp comic books 1940-1942

Add to cart FN 6.0 $9.50 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $25.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $21.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $21.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $23.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Jan 1940. Text Cover. Sci-Fi/Fantasy stories by A. Merritt ("Conquest of the Moon Pool" - part 3 of 6"), Garrett Smith, Francis Stevens, Ralphe Milne Farley, R. F. Starzl, Robert Wilbul Lull & Lillian M. Ainsworth, and Fred C. Smale. Illustrations by Virgil Finlay and Frank R. Paul. 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $25.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $27.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $6.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $12.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $16.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart GD- 1.8 $6.20 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 50%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

In this issue: A. Merritt, Eando Binder, Ralph Milne Farley

Volume 1, Issue 5 - February, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $27.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate.

Add to cart Very Good $27.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $32.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $23.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Interior page detached (all pages are present). Front cover detached 50%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 1, Issue 6 - March, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $54.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $40.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $45.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $36.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $24.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white 2" Spine split from top of book. Foxing. Soiling.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $31.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $27.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $23.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Front cover detached 20%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

"Three Lines of Old French" a novelette by A. Merritt, plus "Pegasus" a short story by Henry Kuttner.

Volume 2, Issue 2 - May, 1940. 6.75" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $90.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $54.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD 2.0 $45.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Poor $5.50 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 50%. No Back Cover. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart Poor $10.50 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. No Back Cover. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $68.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $27.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Fine $11.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $10.00 View scans Paper: Cream	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $8.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Good $8.00 View scans Paper: Tan to Cream	Add to cart GD 2.0 $8.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

"The Other Man's Blood" by Ray Cummings, a complete novelette.

Volume 2, Issue 5 - December, 1940. Cover by Frank R. Paul. "The Sun-Makers" by Will McMorrow, "The Other Man's Blood" by Ray Cummings, and "The Sleep of Ages" by Stuart Martin. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 116 pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $32.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $8.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $13.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $4.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart Good $4.80 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Good $4.80 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD 2.0 $4.80 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 2, Issue 6 - February, 1941. 6.75" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $19.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart FN- 5.5 $18.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $18.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $21.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 25%.
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $17.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

April, 1941. Cover by Virgil Finlay. Fiction stories by Francis Stevens and Will McMorrow. Verses by Langdon Smith and Robert W. Lowndes. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9 1/2, 114 Pages, B&W. Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $180.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $145.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $145.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

"John Ovington returns" a short story by Max Brand.

June 1942. Cover by Virgil Finlay. "Beyond The Great Oblivion" by George Allan England, "John Ovington Returns" by Max Brand, "The Whereabouts of Mr. Moses Bailey" by James B. Nevin. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9 1/2, 128 Pages, B&W. Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $50.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%.

Add to cart Very Good $23.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Add to cart Very Good $23.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $5.80 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

"The Metal Monster" a book length novel by A. Merritt.

Volume 111, Issue 3 - August, 1942. "Metal Monster" by A. Merritt, and "Afraid of his Shadow" Dorothy Donnell Calhoun. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9 1/2, 128 Pages, B&W. Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $32.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $18.00 View scans Paper: Slightly britle Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Extensive.

"The Color Out of Space" a complete novelette by H.P. Lovecraft.

Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Fine $125.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart FN- 5.5 $99.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $62.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD- 1.8 $27.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 50%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart GD- 1.8 $29.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart FR 1.0 $18.00 View scans Paper: Brittle Front cover detached 80%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

"Crimes of the Year 2000" a short story by Ray Cummings, plus "The Lost Garden" a short story by Max Brand.

December 1941. Cover by Virgil Finlay. "The Afterglow" by George Allan England, "The Lost Garden" by Max Brand, and "Crimes of the Year 2000" by Ray Cummings. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9 1/2, 128 Pages, B&W. Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $17.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $17.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $20.00 View scans Restored (see item notes) Paper: Cream to off white Color touch. Book length crease on front cover. Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Good $17.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 3, Issue 6 - February, 1942. Published by Frank A. Munsey. 6.75" x 9.75", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $180.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $68.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $26.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $56.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

"Radio Planet and the Ant Men" by Ralph Milne Farley.

April 1942. Stories: "The Radio Planet" by Ralph Milne Farley, and "An Unnatural Feud" by Norman Douglas. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9 1/2, 128 Pages, B&W. Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $29.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $29.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Book length crease on front cover. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $23.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $15.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

"Burn, Witch, Burn!" a complete book length novel by Abraham Merritt, plus Crime of the Year 2000: No.2" a short story by Ray Cummings.

Volume 4, Issue 2 - June, 1942. Cover by Virgil Finlay. 6.5" x 9.5". 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $110.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $45.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $45.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $19.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate.
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $43.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart Good $7.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $40.00 or Best Offer View scans 2" cumulative spine split, 3"tear in first page. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Volume 4, Issue 3 - July, 1942. Cover by Virgil Finlay. Fantasy stories "Polaris - of the Snows" by Charles B. Stilson and "Serapion" by Francis Stevens. Interior artwork by Virgil Finlay and Frank R. Paul. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9 1/2, 148 Pages, B&W. Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $72.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white 5 1/2" crease on front cover. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $54.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $17.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Fair $8.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Front cover detached 90%. Back cover detached 70%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

"Creep, Shadow!" a complete book-lenght by novel by A. Merritt.

Volume 4, Issue 4 - August, 1942. Cover by Virgil Finlay. Fantasy stories "Creep, Shadow!" by Abraham Merritt, "A Roman Resurrection" by Lee Meriwether, and "The Outcast" by E. F. Benson. Interior artwork by Virgil Finlay and Frank R. Paul. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9 1/2, 146 Pages, B&W. Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $72.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $50.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $19.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $54.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $14.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

"A Brand New World" a book length novel by Ray Cummings.

September 1942. Cover by Virgil Finlay. Fantasy stories "A Brand New World" by Ray Cummings, "Wild Wullie, the Waster" by Tod Robbins, and "The Horla" by Guy de Maupassant. Interior artwork by Virgil Finlay and Frank R. Paul. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9 1/2, 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $25.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $24.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $14.00 View scans	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $18.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Book length creasing on back cover. Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart Fair $8.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Back cover detached 60%. Front Cover Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 4, Issue 6 - October, 1942. Cover by Virgil Finlay. "The Elixir of Hate" by George Allan England and "Into the Infinite" by Austin Hall. Illustrations by Virgil Finlay and Frank R. Paul. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9 1/2, 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $22.00 View scans Paper: Off white 1 1/2" Spine split from top of book. Foxing. Soiling.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $24.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $8.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $11.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $20.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $20.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Good $8.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Fair $11.00 View scans Trimmed Front cover detached 60%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

"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.

Add to cart Very Good $36.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $63.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $32.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $20.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $95.00 View scans Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

"The Golden City" a book-length novel by Ralph Milney Farley.

Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.25.