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Science Fiction (1939-1941 Blue Ribbon/Columbia) Pulp comic books 1938-1940

  • Vol. 1 #1
    Science Fiction (1939-1941 Blue Ribbon/Columbia) Pulp Vol. 1 #1


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    Auction opens July 6
    • Minor edge chipping.
    • Paper: Cream

    Volume 1, Issue 1 - March, 1939. Science Fiction and adventure stories pulp magazine. This issue features "Under the White Star" by Edmond Hamilton. 7-in. x 10-in., 132 pages, Text) Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 1 #2
    Science Fiction (1939-1941 Blue Ribbon/Columbia) Pulp Vol. 1 #2


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Book length crease on front cover. Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Paper: Slightly britle
    • Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Science Fiction and adventure stories pulp magazine. Cover by Frank R. Paul (depicting a spaceship attack on 1939 World's Fair). "Where Eternity Ends" by Eando Binder, plus stories by Dom Passante, Robert Castle, Manly Wade Wellman, Paul Edmonds, Thos. S. Gardner, and John Coleridge. Illustrations by Frank R. Paul, Jack Binder. 7-in. x 10-in., 130 newsprint pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 1 #3
    Science Fiction (1939-1941 Blue Ribbon/Columbia) Pulp Vol. 1 #3


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    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover has been detached and reattached with opaque tape. No Back Cover. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    "The Man Who Solved Death" a short story by Edmund Hamilton.

    Volume 1, Issue 3 - August 1939. Science Fiction and adventure stories pulp magazine. This issue features "The God that Made Science" by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach, "An Invading Sun" by Eando Binder, and stories by Ed Earl Repp, Raymond Z Gallun, and Edmond Hamilton. 7-in. x 10-in., 130 pages, Text) Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 1 #5
    Science Fiction (1939-1941 Blue Ribbon/Columbia) Pulp Vol. 1 #5


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Multiple interior pages have been torn. Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 1, Issue 5 - December 1939. Science Fiction and adventure stories pulp magazine. This issue features "Planet of the Knob Heads" by Stanton A. Coblentz. 7-in. x 10-in., 130 pages, Text Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 1 #6
    Science Fiction (1939-1941 Blue Ribbon/Columbia) Pulp Vol. 1 #6


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Light tan to Cream
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Science Fiction and adventure stories pulp magazine. Cover by Frank R. Paul. "The New Life" by John Coleridge and "Men Without a World" by John Russell Feam (as Dom Passante) - incorrectly credited to Dennis Clive on cover, plus stories by Bob Olsen, Carl Jacobi, and Ephriam Winiki. Illustrations by Frank R. Paul, Novick. 7-in. x 10-in., 130 newsprint pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 2 #2
    Science Fiction (1939-1941 Blue Ribbon/Columbia) Pulp Vol. 2 #2


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    • Paper: Cream
    • Interior page detached (all pages are present). Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 25%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Science Fiction and adventure stories pulp magazine. Cover by Frank R. Paul. "The Man Who Sold the Earth" by Thornton Ayre and "Death and the Dictator" by Raymond Z. Gallun, plus stories by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach, Bob Olsen, and Wilbur S. Peacock. Illustrations by Lin Streeter, Novick, Charles Biro. 7-in. x 10-in., 130 pages, Text Cover price $0.15.