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Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp comic books 1946

  • Vol. 13 #1
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 13 #1


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

    Volume 13, Issue 1 - Winter, 1946. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Edmond Hamilton, P. Schuyler Miller, and Sam Merwin Jr. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 100 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 13 #2
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 13 #2


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    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • 7" tear on back cover. Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Volume 13, Issue 2 - March, 1946. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories: "Valley of the Flame" by Keith Hammond, "Shadow Over Venus" by Frank Belknap Long, "Twelve Hours to Live" by Jack Williamson, and "The Dark Angel" by Henry Kuttner. Softcover, 7-in x 9-in, 114 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 13 #3
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 13 #3


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 50%. Back cover detached 50%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 13, Issue 3 - Spring, 1946. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Clark Ashton Smith, Polton Cross, Edmond Hamilton, and John Russell Fearn. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 116 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 14 #1
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 14 #1


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Light tan to Cream
    • Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Summer 1946. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Edmond Hamilton, Henry Kuttner, Jack Vance, Polton Cross, and Ross Rocklynne. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 14 #2
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 14 #2


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

    Fall 1946. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Manly Wade Wellman, Henry Kuttner, Francis Flagg, and W.E. Thiessen. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.15.