Galaxy Science Fiction (1950-1980 World/Galaxy/Universal) comic books 1955 or before

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $55.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

October 1950. Cover by David Stone. Stories: "Time Quarry"(Part 1) by Clifford D. Simak, "The Stars are the Styx" by Theodore Sturgeon, "Contagion" by Katherine MacLean, "Third From the Sun" by Richard Matheson, "Later Than You Think" by Fritz Leiber, "The Last Martian" by Fredric Brown, "Darwinian Pool Room" by Isaac Asimov. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

November 1950. Cover by Don Sibley. Stories: "Time Quarry"(Part 2) by Clifford D. Simak, "Honeymoon in Hell" by Fredric Brown, "Transfer Point" by Anthony Boucher, "Misbegotten Missionary" by Isaac Asimov, "Coming Attraction" by Fritz Leiber, and "To Serve Man" by Damon Knight. Article: "Lands of Yesterday" by L. Sprague De Camp. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $21.00 View scans

Add to cart Fine $8.00 View scans

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $2.50 View scans Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

December 1950. Cover by Don Hunter. Stories: "Time Quarry"(Conclusion) by Clifford D. Simak, "Second Night of Summer" by James H. Schmitz, "A Stone and a Spear" by Raymond F. Jones, "Judas Ram" by Sam Merwin, Jr., "Jaywalker" by Ross Rocklynne, and "The Waker Dreams" by Richard Matheson. Article: "Twenty-Foot Miss" by Willy Ley. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $26.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

January 1951. Cover by John Bunch. Stories: "Tyrann"(Part 1) by Isaac Asimov, "Rule of Three" by Theodore Sturgeon, "Made to Measure" by William Campbell Gault, "The Reluctant Heroes" by Frank M. Robinson, "Dark Interlude" by Mack Reynolds and Fredric Brown, and "Susceptibility" by John D. MacDonald. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Features the first publication of "The Fireman" by Ray Bradbury (later expanded into the novel Fahrenheit 451). Cover by Chesley Bonestell. Stories: "The Fireman" by Ray Bradbury, "...And it Comes Out Here" by Lester Del Rey, "The Protector" by Betsy Curtis, "Second Childhood" by Clifford D. Simak, "Two Weeks in August" by Frank M. Robinson, and "Tyrann"(Part 2) by Isaac Asimov. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

March 1951. Cover by Don Sibley. Stories: "The Wind Between the Worlds" by Lester Del Rey, "Good Night, Mr. James" by Clifford D. Simak, "The Other Now" by Murray Leinster, "Socrates" by John Christopher, and "Tyrann"(Conclusion) by Isaac Asimov. Article: "Missiles Over the Sea" by Willy Ley. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

April 1951. Cover by John Bunch. Stories: "Inside Earth" by Poul Anderson, "I, the Unspeakable" by Walt Sheldon, "The Marching Morons" by C. M. Kornbluth, "Nice Girl with 5 Husbands" by Fritz Leiber, "Betelgeuse Bridge" by William Tenn, and "Field Study" by Peter Philips. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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May 1951. Cover by Chesley Bonestell. Stories: "Mars Child"(Part 1) by Cyril Judd, "Hostess" by Isaac Asimov, "Ask Me Anything" by Damon Knight, "Bridge Crossing" by Dave Dryfoos, and "Man of Destiny" by John Christopher. Article: "Africa's Mysterious Mammal" by Willy Ley. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VF- 7.5 $33.50 View scans Water damage: Slight.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $6.50

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $6.50 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

April 1951. Cover by Emsh. Stories: "Angel's Egg" by Edgar Pangborn, "Don't Live in the Past" by Damon Knight, "Hunt the Hunter" by Kris Neville, and "Mars Child"(Part 2) by Cyril Judd. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $20.00

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $10.50 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

August 1951. Cover by Emsh. Stories: "Beyond Bedlam" by Wyman Guin, "The Pilot and the Bushman" by Sylvia Jacobs, "The Fire and the Sword" by Frank M. Robinson, "Operation Distress" by Lester del Rey, "Pictures Don't Lie" by Katherine MacLean, and "A Little Journey" by Ray Bradbury. Softcover Pulp Digest, 5-in. x 7-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

September 1951. Cover by Don Sibley. Stories: "The Puppet Masters"(Part 1) by Robert A. Heinlein, "If You Was a Moklin" by Murray Leinster, "Cabin Boy" by Damon Knight, "The Sense of Wonder" by Milton Lesser, and "What is Posat?" by Phyllis Sterling Smith. Article: "The Meteoric Stream" by Willy Ley. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

October 1951. Cover by Richard Arbib. Stories: "The C-Chute" by Isaac Asimov, "Ambition" by William L. Bade, "Pleasant Dreams" by Ralph Robin, "Spacemen Die at Home" by Edward W. Ludwig, "The Celestial Hammerlock" by Donald Colvin, and "The Puppet Masters"(Part 2) by Robert A. Heinlein. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 3 #2, Nov. 1951 - "Puppet Masters" conclusion by Robert Heinlein. Interior illustrations by Emsh, Sibley, Fawcette, Stone. 5.5" x 7.25", 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $5.70

December 1951. Cover by Emsh. Stories: "World Without Children" by Damon Knight, "With These Hands" by C. M. Kornbluth, "Pillar to Post" by John Wyndham, "A Pail of Air" by Fritz Leiber, "Winner Lose All" by Jack Vance, and "Not a Creature Was Stirring. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

January 1952. Cover by Don Sibley. Stories: "The Demolished Man"(Part 1) by Alfred Bester, "The Girls from Earth" by Frank M. Robinson, "Hallucination Orbit" by J. T. M'Intosh, "Dead End" by Wallace Macfarlane, "The Furious Rose" by Dean Evans, and "The Addicts" by William Morrison. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.;160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $7.20

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $6.00 View scans Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $4.30

May 1952. Cover by Jack Coggins. Stories: "Category Phoenix" by Boyd Ellanby, "Lover When You're Near Me" by Richard Matheson, "Garden in the Void" by Poul Anderson, "Lost Memory" by Peter Phillips, "Wheels Within" by Charles V. De Vet, and "Freudian Slip" by Franklin Abel. Science Department article: "For Your Information" by Willy Ley. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Fine $7.50 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $2.50 View scans Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

June 1952. Cover by Emsh. Stories: "Gravy Planet"(Part 1) by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth, "Orphans of the Void" by Michael Shaara, "The Hoaxters" by Ricard Wilson, "The Highest Mountain" by Bryce Walton, "Shipping Clerk" by William Morrison, and "The Luckiest Man in Denv" by Simon Eisner. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $25.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $3.20 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Good $3.20 View scans Back cover detached 5%.

July 1952. Cover by Jack Coggins. Stories: "Star, Bright" by Mark Clifton, "Dumb Martian" by John Wyndham, "Wailing Wall" by Roger Dee, "Shipshape Home" by Richard Matheson, and "Gravy Planet"(Part 2) by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth. Non-Fact Article: "Origins of Galactic Slang" by Edward Wellen 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

August 1952. Cover by Emsh. Stories: "Surface Tension" by James Blish, "Yesterday House" by Fritz Leiber, "Proof of the Pudding" by Robert Sheckley, "Education of a Martian" by Joseph Shallit, and "Gravy Planet"(Conclusion) by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $9.00

Add to cart Very Good $9.60 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $8.40 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $6.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

September 1952. Cover by Jack Coggins. Stories: "Delay In Transit" by F. L. Wallace, "The Altruist" by James H. Schmitz, "The Snowball Effect" by Katherine MacLean, "Today is Forever" by Roger Dee, "The Moons of Mars" by Dean Evans, "Tea Tray in the Sky" by Evelyn E. Smith, and "The Mousetrap" by Gordon R. Dickson. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $40.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart FN 6.0 $11.00	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $10.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $5.00
Add to cart GD- 1.8 $8.60 View scans Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

October 1952. Cover by Emsh (depicting caricatures of actual science fiction writers). Stories: "Baby is Three" by Theodore Sturgeon, "Halo" by Hal Clement, "A Little Oil" by Eric Frank Russell, "Zen" by Jerome Bixby, "Wait for Weight" by Jack McKenty, "Tree, Spare That Woodman" by Dave Dryfoos, and "Game for Blondes" by John D. MacDonald. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Good $7.70 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $2.49 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

November 1952. Cover by Jack Coggins. Stories: "The Martian Way" by Isaac Asimov, "Sugar Plum" by R. Bretnor, "Command Performance" by Walter M. Miller, Jr., "Warrior Race" by Robert Sheckley, "A Thought for Tomorrow" by Robert E. Gilbert, "The Altar at Midnight" by C. M. Kornbluth, "The Misogynist" by James E. Gunn, and "Runaway" by William Morrison. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $10.50 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $5.00	Add to cart Very Good $7.70 View scans	Add to cart Good $3.20 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.
Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $2.50 View scans Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Extensive.

December 1952. Cover by Camerage. Stories: "Ring Around the Sun"(Part 1) by Clifford D. Simak, "The Reluctant Weapon" by Howard L. Myers, "The Deep" by Isaac Asimov, "Homesick" by Lyn Venable, "The Leech" by Phillips Barbee, and "Cost of Living" by Robert Sheckley. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $6.20

Add to cart Good $2.50 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

February 1953. Cover by Mel Hunter. Stories: "Four in One" by Damon Knight, "Watchbird" by Robert Sheckley, "Protective Mimicry" by Algis Budrys, "Saucer of Loneliness" by Theodore Sturgeon, "Know Thy Neighbor" by Elisabeth R. Lewis, and "Ring Around the Sun"(Conclusion) by Clifford D. Simak. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $4.80

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $2.50 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

March 1953. Cover by Camerage. Stories: "The Old Die Rich" by H.L. Gold, "Student Body" by F.L. Wallace, "Horse Trader" by Poul Anderson, "Games" by Katherine MacLean, "Secret of the House" by H.H. Holmes, "The Drop" by John Christopher. Softcover Pulp Digest, 5-in. x 7-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $7.00

Vol. 6, No. 1 - April 1953. A collection of science fiction stories and articles. 5.5" x 7.5", 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VF- 7.5 $19.50 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $2.50 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 6, Issue 2 - May 1953. Cover by Mel Hunter. "Wherever You May Be" by James Gunn, "Junkyard" by Clifford Simak, "Specialist" by Robert Sheckley, and "A Gleeb for Earth" by Charles Shafhauser. 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in., 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $8.00 View scans Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 20%.

Add to cart Very Good $6.40 View scans Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $5.60

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $4.80

July 1953. Cover by Emsh. Stories: "Kindergarten" by Clifford D. Simak, "The Weather on Mercury" by William Morrison, "Soldier Boy" by Michael Shaara, "Caretaker" by James H. Schmitz, "Home is the Hunter" by C. L. Moore and Henry Kuttner, "A Bad Day for Sales" by Fritz Leiber, and "Green Grew the Lasses" by Ruth Laura Wainwright. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Good $4.80 View scans Front cover detached 5%.	Add to cart Very Good $4.80 View scans Staple rust: Extensive.	Add to cart Very Good $4.80 View scans Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $4.30
Add to cart GD- 1.8 $2.50 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

August 1953. Cover by Mel Hunter. Stories: "Mind Alone" by J. T. M'Intosh, "Diplomatic Immunity" by Robert Sheckley, "Stamped Caution!" by Raymond Z. Gallun, "We're Civilized" by Mark Clifton and Alex Apostolides, "The Trap" by Betsy Curtis, and "Minimum Sentence" by Theodore R. Cogswell. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $35.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $11.00 View scans

October 1953. Cover by Emsh. Stories: "The Caves of Steel" (Part 1 of 3) by Isaac Asimov, "At The Post" by H. L. Gold, "The Model of a Judge" by William Morrison, "The Carnivore" by G. A. Morris, and "With a Vengeance" by J. B. Woodley. Non-Fact Article: "Origins of Galactic Etiquette" by Edward Wellen. Softcover Pulp Digest, 5-in. x 7-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Fine $11.00 View scans Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.

January 1954. Erroneously numbered Volume 7 No. 5 (should have been No. 4). Next issue is also numbered Volume 7 No. 5. Cover by Mel Hunter. Stories: "Natural State" by Damon Knight, "Lulungomeena" by Gordon R. Dickson, "Backlash" by Winston Marks, "The Big Trip Up Yonder" by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., and "The Holes Around Mars" by Jerome Bixby. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Good $6.40

Volume 7, Issue 5-A - February 1954. Numbered Volume 5, Issue 5-A in Indicia. Cover by Emsh. Stories inclue "Beep" by James Blish, "Pet Farm" by Roger Dee, "Inanimate Objection" by H. Chandler Elliot, and "Men Like Mules" by J. T. M'Intosh 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $8.80 View scans

Add to cart Very Good $2.50 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $3.20

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $2.80 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 8, Issue 1 - April 1954. Cover by Emsh. Science Fiction and Adventure Pulp magazine. Stories include "The Midas Plague" by Frederik Pohl,"Hands Off" yb Robert Sheckley, "Special Delivery" by Damon Knight, "Limiting Factor" by Theodore R. Cogswell, "Wainer" by Michael Shaara, and "Black Charlie" by Gordon R. Dickson. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $10.00 View scans Back cover detached 5%.

Add to cart Good $6.40

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $5.70

Add to cart Fair $3.20 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 8, Issue 2 - May 1954. Cover by Emsh. Science Fiction and Adventure Pulp magazine. Stories include "Granny Won't Knit" by Theodore Sturgeon, "Mate in Two Moves" by Winston Marks, "Open Warfare" by James E. Gunn, "Bedside Manner" by William Morrison, and "Back to Julie" by Richard Wilson. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $27.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $2.50

Add to cart Good $6.40

Add to cart Good $6.40

Volume 8, Issue 5 - July 1954. Cover by Mel Hunter. Science Fiction and Adventure Pulp magazine. Stories include "A Thief in Time" by Robert Sheckley, "Green Thumb" by Clifford D. Simak, "This Side Up" by R. E. Banks, "What Rough Beast?" by James Causey, and "Gladiator at Law" Part 2 of 3 by Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth. Illustrations by Charles Beck, Emsh, Dick Francis, Fleminger. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $2.50 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Good $6.40

Add to cart Good $6.40 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 8, Issue 5 - August 1954. Cover by Vidmer. Science Fiction and Adventure Pulp magazine. Stories include "Party of the Two Parts" by William Tenn, "The Impossible Voyage Home" by F.L. Wallace, and "Subsistence Level" by Finn O. Donnevan 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $8.00 View scans Staple rust: Extensive.

November 1954. Cover by Emsh. Stories: "How-2" by Clifford D. Simak, "The Music Master of Babylon" by Edgar Pangborn, "Big Ancestor" by F. L. Wallace, "The Nostalgia Gene" by Roy Hutchins, "The Laxian Key" by Robert Sheckley, "Up For Renewal" by Lucius Daniel, and "The Age of Kindness" by Arthur Sellings. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $5.70

Add to cart Fair $3.20

Volume 9, Issue 3 - December 1954. Cover by Emsh. Stories include "Skulking Permit" by Robert Sheckley, "Assignment's End" by Roger Dee, "Collector's Item" by Evelyn E. Smith, and "Uncle Tom's Planet" by Finn O'Donnevan. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

January 1955. Cover by Emsh. Stories: "The Tunnel Under the World" by Frederik Pohl, "Perfect Control" by Richard Stockham, "When You're Smiling" by Theodore Sturgeon, "Squirrel Cage" by Robert Sheckley, "The Vilbar Party" by Evelyn E. Smith, and "Brknk's Bounty" by Jerry Sohl. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 144 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

February 1955. Cover by Emsh. Stories: "Helpfully Yours" by Evelyn E. Smith, "Rich Living" by Michael Cathal, "The Cave of Night" by James E. Gunn, "Dead Man's Planet" by William Morrison, "Open House" by J.T. McIntosh, "Pythias" by Frederik Pohl, and "Blind Spot" by Bascom Jones Jr. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 144 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $8.80 View scans

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $7.20 View scans Water damage: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $4.80 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

July 1955. Cover by Mel Hunter. "The Mapmakers" by Frederik Pohl, "Property of Venus" by L. Sprague De Camp, "Deadhead" by Robert Sheckley, "Preferred Risk" by Edson McCann. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/4-in., 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.