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Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp comic books 1945

  • Vol. 26 #3
    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 26 #3


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

    Winter 1945. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Fredric Brown, Arthur K. Barnes, Frank Belknap Long, Fox B. Holden, Ford Smith, Leslie Northern, Wilm Carver, and Murray Leinster. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 27 #1
    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 27 #1


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Spring 1945. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Jerry Shelton, Ross Rocklynne, Henry Kuttner, Arthur G. Strangland, Frederic Arnold Kummer Jr., Polton Cross, and Sam Merwin Jr. Virgil Finlay illustration. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 27 #2
    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 27 #2


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    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Summer 1945. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. "The World Thinker" -- 1st published story by Jack Vance. Other stories by Murray Leinster, Frank Belknap Long, Edmond Hamilton, Leslie Northern, and Henry Kuttner. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 27 #3
    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 27 #3


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Volume 27, Issue 3 - Fall, 1945. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Henry Kuttner, Ed Weston, Polton Cross, Stanton A. Coblentz, John Russell, and George Whitley. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 98 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.