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Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series comic books 1939

  • Vol. 33 #1
    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 33 #1


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    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Staple rust: Slight.

    January 1938. Cover and illustrations by Virgil Finlay. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Stories by Robert Bloch, Edmond Hamilton and Clark Ashton Smith. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 33 #2
    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 33 #2


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Oxidation.
    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 25%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 40%. No Back Cover. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 40%. Back cover detached 50%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Feb 1939. Cover by Virgil Finlay. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Horror and supernatural stories by Robert E. Howard "The King and the Oak (verse)", Nathan Hindin, Seabury Quinn, Clark Ashton Smith, Manly Wade Wellman, Edgar Daniel Kramer, August W. Derleth, Donald Wandrei, Thomas P. Kelly "I Found Cleopatra - Part 4 of 4", a reprint by Eli Colter, and two sonnets by H. P. Lovecraft. Illustrations by Virgil Finlay, Harold De Lay, and Hugh Rankin. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 33 #3
    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 33 #3


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 25%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    Mar 1939. Cover by Virgil Finlay. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Horror and supernatural stories by Robert E. Howard "Desert Dawn (verse)", HP Lovecraft "The Quest of Iranon", Clifford Ball, Seabury Quinn, August W/ Derleth, Manly Wade Williams, and others.. Illustrations by Virgil Finlay, Harold De Lay, and Hugh Rankin. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 33 #4
    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 33 #4


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 50%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Volume 33, Issue 4 - April 1938. Edited by Edwin Baird. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 33 #5
    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 33 #5


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    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Back cover missing. Front cover detached 40%. No Back Cover. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 33, Issue 5 - May 1938. Edited by Edwin Baird. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 34 #2
    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 34 #2


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    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 34, Issue 2 - August 1938. Edited by Edwin Baird. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 34 #3
    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 34 #3


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Chew.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    September 1939. Cover by Virgil Finlay. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Horror and supernatural stories by H. P. Lovecraft, Seabury Quinn, Clark Ashton Smith, August W. Derleth, Illustrations by Virgil Finlay, Harold De Lay, and Hugh Rankin. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 34 #4
    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 34 #4


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

    October 1939. Cover by Harold DeLay. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Stories by H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard. Illustrations Joseph Eberle, Hannes Bok, and Virgil Finlay. 6 3/4" x 10"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 34 #5
    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 34 #5


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    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 50%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 34, Issue 5 - November 1938. Edited by Edwin Baird. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 34 #6
    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 34 #6


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    • First page detached and taped in place.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 40%. Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 34, Issue 6 - December 1938. Edited by Edwin Baird. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.15.