Pulp comic books issue 1

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Classic stories and art from the golden era of comics and pulp fiction, the 1930s to the 1950s. This issue includes stories and art by Jack Kirby, Will Eisner (as Willis Rensie), Bob Kane, Ruth Roche, Alex Blum, Wally Ashby and Avery Ames. Mature readers. Black and white; 32 pages. Cover price $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

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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.

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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.

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"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.

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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.

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Vol. 1, No. 6 - March 1940. 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.

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Vol. 1, No. 4 - May 1947. 5.5" x 7.5", 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 1, No. 5 - July 1947. 5.5" x 7.5", 196 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 1, No. 8 - October 1947. 5.5" x 7.5", 196 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 1, Issue 1 - September, 1933. Flying stories of World War I. 7-in. x 10-in., 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 1, No. 2 - November 1933. 6.5" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 1, No. 3 - December 1933. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 1, No. 1 - October , 1956. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Vol. 1, No. 2 - December , 1956. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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April 1957. Cover by Ed Emshwiller. Science fiction stories: "Operation: Square Peg" by Irving W. Lande and Frank Belknap Long, "Cold War" by Arthur C. Clarke, "Act of Creation" by Gordon R. Dickson, "Welcome, Stranger" by Robert Bloch, "The Wheel" by Stephen Barr, "The Three Hours You Left Me Alone" by Mann Rubin, "The Science Fiction Collector" by Sam Moskowitz. Leo Margulies, publisher. 5-3/8 in. x 7-5/8 in.; black and white; 132 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Al Capp's "Wondrous Li'l Abner in this issue"

Aug 1957. Cover by Mel Hunter. Science fiction novel "Year of the Comet" by John Christopher, short stories "Cathartic" by William Sambrot and "Some Rain" by Dal Stivens, and comic strip Lil' Abner in "The Time Capsule" by Al Capp. Interior illustrations by Leo Morey. 5-3/8 in. x 7-5/8 in.; black and white; 132 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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#1. Volume 1, Issue 1. This classic perfect bound publication produced by Adventure House reprints the entire G-8 and His Battle Aces, in facsimile format, and features the story "Purple Aces", originally published in November, 1933. Softcover, 112 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $9.95.

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Volume 1, Issue 1 - February, 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 1, Issue 3 - June, 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Vol. 1, No. 2 - February , 1957. 5.25" x 7.25", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Frank Kelly Freas. Edited by W.W. Scott. Stories by Robert Silverberg, Winston Marks, Koller Ernst, Lyle G. Boyd and William C. Boyd (credited as Boyd Ellanby), Arthur Sellings, Allan R. Evans, Curtis W. Casewit, Richard Wilson, Scott Nevets, Steven Rory, Edgar P. Straus and Harlan Ellison. Art by Ed Emshwiller, Paul Orban and Frank Kelly Freas. A short-lived science fiction magazine with an impressive lineup of writers and artists, including Robert Silverberg, Harlan Ellison, Ed Emshwiller, and Kelly Freas. Immortal; One Woman for Venus; The Rim of Eternity; Pariah Girl; Brink of Madness; Galactic Thrill Kids; Time and Space; Invulnerable; Science Shorts; Bright Flowers of Mars; Hometown. 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Vol. 1, No. 4 - June , 1957. 5.25" x 7.25", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Kelly Freas. Fiction by Robert Bloch, A. Bertram Chandler, Robert Silverberg, others. Digest. Cover price $0.35.

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Winter 1950. Vol. 1, No. 1: First issue. Cover by Allen Anderson. Science Fiction by Isaac Asimov "Pebble in the Sky" and L. Ron Hubbard "The Kingslayer". Illustrations by Vestal. 6 7/8" x 10"; black and white; 148 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 1, No. 2 - Spring 1928. Stories by A. Hyatt Verrill, Homer Eon Flint, Frederick Arthur Hodge, Harold F. Richards Ph.D., and J. Schlossel. Illustrations. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. 8.5-in. x 11-in.; black and white with color cover; newsprint interiors. Cover price $0.50.

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"The Sunken World" a complete novel by Stanton A. Coblentz, and "The Menace" a novella by David H. Keller, M.D.

Summer 1928. Features Stanton A. Coblentz's first published story, "The Sunken World." Other stories by David H. Keller M.D., C.J. Eustace, and R.F. Starzl. Illustrations. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white with color cover; newsprint interiors. Cover price $0.50.

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The Mystery of the Sealed Box. Stories by Walter B. Gibson. Art and cover by Vernon Greene. Reprints of the 1940 newspaper comic strip The Shadow, from the Ledger Syndicate. The mysterious crime-fighter with the haunting laugh becomes one of the first pulp heroes to make the leap to comics. This issue features the very first Shadow comics, as a businessman is murdered over the contents of a mysterious sealed box. When The Shadow is blamed for the murder, he must rely on his civilian identity, wealthy Lamont Cranston, to uncover political corruption and expose the real killers. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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"Creep Shadow" by A. Merritt.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - December 1949. Pulp magazine featuring stories and articles by A. Merritt, and Robert Arthur. 7-in. x 9 1/4-in., 130 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 1, Issue 2 - February, 1950. Pulp magazine featuring stories and articles by A. Merritt, George Challis, Victor Rousseau, and Ray Cummings. 6.75" x 9.75", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 1, Issue 3 - April 1950. Pulp magazine featuring stories and articles by Jack Mann and Theodore Roscoe. 7-in. x 9 1/4-in., 130 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 1, Issue 4 - July, 1950. Pulp magazine featuring stories and articles by A. Merritt and Eric North. 7-in. x 10-in., 130 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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November 1939. 1st issue. Stories by John Coleridge ("Mystery from the Stars"), J. Harvey Haggard ("World Reborn!"), and more. 7" x 10", black and white with color cover. Cover price $0.15.

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March 1940. Cover by J. W. Scott. Stories: "Isles of the Blest" by Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr., "After Doomsday" by John Cotton, "Interplanetary Graveyard" by Edmond Hamilton, "As in the Beginning" by Jack Williamson, and "Ring Around The Sun" by Isaac Asimov. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 114 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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July 1940. Cover by J. W. Scott. Stories by Neil R. Jones, ("Liquid Hell"), John Russell Fearn (-as 'Dennis Clive'), Ross Rocklynne, Duane W. Rimel, Isaac Asimov ("The Magnificent Possession"), and the brothers, Earl & Otto Binder (-as 'John Coleridge'). Illustrations by Lin Streeter, Val Biro, Meskin, and W. R. 7" x 10", black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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November 1940. Cover by Frank R. Paul. "Universe in Darkness" by J. Harvey Haggard. Other science fiction stories by D. J. Foster, John Coleridge, Arthur R. Tafte, Dennis Clive, Bob Olsen, Polton Cross, and John Cotton. Illustrations by Lin Streeter, Frank R. Paul, Novick, Hannes Bok. 7" x 10", black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Title changes to Future Combined with Science Fiction (1941-1943 Columbia Publications) with Vol. 2 #1. Cover price $0.15.

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Giant-size issue featuring stories by Fletcher Pratt, D.D. Sharp, Eando Binder, William Thurmond and Ray Cummings, John Beynon Harris, and Frank K. Kelly. Five Virgil Finlay illustrations. 6-1/2 in. x 9-3/8 in.; black and white; 196 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Giant-size issue featuring stories by S.S. Held, Lloyd Arthur Eshbach, John W. Campbell Jr., Arthur Leo Zagat, Paul Ernst, E. Everett Evans, Oliver E. Saari, and Gabriel Wilson. Virgil Finlay (3) and Alex Schomburg illustrations. 6-1/2 in. x 9-3/8 in.; black and white; 162 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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1st printing.

By Neil McGinness (with Contributions by Dan DiDio). Cover by George Rozen. Back Cover by Walter M. Baumhofer. Foreword by Frank Miller.

Pulp Power gives fans a rare glimpse into the pre-war pulp novel decade of the 1930s, a period of bold action and adventure storytelling that ultimately led to the creation of the comic book and the superheroes we know and love today.

In more than 500 novels written between 1930 and 1940, The Shadow, Doc Savage, and the Street & Smith universe of characters captivated a generation of Americans with their heroic exploits and inspired a new generation of writers to create a pantheon of comic book superheroes in their mold.

In Pulp Power, hundreds of these eye-catching covers are reproduced as a collection for the first time. Comics legend Dan DiDio provides context for the cover illustrations alongside a narrative discussion of the influence of the Street & Smith superhero universe on legendary creators such as Orson Welles, Truman Capote, Michael Chabon, George Lucas, Agnes Moorehead, James Patterson, Walter Mosley, Dwayne Johnson, Frank Miller, James Bama, Jim Steranko, Jim Lee, Gail Simone, and many more.

Hardcover, 10-in. x 13-in., 352 pages, full color.

Cover price $65.00.

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Vol. 1, No. 1 - Aug 1938. Cover by Norman Saunders. Science Fiction stories by Arthur J. Burks, Henry Kuttner "Avengers of Space", Robert O. Kenyon, James Hall, Stanton A. Coblentz, and Leon Byrne. Illustrations by Paul. 7" x 10"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Jack Williamson, Henry Kuttner; Stant Coblentz, and David H. Keller.

Vol. 1, No. 2 - November 1938. Cover by Frank R. Paul. "Exodus" by Arthur J. Burks, "The Time Trap" by Henry Kuttner, "The Dead Spot" by Jack Williamson, "Rout of the Fire Imps" by Stanton A. Coblentz, "The Thirty and One" by David H. Keller. Illustrations by Frank R. Paul, Jack Binder. 7" x 10"; black and white (text); 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 1, Issue 3 - February, 1939. Cover by Hans W. Wessolowski. Science Fiction stories by Jack Williamson, DD Sharp, RR Winterbotham, Hal Remson. 7" x 10"; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.