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Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine comic books 1938-1940

  • Vol. 1 #1
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 1 #1


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    • Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 5%.
    • Back cover detached 20%.
    • Front cover detached 50%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • 6" cumulative spine split. Cover and interior oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Volume 1, Issue 1 - May, 1939. Cover by Robert Fuqua. Science Fiction and Fantasy adventure stories. This issue features "The Invisible Robin Hood" by Eando Binder, "Revolt of the Robots" by Arthur Tofte, and stories by A. Hyatt Verrill, F.A. Kummer Jr. Ross Rocklynne, Murice Duclos, and Harl Vincent. 8.5" x 11.5", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 1 #2
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 1 #2


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 1, Issue 2 - July 1939. Cover by Leo Morey. Science Fiction and Fantasy adventure stories. This issue features "The Invaders From Sirius" by Ed Earl Repp, and "The Scientists Revolt" by Raymond A. Palmer & the legendary Edgar Rice Burroughs! 7-in.x 10-in., 100 pages, B&W Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 1 #3
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 1 #3


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    • Front cover detached 60%. Back cover detached 60%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 1, Issue 3 - September 1939. Cover by Harold W. McCauley. Science Fiction and Fantasy adventure stories. This issue features "City Under the Sea" by Nat Schachner, and stories by Tremaine, Kummer, Binder, and Bond! 8.5" x 11.25", 100 pages, B&W Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 2 #1
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 2 #1


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    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%.
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%.

    Volume 2, Issue 1 - January 1940. Cover by Harold W. McCauley. Science Fiction and adventure magazine. Features "The Robot Peril" by Don Wilcox, "Death Over Chicago" by Robert Moore Williams, and "The Time Merchant" by F.A. Kummer Jr. 8-1/2 in. x 11-3/8 in.; black and white; 100 newsprint pages; mostly text with a few illustrations. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 2 #2
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 2 #2


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    • Back cover detached 10%. Front Cover Detached. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 2, Issue 2 - February 1940. Pulp magazine featuring "New York Fights the Termanites" by Bertrand L. Shurtleff, "The Prince of Mars: Part 1 of 2" by Phil Nowlan, "Lancelot Biggs Cooks a Pirate" by Nelson S. Bond, "Thunor Flees the Devils" by Russell Storm "Mystery of the White Raider" by Thornton Ayre, and "Let War Gods Clash!" by Don Wilcox. Cover painting by Robert Fuqua. 8-1/2 in. x 11-3/8 in.; black and white; 100 newsprint pages; mostly text with a few illustrations. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 2 #3
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 2 #3


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    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%.
    • Front cover detached 50%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Front cover detached 30%.
    • Cover Wrap Detached.

    Vol. 2 # 3; March 1940. This issue featuring "The Little People" by Eando Binder, plus stories by Phil Nowlan, Nelson S. Bond, F.A. Kummer Jr., and Orlin Tremaine. Cover painting by Robert Fuqua. 8-1/2 in. x 11-3/8 in.; black and white; 100 newsprint pages; mostly text with a few illustrations. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 2 #4
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 2 #4


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    • Front and Back Cover Detached. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 2, Issue 4 - April, 1940. Cover by Frank R. Paul. Science Fiction and adventure magazine. Features "The Blue Tropics" by James Norman, "Norris Tapley's Sixth Sense" by Ed Earl Repp, and stories by Nelson S. Bond, Robert BLoch, and John York Cabot. 8-1/2 in. x 11-3/8 in.; black and white; 100 newsprint pages; mostly text with a few illustrations. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 2 #5
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 2 #5
    • 1" cumulative spine split (taped).
    • 2" Cumulative spine split (partially glued).

    Volume 2, Issue 5 - May 1940. Cover by Stockton Mulford. Science Fiction and adventure magazine. Features "The Whispering Gorilla" by Don Wilcox, "Lanceleot Biggs: Master Navigator" by Nelson S. Bond, and complete stories by Ed Earl Repp, Peter Horn, and Milton Kaletsky. 8-1/2 in. x 11-3/8 in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages; mostly text with a few illustrations. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 2 #6
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 2 #6


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

    "Dr. Destiny, Master of the Dead" by Robert Moore Williams

    Volume 2, Issue 6 - June, 1940. Cover by Stockton Mulford. Science Fiction and adventure magazine. Features "The Genius of Lancelot Biggs" by Nelson S. Bond, "Dr. Destiny, Master of the Dead" by Robert Moore Williams, and stories by Maurice Duclos, Ross Rocklynne, and Thornton Ayre. 8-1/2 in. x 11-3/8 in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages; mostly text with a few illustrations. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 2 #7
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 2 #7


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    "The Golden Princes" by Robert Moore William; "World Without Air" by Henry Kuttner

    Volume 2, Issue 7 - August, 1940. Cover by Harold W. McCauley. Science Fiction and adventure magazine. Features "The Golden Princess" by Robert Moore Williams, and "The Strange Voyage of Hector Squinch" by David Wright O'Brien. 6.75" x 9.75", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 2 #8
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 2 #8


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. No Front Cover. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

    "Jongor of Lost Land" a novella by Robert Moore Williams, and "The Elixir of Invisibility" short story by Henry Kuttner.

    October 1940. Cover by J. Allen St. John. Stories: "Jongor of Lost Land" by Robert Moore Williams, "Oscar, Detective of Mars" by James Norman, "Special Agent To Venus" by Thornton Ayre, "The Uncanny Power of Edwin Cobalt" by Noel Gardner, "The Scientific Miler of Bowler U. by Ivan Sandrof, and "The Elixer of Invisibility" by Henry Kuttner. Illustrations by Robert Fuqua, Julian S. Krupa, Frank R. Paul, Ralph Johnson, R. Newman, Rod Ruth, and Joe Sewell. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 9 1/2-in, 146 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.