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Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp comic books 1947

  • Vol. 8 #3
    Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 8 #3


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Feb 1947. Cover by Virgil Finlay. "The Star Rover" by Jack London, "The Angry Street--A Bad Dream" by G. K. Chesterton, and "The Spectre Spiders" by W. James Wintle. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay and Lawrence. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 8 #4
    Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 8 #4


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    • Paper: Cream
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front and back covers have been detached and reattached with clear tape. Front and Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front and Back Cover Detached.

    Volume 8, Issue 4 - April, 1947. Cover by Lawrence. "Allan and the Ice-Gods" by H. Rider Haggard, "Passeur" by Robert W. Chambers, "Prison In Time" by V. E. Thiessen. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay and Lawrence. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 8 #5
    Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 8 #5


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • 9" crease on front cover. Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

    June 1947. Cover by Finlay. "The People of the Ruins" by Edward Shanks, and "Caterpillars" by E. F. Benson. Interior illustrations Lawrence. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 8 #6
    Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 8 #6


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

    Volume 8, Issue 6 - August, 1947. Cover by Virgil Finlay. "Minimum Man, or, Time to Be Gone" by Andrew Marvell, and "Boomerang" by George Whitley. Interior Illustrations by Lawrence, Bok, and Austin. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 134 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 9 #1
    Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 9 #1


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • 1" Cumulative spine split.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Foxing. Soiling. Heavy water damage.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    "The Day of the Deepies" a short story by Murray Leinster.

    Volume 9, Issue 1 - October, 1947. "The City of Wonder" by E. Charles Vivian, "The Day of the Deepies" by Murray Leinster, and other short stories. Interior illustrations by Finlay, Bok, and Napoli. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 9 #2
    Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 9 #2


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

    "The Horror of the Heights" a book-length novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

    Volume 9, Issue 2 - December, 1947. Cover by Virgil Finlay. "The Man Who Went Back" by Warwick Deeping, "Atlantis' Exile" by Cyril Hume and "The Horror of Heights" by A. Conan Doyle. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay and Lawrence. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.