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Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp comic books 1940

  • Vol. 15 #1
    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 15 #1


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

    Jan 1940. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Stories by Manly Wade Wellman, Frederic A. Kummer Jr., Robert Arthur, Gordon A. Giles, Robert Moore Williams, Nicholas E. Kenealy, and Eando Binder. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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    $20 Thrilling Wonder Stories Pulp Jan 1940 Vol. 15 #1 GD Vintage Rare

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  • Vol. 15 #2
    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 15 #2


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

    Volume 15, Issue 2 - February, 1940. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Stories by Arthur K. Barnes, Edmond Hamilton, John C. Burroughs and Hulbert Burroughs, Jackson Gregory Jr., Myer Krulfeld, F. Orlin Tremaine, and Clark Ashton Smith. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. Alex Schomburg illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 15 #3
    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 15 #3


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

    Volume 15, Issue 3 - March, 1940. Stories by Frederic Arnold Kummer Jr., Eando Binder, Manly Wade Wellman, Raymond Z. Gallun, Gordon A. Giles, H.L. Gold, and Leo Sonderegger. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 16 #1
    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 16 #1


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    Volume 16, Issue 1 - April, 1940. Stories by Oscar J. Friend, Robert Moore Williams, Ward Hawkins, Stanton A. Coblentz, Don Tracy, Henry Kuttner, and Kelvin Kent. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 16 #2
    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 16 #2


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    • Paper: Off white
    • 3" Of weak bindery glue from top of book.

    Volume 16, Issue 2 - May, 1940. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Stories by Nelson S. Bond, Henry Kuttner and Arthur K. Barnes, Edmond Hamilton, Eando Binder, Don Tracy, Paul Chadwick, and Bill Brudy. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. Alex Schomburg illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 16 #3
    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 16 #3


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Pieces of tape on interior cover.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    June 1940. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Stories by Jack Williamson, "Dr. Cyclops" -- adapted from movie script by Henry Kuttner, Frank Belknap Long Jr., Edmond Hamilton, Myer Krulfeld, Nelson S. Bond, and Kelvin Kent. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 17 #1
    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 17 #1


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    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Cream to 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 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Volume 17, Issue 1 - July, 1940. Cover by Howard V. Brown (later redone as 1960s #53 issue of "Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen"). Stories by Harry Bates, Alfred Bester, Willard E. Hawkins, David V. Reed, H.L. Gold, Helen Weinbaum, and Raymond Z. Gallun. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 136 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 17 #2
    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 17 #2


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

    Aug 1940. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Stories by Eando Binder, Manly Wade Wellman, Ray Cummings, Nelson S. Bond, Henry Kuttner, Gerald Evans, and Oscar J. Friend. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 17 #3
    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 17 #3


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

    Sept 1940. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Arthur J. Burks, Frederic Arnold Kummer Jr., Max C. Sheridan, Kelvin Kent, Malcolm Jameson, Ray Cummings, Edmond Hamilton, and Oscar J. Friend. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 18 #1
    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 18 #1


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Staple rust.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Light tan to Cream
    • Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

    Volume 18, Issue 1 - October, 1940. Stories by Kelvin Kent, Manly Wade Wellman, Arthur K. Barnes, Robert Moore Williams, Frank Johnson, Gordon A. Giles, Edmond Hamilton, and Gerald Evans. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 18 #2
    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 18 #2


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

    Nov 1940. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Robert Arthur, Hal K. Wells, Don Tracy, Henry Kuttner, Gordon A. Giles, Nelson S. Bond, and Arthur J. Burks. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 18 #3
    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 18 #3


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: 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.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Dec 1940. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Edmond Hamilton, Manly Wade Wellman, G.T. Fleming-Roberts, Sam Merwin Jr., Gordon A. Giles, Kenneth L. Harrison, and Ray Cummings. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.