Fantastic (1952-1980 Ziff-Davis/Ultimate) comic books 1953

Add to cart Very Good $8.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Jan-Feb 1953. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Richard Matheson, Henry Kuttner, C.M. Kornbluth, Edgar Allan Poe and Robert Bloch, Joseph Shallit, Del Molarsky, Samuel Hopkins Adams, Kris Neville, Dean Evans, and John Wyndham. Virgil Finlay and Heinrich Kley illustrations. Wraparound cover by Robert Frankenberg. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white with some spot color; 164 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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March-April 1953. Cover by Richard Powers. Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories: "The Third Guest" by B. Traven, "The Delicate Dinosaur" by William Markham Altman, "The Cold Green Eye" by Jack Williamson, "Something For The Woman" by Ivar Jorgensen, "The Sword of Yung Lo" by Maurice Walsh, "Stop On The Red" by Franklin Gregory, "Escape Me Never" by J.T. M'intosh, "Root of Evil" by Shirley Jackson, "A Star Falls On Broadway" by Harry Fletcher, "Three Wishes" by Poul Anderson, "The Devil George and Rosie" by John Collier, and "The Tourists" by Billy Rose. Softcover Pulp Digest, 5 1/2-in x 8-in, 164 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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May-June 1953. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Isaac Asimov, Alfred Bester, Stephen Vincent Benet, William P. McGivern, John Wyndham, Roger Dee, Esther Carlson, and Chad Oliver. Bernard Krigstein illustrations. Wraparound cover by W.T. Mars. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white with some spot color; 164 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Good $3.80 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

July-Aug 1953. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Theodore Sturgeon, Evelyn Waugh, John Wyndham, Ralph Robin, William P. McGivern, H.L. Gold, Charles Larson, Ivar Jorgensen, Robert Terrall, and Robert Sheckley. Cover by Rupert Conrad. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white with some spot color; 164 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Sept-Oct 1953. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Walter M. Miller Jr., Ralph Robin, William P. McGivern, Richard Matheson, Jerome Bixby, Robert Sheckley, Mack Reynolds, Phillip Latham, and Ivar Jorgensen. Bernard Krigstein illustration. Cover by Leo Summers. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 148 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Add to cart VG- 3.5 $7.00 View scans

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Nov-Dec 1953. Science fiction and fantasy stories by William P. McGivern, Frank M. Robinson, Robert Sheckley, Rog Phillips, Robert Bloch, Ralph Robin, Wallace West and Richard Burr, and Bill Peters. Cover by Vernon Kramer. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 132 pages. Cover price $0.35.