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Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp comic books 1947

  • Vol. 14 #3
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 14 #3


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

    Earle Bergey cover. "the star of life" a complete novel by Edmond Hamilton, and "friends" a short story by Murray Leinster.

    Volume 14, Issue 3 - Winter, 1947. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Edmond Hamilton, Nathan Schachner and Arthur Leo Zagat, Murray Leinster, and George Whitley. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 116 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 15 #1
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 15 #1


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Back cover missing. Front cover detached 10%. No Back Cover. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 15, Issue 1 - March, 1947. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories: "The Laws of Chance" by Murray Leinster, "When Planets Clashed" by Manly Wade Wellman, "The Soma Racks" by Margaret St. Clair, "Stellar Snowball" by John Barrett. Softcover, 7-in x 9-in, 116 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 15 #2
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 15 #2


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream to 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.

    Volume 15, Issue 2 - May, 1947. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Henry Kuttner, Manly Wade Wellman, Robert Heinlein, and John Russell Fearn. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 15 #3
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 15 #3


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

    July 1947. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by David H. Keller, George O. Smith, Henry Kuttner, Otto Binder, Edmond Hamilton, and Margaret St. Clair. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 16 #1
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 16 #1


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Paper: Off white
    • Foxing. Soiling.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Light tan to Cream
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 16, Issue 1 - September, 1947. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Keith Hammond, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Carl Jacobi, and Ray Cummings. Five Virgil Finlay illustrations. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 116 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 16 #2
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 16 #2


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 60%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 50%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Volume 16, Issue 2 - November, 1947. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Murray Leinster, Jack Williamson, Polton Cross, and Clyde Beck. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.15.