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Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp comic books 1939

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


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    Volume 1, Issue 1 - January, 1939. Stories by Stanley G. Weinbaum, D.D. Sharp, and Eando Binder. Columns by Otto Binder, Otis Adelbert Kline, and Mort Weisinger. Two-page Albert Einstein bio in comic form. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 132 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 1 #2
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 1 #2


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

    Volume 1, Issue 2 - March, 1939. Stories by Eando Binder, P. Schuyler Miller, Edmond Hamilton, and Will Garth. "Thrills in Science" by Mort Weisinger. Two-page Madame Curie bio in comic form. Ten Virgil Finlay illustrations. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 132 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 1 #3
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 1 #3


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • 6 1/2" crease on back cover. Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover and interior page detached (all pages are present) Front Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    May 1939. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Stories by Edmond Hamilton, Stanley G. Weinbaun, and Alexander Samalman. "Thrills in Science" by Mort Weisinger. Two-page Robert A. Millikan bio in comic form. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 2 #1
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 2 #1


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    • Front and Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

    July 1939. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Stories by Manly Wade Wellman, Oscar J. Friend, Edwin K. Sloat, and Eando Binder. "Thrills in Science" by Mort Weisinger. Two-page Leonardo da Vinci bio in comic form. Alex Schomburg illustration. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 2 #2
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 2 #2


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    Sept 1939. Cover by Alex Schomburg (1st pulp cover by Alex). Stories by Robert Moore Williams, Robert Arthur, John Russell Fearn, and Edmond Hamilton. "Thrills in Science" by Mort Weisinger. Two-page Alfred Bernhard Nobel bio in comic form. Virgil Finlay illustration. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 2 #3
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 2 #3


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    • Paper: Off white
    • 5" crease on front cover. Front cover detached 50%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Nov 1939. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Stories by Jack Williamson, Stanley G. Weinbaum, and Lloyd Arthur Eschbach. "Thrills in Science" by Mort Weisinger. Two-page Heinrich R. Hertz bio in comic form. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.15.