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Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp comic books 1944-1946

  • Vol. 10 #2
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 10 #2


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

    Jan 1944. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Malcolm Jameson, Thomas S. Gardner, Ross Rocklynne, Henry Kuttner, and Stanton A. Coblentz. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 10 #3
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 10 #3


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    Volume 10, Issue 3 - Spring, 1944. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Norman A. Daniels, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Carl Jacobi, Frank Balknap Long, and Joseph Farrell. Six Virgil Finlay illustrations. Dr. Seuss illustration (small "Buy United States War Savings Bonds & Stamps" ad). 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 132 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 11 #1
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 11 #1


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

    Volume 11, Issue 1 - Summer, 1944. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Manly Wade Wellman, William Morrison, Polton Cross, Ford Smith, and Clark Ashton Smith. Two Virgil Finlay illustrations. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 116 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 11 #2
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 11 #2


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    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Off white
    • Trimmed. 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: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Fall 1944. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Leigh Brackett, D.D. Sharp, Carl Jacobi, Verne Chute, and Charles Stoddard. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 11 #3
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 11 #3


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • 1" Cumulative spine split, paper tape on interior front cover.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Winter 1945. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Noel Loomis, C. Sterling Gleason, Frank Belknap Long, Leslie Northern, and Ford Smith. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 12 #1
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 12 #1


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    Spring 1945. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Brett Sterling, Edmond Hamilton, Ford Smith, and Malcolm Jameson. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 12 #2
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 12 #2


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    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • No Back Cover. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • 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.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 80%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Volume 12, Issue 2 - Summer, 1945. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Frank Belknap Long, Ed Earl Repp, and Leslie Northern. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 98 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 12 #3
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 12 #3


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    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Fall, 1945. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Murray Leinster, Francis Flagg, and Edmond Hamilton. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 96 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 13 #1
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 13 #1


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

    Volume 13, Issue 1 - Winter, 1946. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Edmond Hamilton, P. Schuyler Miller, and Sam Merwin Jr. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 100 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 13 #2
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 13 #2


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    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • 7" tear on back cover. Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Volume 13, Issue 2 - March, 1946. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories: "Valley of the Flame" by Keith Hammond, "Shadow Over Venus" by Frank Belknap Long, "Twelve Hours to Live" by Jack Williamson, and "The Dark Angel" by Henry Kuttner. Softcover, 7-in x 9-in, 114 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 13 #3
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 13 #3


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 50%. Back cover detached 50%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 13, Issue 3 - Spring, 1946. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Clark Ashton Smith, Polton Cross, Edmond Hamilton, and John Russell Fearn. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 116 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 14 #1
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 14 #1


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Light tan to Cream
    • Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to 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.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Summer 1946. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Edmond Hamilton, Henry Kuttner, Jack Vance, Polton Cross, and Ross Rocklynne. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 14 #2
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 14 #2


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

    Fall 1946. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Manly Wade Wellman, Henry Kuttner, Francis Flagg, and W.E. Thiessen. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.15.