Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp comic books 1947-1949

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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.

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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.

Add to cart Very Fine $32.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $16.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate.	Add to cart Very Good $8.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $12.00 View scans Paper: Off white
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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.

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Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $12.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $12.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream	Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.
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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.

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Add to cart VG 4.0 $17.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $14.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $8.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $8.00 View scans 1" Cumulative spine split.
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $8.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $8.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Good $7.80 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart Good $8.00 View scans Paper: Cream Foxing. Soiling. Heavy water damage.

"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.

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"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.

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Volume 9, Issue 3 - February, 1948. Cover by Virgil Finlay. "The Peacemaker" by C. S. Forester, "Planet of Sand" by Murray Leinster, and "The Lonesome Place" by August Derleth. Illustrations by Lawrence. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 132 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $54.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart FN- 5.5 $45.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $19.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white	Add to cart Very Good $19.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart Very Good $23.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $8.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $8.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $24.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.
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April 1948. Cover by Lawrence. "City of the Dead" by Augusta Groner, "The Messenger" by Robert W. Chambers. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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"The Night Before the End of the World" a short story by Murray Leister.

Aug 1948. Cover by Lawrence. "The Purple Sapphire" by John Taine and "The Night Before the End of the World" by Murray Leinster. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay and Leydanfrost. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.	Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $9.00 View scan	Add to cart VG 4.0 $13.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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Add to cart Good $5.40 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 50%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

"The Woman" a short story by Ray Bradbury, and "That Low" a short story by Theodore Sturgeon, plus "The Human Angle" another short story by William Tenn. Also, in the "Master of Fantasy" column Edgar Rice Burroughs this profiled.

Volume 10, Issue 1 - October, 1948. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. "The Women" by Ray Bradbury, plus other science fiction and fantasy reprints by C. T. Stoneham, William Tenn, and Theodore Sturgeon. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay, Ronald Clyne, Neil Austin, Lawrence Stevens. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $50.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart FN- 5.5 $50.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $22.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $23.00 View scans Paper: Off white Foxing. Soiling. Heavy interior creases
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Add to cart Good $11.00 View scans Paper: Cream Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.	Add to cart GD- 1.8 $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Arthur Machen is profiled in the "Masters of Fantasy" column.

Volume 10, Issue 2 - December, 1948. Cover by Lawrence. "Nordenholt's Million" by J. J. Connington and "Let Clarence Do It" by Edward S. Sullivan. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay and Lawrence. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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"The Scarlet Plague" a novelette by Jack London.

Volume 10, Issue 3 - February, 1949. 7" x 9.5". 130 pages. Cover by Lawrence (Sterne Stevens). Text with occasional B&W illustrations. Cover price $0.25.

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John Taine is profiled in the "Masters of Fantasy" column.

Volume 10, Issue 4 - April, 1949. 6.75" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Lord Dunday is profiled in the "Masters of Fantasy" column.

Volume 10, Issue 5 - June, 1949. 6.75" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $69.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Clark Ashton Smith is profiled in the "Masters of Fantasy" column.

Volume 10, Issue 6 - August, 1949. Cover by Lawrence. "The Valley of Silent Men" by E. Charles Vivian and "The Counter Charm" by Margaret St. Clair. Interior illustrations by Lawrence and Hannes Bok. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $54.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $38.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $24.00 View scans Paper: Cream

Add to cart VG 4.0 $27.00 View scans Paper: Cream Clear tape on inside front cover. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Master of Fantasy article: Ray Bradbury--the October Man.

Volume 11, Issue 1 - October, 1949. Cover by Lawrence. "The Starkenden Quest" by Gilbert Collins. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Good $5.00 View scans Paper: Off white Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $5.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 50%. Back cover detached 60%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $8.10 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Master of Fantasy article: Edgar Allan Poe--The Pit and the Pendulum--His Century.

Volume 11, Issue 2 - December, 1949. Cover by Lawrence Stephens. "Odgen's Strange Story" by Edison Marshal, "No-Man's-Land" by John Buchan, "What Was It?" by Fitz-James O'Brien, and "Jamieson" by Margaret St. Clair. Interior illustrations by Lawrence, Leydenfrost, Finlay. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.