Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp comic books 1948-1950

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Volume 9, Issue 3 - February, 1948. Cover by Virgil Finlay. "The Peacemaker" by C. S. Forester, "Planet of Sand" by Murray Leinster, and "The Lonesome Place" by August Derleth. Illustrations by Lawrence. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 132 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $54.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart FN- 5.5 $45.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $19.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white	Add to cart Very Good $19.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart Very Good $23.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $8.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $24.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.	Add to cart Good $8.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white
Add to cart Good $8.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Good $8.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $22.00 View scans Paper: Cream Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

April 1948. Cover by Lawrence. "City of the Dead" by Augusta Groner, "The Messenger" by Robert W. Chambers. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $17.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $13.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $16.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white
Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $12.00 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 $12.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $5.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
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"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.

Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.	Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $9.00 View scan	Add to cart VG 4.0 $13.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart VG- 3.5 $7.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $9.40 View scans 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 $5.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $7.10 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart Good $5.40 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 50%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

"The Woman" a short story by Ray Bradbury, and "That Low" a short story by Theodore Sturgeon, plus "The Human Angle" another short story by William Tenn. Also, in the "Master of Fantasy" column Edgar Rice Burroughs this profiled.

Volume 10, Issue 1 - October, 1948. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. "The Women" by Ray Bradbury, plus other science fiction and fantasy reprints by C. T. Stoneham, William Tenn, and Theodore Sturgeon. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay, Ronald Clyne, Neil Austin, Lawrence Stevens. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $50.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart FN- 5.5 $50.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $22.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $23.00 View scans Paper: Off white Foxing. Soiling. Heavy interior creases
Add to cart Very Good $27.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $29.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $12.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $11.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart Good $11.00 View scans Paper: Cream Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.	Add to cart GD- 1.8 $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Arthur Machen is profiled in the "Masters of Fantasy" column.

Volume 10, Issue 2 - December, 1948. Cover by Lawrence. "Nordenholt's Million" by J. J. Connington and "Let Clarence Do It" by Edward S. Sullivan. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay and Lawrence. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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"The Scarlet Plague" a novelette by Jack London.

Volume 10, Issue 3 - February, 1949. 7" x 9.5". 130 pages. Cover by Lawrence (Sterne Stevens). Text with occasional B&W illustrations. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white Soiling. Water damage.	Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white
Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white	Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

John Taine is profiled in the "Masters of Fantasy" column.

Volume 10, Issue 4 - April, 1949. 6.75" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart Very Good $22.00 View scans Paper: Off white Soiling. Water damage.	Add to cart Very Good $22.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart Very Good $27.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $10.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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Lord Dunday is profiled in the "Masters of Fantasy" column.

Volume 10, Issue 5 - June, 1949. 6.75" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $69.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Clark Ashton Smith is profiled in the "Masters of Fantasy" column.

Volume 10, Issue 6 - August, 1949. Cover by Lawrence. "The Valley of Silent Men" by E. Charles Vivian and "The Counter Charm" by Margaret St. Clair. Interior illustrations by Lawrence and Hannes Bok. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $54.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $38.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $24.00 View scans Paper: Cream

Add to cart VG 4.0 $27.00 View scans Paper: Cream Clear tape on inside front cover. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

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; 128 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Good $5.00 View scans Paper: Off white Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $5.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 50%. Back cover detached 60%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $8.10 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Master of Fantasy article: Edgar Allan Poe--The Pit and the Pendulum--His Century.

Volume 11, Issue 2 - December, 1949. Cover by Lawrence Stephens. "Odgen's Strange Story" by Edison Marshal, "No-Man's-Land" by John Buchan, "What Was It?" by Fitz-James O'Brien, and "Jamieson" by Margaret St. Clair. Interior illustrations by Lawrence, Leydenfrost, Finlay. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $26.00 View scans Paper: Off white Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $7.00 View scans Paper: Off white Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $7.00 View scan 2 1/2" Cumulative spine split.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Book length crease on back cover. Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart VG- 3.5 $8.70 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

"Morning Star" a book-length novel by H. Rider Haggard,plus "Strange Occurrence in Clerkenwell" a short story by Arthur Machen. Olaf Stapledon is profiled in the "Masters of Fantasy" column.

Volume 11, Issue 3 - February, 1950. 6.75" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $13.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $7.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $13.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

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"Guardian Angel" and early short story by Arthur C. Clarke.

Volume 11, Issue 4 - April, 1950. 6.75" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart Very Good $360.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $165.00 View scans Cover oxidation. Staple rust. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Volume 11, Issue 5 - June, 1950. 7" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $18.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

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This issue features to classic book length novels, "Donovan's Brain" novel by Kurt Siodmak, and "the Time Machine" by H. G. Wells

"The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells, and other short stories. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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"The Woman Who Couldn't Die" by Arthur Stringer, "The Weigher of Souls" by Andre Maurois, and "Nor Moon by Night" by Peter Cartur. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 9 1/4-in., 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.