Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp comic books in grade FN or better

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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.

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

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Vol. 2, No. 1 - April 1940. Published by Frank A. Munsey. 6.5" x 9.25", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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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.

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"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.

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

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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. 6 1/2-in x 9 1/2, 148 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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

Vol. 5, No. 2 - December 1942. Published by Frank A. Munsey. 6.75" x 9.75", 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 5, Issue 5 - December, 1943. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. "King of the Gray Spaces" by Ray Bradbury, and other stories by J. Leslie Mitchell, William Hope Hodgson, and Robert W. Chambers. Illustrations by Hannes Bok. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 148 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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"The Ancient Allan" a book-length novel by H. Rider Haggard.

December 1945. Cover and illustrations by Lawrence. "The Ancient Allan" by H. Rider Haggard, and "The Hashish Man" by Lord Dunsany. Illustrations by Lawrence and Ronald Clyne. Softcover Pulp, 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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"Before the Dawn" a book-length novel by John Taine.

February 1946. Cover and illustrations by Lawrence. "Before the Dawn" by John Taine, "The House of the Secret" by Claude Farrere. Softcover Pulp, 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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April 1946. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. Fantasy stories "The Island of Captain Sparrow" by S. Fowler Wright, "The Willows" by Algernon Blackwood, and "Roderick's Story" by E. F. Benson. Illustrations by Lawrence Stevens and Ronald Clyne. Softcover Pulp, 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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June 1946. Cover and illustrations by Lawrence. "The Undying Monster" by Jessie Douglas Kerruish, and "The Novel of the Black Seal" by Arthur Machen. Softcover Pulp, 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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"The Island of Dr. Moreau" a book-length novel by H.G. Wells.

October 1946. Cover and interior illustrations by Lawrence and Finlay. "The Island of Dr. Moreau" by H.G. Wells, "Third Person Singular" by Clemence Dane, "Daemon" by C. L. Moore, "The Burial of the Rats" by Bram Stoker. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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Feb 1947. Cover by Virgil Finlay. "The Star Rover" by Jack London, "The Angry Street--A Bad Dream" by G. K. Chesterton, and "The Spectre Spiders" by W. James Wintle. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay and Lawrence. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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June 1947. Cover by Finlay. "The People of the Ruins" by Edward Shanks, and "Caterpillars" by E. F. Benson. Interior illustrations Lawrence. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 8, Issue 6 - August, 1947. Cover by Virgil Finlay. "Minimum Man, or, Time to Be Gone" by Andrew Marvell, and "Boomerang" by George Whitley. Interior Illustrations by Lawrence, Bok, and Austin. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 134 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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"The Day of the Deepies" a short story by Murray Leinster.

Volume 9, Issue 1 - October, 1947. "The City of Wonder" by E. Charles Vivian, "The Day of the Deepies" by Murray Leinster, and other short stories. Interior illustrations by Finlay, Bok, and Napoli. 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 Horror of the Heights" a book-length novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Volume 9, Issue 2 - December, 1947. Cover by Virgil Finlay. "The Man Who Went Back" by Warwick Deeping, "Atlantis' Exile" by Cyril Hume and "The Horror of Heights" by A. Conan Doyle. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay and Lawrence. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 132 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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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.

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"The Shadow and the Flash" by Jack London.

Vol. 9, No. 5. June 1948. 7" x 9.25". 130 pages. Cover by Virgil Finlay. Text with occasional B&W illustrations. Cover price $0.25.

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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.

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"The Scarlet Plague" a novelette by Jack London.

Volume 10, Issue 3 - February, 1949. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. Stories by Inez Haynes Gillmore and Jack London. Illustrations by Lawrence Stevens and Leydenfrost. Book-length novel: "Angel Island" by Inez Haynes Gillmore - Five desperate, earthbound men...an isle where Love and Death were neighbors...a day when wings fought free of fetters to make a strange new world. Novelette: "The Scarlet Plague" by Jack London - Across a sick world it had crept, leaving man and his works destroyed. Now, in the twilight of history, only one remembered -- a blurred and faded picture of the death of our times. Also: The Readers' Viewpoint; In the Next Issue; Masters of Fantasy by Neil Austin - M.P. Shiel, High Priest of Phantasy; and The Lawrence Portfolio. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 130 newsprint pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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

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

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Vol. 12, No. 1 - October 1950. "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.

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Volume 12, Issue 5 - July, 1951. 6.5" x 8.5", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 12, Issue 6 - October, 1951. 6.75" x 9", 118 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 13, No. 4 - June 1952. Published by Popular Publications. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 13, Issue 5 - August, 1952. 6.75" x 9", 118 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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"The Bat Flies Low"a novella by Sax Rhomer

Volume 13, Issue 6 - October, 1952. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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"The Wanderer's Necklace" 1/2 by H. Rider Haggard

Vol. 14, No. 3 - April 1943. Published by Popular Publications. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.