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Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 31 #1

  • Vol. 31 #1
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 31 #1


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    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Spine stress. 1 1/2" Spine split from top of comic. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Scuffing. Soiling.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front and Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Volume 31, Issue 1 - October, 1953. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by Sam Merwin Jr., Edmond Hamilton, Murray Leinster, Ed M. Clinton Jr., and Tom McMorrow Jr. Three Virgil Finlay illustrations. Alex Schomburg cover. 6.5-in. x 9-in. trimmed format; black and white; 130 pages. Cover price $0.25.