Golden & Silver Age Comic & Collectibles Auction
Lot 33:
Description
A collection of 5 American pulp science fiction magazines, all titled “STARTLING STORIES” and identified as “SCIENTIFICTION” or “SCIENCE FICTION” from “A THRILLING PUBLICATION.” The lot includes issues from the early 1950s, specifically “MAR 1952”, “JULY ’50”, “NOV ’50”, “MAY ’50”, “SEP ’50”, and “JAN ’51”. Cover prices are stated as “25c” or “15c”. The magazines feature colorful illustrative artwork depicting cosmic adventures, alien beings, and heroic characters. Featured story titles include “A LADY IS A WITCH”, “THE SEED FROM SPACE”, “THE RED DIMENSION”, “THE HOLLOW WORLD”, and “THE KINGDOM OF THE BLIND”. The back covers display period advertisements for items such as “EVEREADY Flashlight Batteries” and “Baby Ruth candy”. Constructed from paper. A small yellow sticky note marked “33” is present.
Condition report:
Fair to poor condition, showing extensive signs of age and wear including creasing, tearing, chipping, discoloration, frayed spines, and general material degradation.
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