Fantastic (1952-1980 Ziff-Davis/Ultimate) comic books 1955 or before
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Published Sep 1952 by Ziff Davis.
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
Fall 1952. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Anthony Boucher, Roy Huggins, Theodore Sturgeon, Truman Capote (reprinting his classic "Miriam" story, winner of the O. Henry Award), Jerome Bixby, Fritz Leiber, Eric Frank Russell, Dean Evans, and Edgar Allan Poe. Heinrich Kley portfolio. Front cover by Leo R. Summers. Back cover by George Tooker. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white with some spot color; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.
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Published Feb 1953 by Ziff Davis.
- 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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Published Apr 1953 by Ziff Davis.$17.00
View scansMarch-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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Published Jun 1953 by Ziff Davis.$2.50
View scansMay-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.
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Published Aug 1953 by Ziff Davis.
- 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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Published Oct 1953 by Ziff Davis.$5.00
View scansSept-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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Published Dec 1953 by Ziff Davis.$2.50
$2.50
$7.00
View scansNov-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.
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Published Feb 1954 by Ziff Davis.$3.80
$3.80
- 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Water damage.
Jan-Feb 1953. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Ray Bradbury, Algis Budrys, Walter M. Miller Jr., Wallace West and John Hillyard, Frank Freeman, Jerome Bixby, Vern Fearing, William P. McGivern, Sam Merwin, and Gordon Schendel. Cover by Vernon Kramer. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.
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Vol. 3 #2
Published Apr 1954 by Ziff Davis.$5.00
View scans$3.80
$2.50
April 1954. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Theodore Sturgeon, William Lindsay Gresham, William P. McGivern, Robert Bloch, Jerome Bixby, Doris E. Kaye, and Naille Wilde. Cover by Augusto Marin. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.
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Vol. 3 #3
Published Jun 1954 by Ziff Davis.$5.00
$5.00
View scans- 1/4" Spine split from top.
$2.50
- 2 1/4" Cumulative spine split. Staple rust with migration.
June 1954. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Robert K. White, Robert Sheckley, J. Munro MacLennan, Richard Matheson, Lawrence Chandler, Vern Fearing, William Lindsay Gresham, Randall Garrett, Richard Wilson, Michael Shaara, Louis Estes. Cover by Ernest Schroeder. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.
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Published Dec 1954 by Ziff Davis.$2.00
Dec 1954. Science fiction and fantasy stories by John Toland, Robert Moore Williams, Niall Wilde, Lawrence Chandler, and Raymond Stark. Cover by Ralph Castenir. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.
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Published Jun 1955 by Ziff Davis.$29.00
View scans- Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Extensive.
$2.50
View scans- Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.
June 1955. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Paul W. Fairman, J.J. Allerton, Ron Butler, P.F. Costello, and C.H. Thames. George Evans illustration. Cover by Edward Valigursky. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.
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Published Aug 1955 by Ziff Davis.$19.00
View scans- Water damage: Slight.
Aug 1955. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Frank Herbert, Dick Purcell, Winston Marks, Paul W. Fairman, and Milton Lesser. Cover by Edward Valigursky. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.
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Published Oct 1955 by Ziff Davis.$3.80
Oct 1955. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Clee Garson, Lee Grant, Ron Butler, Alice Eleanor Jones, and Paul W. Fairman. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.
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Published Dec 1955 by Ziff Davis.$6.00
View scans- Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
Dec 1955. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Paul W. Fairman, Ivar Jorgensen, John Toland, C.H. Thames, and Milton Lesser. Cover by Edward Valigursky. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.
