Coming in June, we're hosting a CBCS 10th Anniversary Auction! Now accepting submissions of CBCS-graded comics for auction.

Auction in progress, bid now! Weekly Auction ends Monday May 20!

Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine comic books 1939-1941

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


    (see more images)
    • 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


    (see more images)

    This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.

    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


    (see more images)
    • 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. 1 #4
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 1 #4

    This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.

    Volume 1, Issue 4 - November 1939. Cover by Robert Fuqua. Science Fiction and Fantasy adventure stories. This issue features "The Man From Hell" by Polton Cross, "The Purple Conspiracy" by Stanton A. Coblentz, and stories by Nelson S. Bond, Maurice Duclos, and Thornton Ayre! 7-in.x 10-in., 162 pages, B&W Cover price $0.20.

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


    (see more images)
    • 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


    (see more images)
    • 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


    (see more images)
    • 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


    (see more images)
    • 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


    (see more images)
    • 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


    (see more images)
    • 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


    (see more images)
    • 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.

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


    (see more images)
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    January 1941. Cover Harold W. McCauley. Stories by Edmond Hamilton and others. Illustrations by Robert Fuqua, Julian S. Krupa, and others. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 9 1/2-in, 146 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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


    (see more images)
    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 3, Issue 2 - March, 1941. Cover by J. Allen St. John. Science Fiction and Adventures magazine. Features "Carson of Venus in Slaves of the Fishmen" by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Also features stories by Wilcox, Norman, Cabot, and McGivern. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 9 1/2-in, 148 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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


    (see more images)
    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    "Land of the Shadow Dragons" a novel by Eando Binder.

    Volume 3, Issue 3 - May 1941. Cover by Robert Fuqua. Science Fiction and Adventures magazine. Features "Moons of Death" by David V. Reed, and "Land of the Shadow Dragons" by Eando Binder. Also features stories by McGivern, Wilcox, and Norman. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 9 1/2-in, 146 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 3 #4
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 3 #4


    (see more images)
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 3, Issue 4 - June 1941. Cover by Harold W. McCauley. Science Fiction and Adventures magazine. Features a new"Little People" story by Eando Binder, and "the Onlsaught of the Druid Girls" by Ray Cummings. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 9 1/2-in, 146 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 3 #5
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 3 #5


    (see more images)
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 20%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Escape on Venus "Goddess of Fire" 2/4 a serial by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

    Volume 3, Issue 5 - July 1941. Cover by J. Allen St. John and H. W. McCauley. Science Fiction and Adventures magazine. Features "Murdered, Yet Alive!" by Jep Powell, and "Goddess of Fire" by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 9 1/2-in, 146 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 3 #6
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 3 #6


    (see more images)
    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 3, Issue 6 - August, 1941. Cover by Rod Ruth. Science Fiction and Adventures magazine. Features "The Return of Curce" by Nat Schachner. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 9 1/2-in, 146 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 3 #7
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 3 #7


    (see more images)
    • Paper: Cream to 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.

    Bondage cover

    Volume 3, Issue 7 - September 1941. Cover by Robert Fuqua. Stories: "The Liquid Man" by Bernard C. Gilford, "Oscar Saves The Union" by James Norman, "Miracle at Dunkirk" by John York Cabot, "Wilbury's Incredible Gadget" by Donald Bern, "The Pulsating Planet" by John Broome, and "The Man Who Saw Through Time" by Leonard Raphael. Illustrations by Robert Fuqua, Julian S. Krupa, Frank R. Paul, Ralph Johnson, R. Newman, Rod Ruth, and Joe Sewell. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 146 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 3 #8
    Adult image

    Update settings to display

    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Extensive.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Book length crease on front cover. Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 3, Issue 8 - October 1941. Cover by Harold W. McCauley. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "Thunder Over Washington" by William P. McGivern, and "The Earthquake Girl" by Joseph J. Millard. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 146 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 3 #9
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 3 #9


    (see more images)
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Back cover detached 50%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    "The Living Dead" 2/4 (Escape on Venus) by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

    Volume 3, Issue 9 - November, 1941. Cover by J. Allen St. John. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "The Living Dead" by Edgar Rice Burroughs, and "Eight Who Came Back" by Nat Schachner. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 148 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 3 #10
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 3 #10


    (see more images)
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • 1/2" spine split from bottom.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate.

    Volume 3, Issue 10 - December 1941. Cover by Rod Ruth. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "Mr. EEE Conducts a Tour" by Don Wilcox, and "Death Plays a Game" by David V. Reed. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 146 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.