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Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine comic books 1953

  • Vol. 15 #1
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 15 #1


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 15, Issue 1 - January, 1953. Cover by Frank Novarro. Stories include "The House That Hate Built" by Peter Dakin, "A Case For Mephisto" by Frank McGiven, "The Gods of Madness" by Chester S. Geier, and "The Rim of Faith" by E. K. Jarvis. Illustrated by Ed Emsler, Dave Stone, Dick Francis, and Frank Novarro. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 15 #2
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 15 #2


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

    February, 1953. Cover by William Slade. Stories include "Miracle at the County" by Mallory Storm, "Cast of Characters" by E.K. Jarvis, "Gods Under Glass" by Guy Archette, "The Menace" by Rog Phillips, "A Man Called Meteor" by Alexander Blade, "The Involuntary Enemy" by Robert Arnette, and "The Wandering Graveyard" by Walt Crain. Illustrations by William Slade, Ed Valigursky, Ernest K. Barth, and Dick Francis. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 15 #3
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 15 #3


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

    Volume 15, Issue 3 - March, 1953. Cover by Frank Novarro. Stories include "Gambit of Ganymede" by Alexander Blade, "The Beast" by Ivar Jorgensen, "Woman's World" by Ted Taine, "Ceti Was A Whale" by Noel Loomis, "Boy Meets Tree" by Tedd Thomey, and "Projection From Epsilon" by Gordon MacCreagh. Illustrations by Dick Francis, Frank Novarro, Dotzenko, and George Olesen. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.