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Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp comic books 1952

  • Vol. 39 #3
    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 39 #3


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

    Volume 39, Issue 3 - February, 1952. Stories by Jack Vance, Kendell Foster Crossen, John Wyndham, Walt Sheldon, Walter Kubilius and Fletcher Pratt, Frank Belknap Long, and Erik Fennel. One Virgil Finlay illustration. Mini-review of Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" and Robert Heinlein's "The Day After Tomorrow." 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 40 #1
    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 40 #1


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Light tan to Cream
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Off white
    • 2" Cumulative spine split.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

    FEATURED: Fletcher Pratt, George O. Smith, Richard Matheson, Anthony Boucher.

    April 1952. Cover by Ed Emshwiller. Stories by Fletcher Pratt, Joel Townsley Rogers, George O. Smith, William F. Temple, Richard Matheson, D.S. Halacy Jr., and Anthony Boucher. Three Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 40 #2
    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 40 #2


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Off white
    • 1" Spine split from top of book. Foxing. Soiling.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Brittle
    • Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Volume 40, Issue 2 - June, 1952. Letter-to-editor by Harlan Ellison (4 years before his first published work). Stories by Murray Leinster, Fletcher Pratt, George O. Smith, Wallace Umphrey, R.J. McGregor, and Fritz Leiber. Two Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 40 #3
    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 40 #3


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Tape on inside front and inside back covers.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Volume 40, Issue 3 - August, 1952. Cover by Ed Emshwiller. Stories by Edmond Hamilton, Jack Vance, Alan E. Nourse, Murray leinster, Charles E. Fritch, Phyllis Sterling Smith, and Jerome Bixby. One Virgil Finlay illustration. Alex Schomburg illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 146 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 41 #1
    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 41 #1


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

    Volume 41, Issue 1 - October, 1952. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Wallace West, Jack Vance, Kendell Foster Crossen, Paul Lawrence Payne, William Ratigan, and Roger Dee. Two Virgil Finlay illustrations. Alex Schomburg illustration. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 41 #2
    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 41 #2


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Tape in interior of cover.

    Dec 1952. Cover by Walter Popp. Stories by Kendell Foster Crossen, Raymond F. Jones, Edmond Hamilton, Frank Belknap Long, Sherwood Springer, Dave Dryfoos, and Roger Dee. Virgil Finlay and Alex Schomburg illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.