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Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp comic books 1942-1944

  • Vol. 1 #11
    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 1 #11


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    • Paper: Light tan to Cream
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

    "The Star-Master" novelette by Ray Cummings. "Venus Enslaved" novelette by Manly Wade Wellman.

    Summer 1942. Cover by Norman Saunders. Stories by Ross Rocklynne, Nelson S. Bond, Ray Cummings, Manley Wade Wellman, John Broome, Dirk Wylie, Henry Hasse, and Carlton Smith. Illustrations by Leydenfrost, Paul, Leo Morey, Don Lynch, Winfield Scott Hoskins. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 1 #12
    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 1 #12


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    "War God of the Void" a novelette by Henry Kuttner, plus "Prison Planet" a short story by Bob Tucker.

    Fall 1942. Cover by Leydenfrost. Stories by Henry Hasse "City of the Living Flame", Henry Kuttner, Raymond Z. Gallum, Thornton Ayre, Malcolm Jameson, Basil Wells, R.R. Winterbotham, and Bob Tucker. Illustrations by Leydenfrost, Hoskins, Leo Morey, Lynch, Paul, and Knight. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 2 #2
    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 2 #2


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • 2" Cumulative spine split.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    "Citidal of Lost Ships" novelette by Lee Brackett. "The Flame Breathers" novelette by Ray Cummings.

    Spring 1943. Cover by Rozen. Stories by Carl Jacobi, Leigh Brackett "Citadel of Lost Ships", Ray Cummings, Ross Rocklynne, Hugh Frazier Parker, R.R. Winterbotham, Albert dePina & Henry Hasse, and Nelson S. Bond. Illustrations by Paul, Doolin, Lubbers, and Walker. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 2 #5
    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 2 #5


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    "Crypt-City of the Deathless Ones" a novel by Henry Kuttner.

    Volume 2, Issue 5 - Winter, 1943. Cover by George Gross. Stories by Henry Kuttner, Nelson S. Bond, Albert dePina, James MacCreigh, Wilbur S. Peacock, Joseph Farrell and Guy Gifford. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 134 pages. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 2 #6
    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 2 #6


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

    Cover by Graham Ingels (only pulp cover ever done by the EC Comics artist)! Plus Ray Bradberry' 1st appearance in Planet Stories. Leigh Brackett, Frederick Brown.

    Spring 1944. Cover by Graham Ingels (only pulp cover ever done by the EC Comics artist). Stories by Leigh Brackett "The Jewel of Bas", Ray Bradbury "The Monster Maker", Nelson S. Bond, Stuart Fleming, Robert Abernathy, Basil Wells, and Fredric Brown "And the Gods Laughed". Illustrations by Graham Ingels, Doolin, L. Elias, Guy Gifford, and Ronald Clyne. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 2 #7
    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 2 #7


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    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 70%. Back cover detached 50%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Illustrations by Graham Ingels. "Morgue Ship" a short story by Ray Bradbury. Plus Wellman, Simak and Brackett!

    Summer 1944. Stories by Leigh Brackett, Ray Bradbury, Clifford D. Simak, Albert DePina, Manly Wade Wellman, and Vaseleos Garson. Illustrations by Graham Ingels. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 2 #8
    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 2 #8


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

    "Mr. Meek Plays Polo" a novelette by Clifford D. Simak, plus "The Eyes of Thar" a short story by Henry Kuttner.

    Fall 1944. Cover by H.L. Parkhurst. Stories by William Conover, Clifford D. Simak, Carl Selwyn, Dirk Wylie, Joseph Farrell, Carl Jacobi, and Henry Kuttner. Illustrations by Graham Ingels. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 134 pages. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 2 #9
    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 2 #9


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    "Lazarus Come Forth" a short story by Ray Bradbury

    Winter, 1944. Stories by Ray Bradbury, Albert DePina, Joseph Farrell, Wilbur S. peacock, Manfred A. Carter, Stuart Fleming, George Whittington, Basil Wells, and James MacCreigh. Illustrations by Graham Ingels and Murphy Anderson. Anderson bio. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 130 pages. Cover price $0.20.