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 BooksCGC LabelCGC TotalAvg. Grade109.99.89.69.49.29.08.58.07.57.06.56.05.55.04.54.03.53.02.52.01.81.51.00.5
 1. Sensational Startling Stories 1 (March 1927, Fine)Universal12.001
 2. Startling Stories 1 (January 1939, Standard)
            "A Tribute to Stanley G. Weinbaum" by Otto Binder Otis Adelbert Kline, Stanley G. Weinbaum stor
Universal204.79221133121112
 3. Startling Stories 1 (January 1939, Standard)Restored12.501
 4. Startling Stories 2 (March 1939, Standard)
            Earl & Otto Binder article. Edmond Hamilton, Otto Binder stories Virgil Finlay art
Universal56.301112
 5. Startling Stories 3 (May 1939, Standard)
            Jack Binder art Cover by Howard V. Brown Ray Cummings, Edmond Hamilton, Stanley G. Weinbaum st
Universal75.8611131
 6. Startling Stories 4 (July 1939, Standard)
            Jack Binder, Alex Schomburg, Frank Paul art Cover by Howard V. Brown Manly Wade Wellman, Otto B
Universal64.9711121
 7. Startling Stories 4 (July 1939, Standard)Restored22.0011
 8. Startling Stories 5 (September 1939, Standard)
            1st pulp cover by Alex Schomburg. Cover by Alex Schomburg Jack Williamson, Edmond Hamilton sto
Universal415.041243457241521
 9. Startling Stories 5 (September 1939, Standard)Restored34.003
 10. Startling Stories 5 (September 1939, Standard)Qualified15.001
 11. Startling Stories 6 (November 1939, Standard)
            Jack Binder art Cover by Howard V. Brown Jack Williamson, Stanley G. Weinbaum stories
Universal76.57121111
 12. Startling Stories 7 (January 1940, Standard)
            Edmond Hamilton story
Universal24.7511
 13. Startling Stories 8 (March 1940, Standard)
            Henry Kuttner, Manly Wade Wellman, Alfred Bester stories Alex Schomburg art
Universal95.062121111
 14. Startling Stories 9 (May 1940, Standard)
            Virgil Finlay, Frank Paul, Jack Binder art Cover by Howard V. Brown Manly Wade Wellman, Stanley
Universal27.002
 15. Startling Stories 10 (July 1940, Standard)
            Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Jack Binder, Frank Paul art
Universal66.0011211
 16. Startling Stories 11 (September 1940, Standard)Universal36.67111
 17. Startling Stories 11 (September 1940, Standard)Qualified15.501
 18. Startling Stories 12 (November 1940, Standard)
            Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Henry Kuttner, Edmond Hamilton stories
Universal26.7511
 19. Startling Stories 13 (January 1941, Standard)
            Earle K. Bergey cover Edmond Hamilton, Clark Ashton Smith & Leigh Brackett stories
Universal57.701211
 BooksCGC LabelCGC TotalAvg. Grade109.99.89.69.49.29.08.58.07.57.06.56.05.55.04.54.03.53.02.52.01.81.51.00.5
 20. Startling Stories 14 (March 1941, Standard)
            Earle K. Bergey cover Manly Wade Wellman & Stanley G. Weinbaum stories
Universal37.00111
 21. Startling Stories 15 (May 1941, Standard)
            1/2 page ad for first appearance of Black Terror in Exciting Comics #9 Rudolph Belarski cover L
Universal76.86111121
 22. Startling Stories 16 (July 1941, Standard)
            Rudolph Belarski cover Jack Williamson story
Universal56.5011111
 23. Startling Stories 17 (September 1941, Standard)
            Cover by Rudolph Belarski Frank Belknap Long story
Universal17.501
 24. Startling Stories 18 (November 1941, Standard)
            Cover by Rudolph Belarski Robert Bloch story
Universal36.1712
 25. Startling Stories 19 (January 1942, Standard)
            Rudolph Belarski cover Manly Wade Wellman & Isaac Asimov stories
Universal27.502
 26. Startling Stories 20 (March 1942, Standard)
            Cover by Earle K. Bergey Henry Kuttner story
Universal37.00111
 27. Startling Stories 20 (March 1942, Standard)Restored14.501
 28. Startling Stories 21 (May 1942, Standard)
            Earle K. Bergey cover
Universal37.33111
 29. Startling Stories 22 (July 1942, Standard)
            K. Bergey cover
Universal66.83111111
 30. Startling Stories 23 (September 1942, Standard)
            Cover by Rudolph Belarski
Universal37.0021
 31. Startling Stories 24 (November 1942, Standard)
            Cover by?Earle K. Bergey
Universal27.502
 32. Startling Stories 25 (January 1943, Standard)
            Cover by Rudolph Belarski Alex Schomburg, Leo Morey art
Universal36.1712
 33. Startling Stories 26 (March 1943, Standard)
            Satan cover. Cover by Earle K. Bergey Frank Belknap Long story
Universal44.631111
 34. Startling Stories 27 (June 1943, Standard)
            Cover by Earle K. Bergey Ray Cummings, Frank Belknap Long, Stanley G. Weinbaum stories
Universal95.06122112
 35. Startling Stories 28 (Fall 1943, Standard)
            Cover by Earle K. Bergey Virgil Finlay art
Universal46.631111
 36. Startling Stories 29 (Winter 1944, Standard)
            Cover by Earle K. Bergey Henry Kuttner story Frank Paul art
Universal27.2511
 37. Startling Stories 30 (Spring 1944, Standard)
            Virgil Finlay art Classic cover. Cover by Earle K. Bergey Carl Jacobi, Frank Belknap Long, Stan
Universal95.4422221
 38. Startling Stories 31 (Summer 1944, Standard)
            Zombie cover. Cover by Earle K. Bergey Manly Wade Wellman, Clark Ashton Smith stories
Universal55.5011111
 39. Startling Stories 32 (Fall 1944, Standard)
            Cover by Earle K. Bergey Leigh Brackett, Carl Jacobi stories
Universal44.881111
 BooksCGC LabelCGC TotalAvg. Grade109.99.89.69.49.29.08.58.07.57.06.56.05.55.04.54.03.53.02.52.01.81.51.00.5
 40. Startling Stories 34 (Spring 1945, Standard)
            1st app. Captain Future in title. Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Edmond Hamilton story Leo Morey art
Universal174.96211111123211
 41. Startling Stories 35 (Summer 1945, Standard)
            Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Frank Belknap Long story
Universal37.00111
 42. Startling Stories 36 (Fall 1945, Standard)
            Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Murray Leinster, Edmond Hamilton stories
Universal46.00112
 43. Startling Stories 33 (Winter 1945, Standard)
            Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Frank Belknap Long story
Universal46.251111
 44. Startling Stories 38 (March 1946, Standard)
            Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Frank Belknap Long, Henry Kuttner, Jack Williamson stories
Universal55.7011111
 45. Startling Stories 39 (Spring 1946, Standard)
            Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Clark Ashton Smith, Edmond Hamilton stories
Universal46.131111
 46. Startling Stories 40 (Summer 1946, Standard)
            Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Henry Kuttner, Edmond Hamilton, Jack Vance stories
Universal46.001111
 47. Startling Stories 40 (Summer 1946, Standard)Restored14.001
 48. Startling Stories 41 (Fall 1946, Standard)
            Captain Future cover & story. Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Manly Wade Wellman, Henry Kuttner stori
Universal36.50111
 49. Startling Stories 41 (Fall 1946, Standard)Restored13.501
 50. Startling Stories 37 (Winter 1946, Standard)
            Captain Future cover & story Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Edmond Hamilton story
Universal27.2511
 51. Startling Stories 42 (January 1947, Standard)
            Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Edmond Hamilton, Murray Leinster stories Leo Morey art
Universal76.29111121
 52. Startling Stories 43 (March 1947, Standard)
            Virgil Finlay art Cover by Rudolph Belarski Murray Leinster, Manly Wade Wellman stories
Universal57.0011111
 53. Startling Stories 44 (May 1947, Standard)
            Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Henry Kuttner, Manly Wade Wellman, Robert A. Heinlein stories
Universal45.881111
 54. Startling Stories 45 (July 1947, Standard)
            Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Henry Kuttner, Edmond Hamilton stories
Universal55.6011111
 55. Startling Stories 46 (September 1947, Standard)
            Virgil Finlay art Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Virgil Finlay art. Carl Jacobi, Ray Cummings, Stanl
Universal65.5811211
 56. Startling Stories 46 (September 1947, Standard)Restored13.001
 57. Startling Stories 47 (November 1947, Standard)
            Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Jack Williamson, Murray Leinster stories H. W. Kiemle art
Universal56.7011111
 58. Startling Stories 48 (January 1948, Standard)
            Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Edmond Hamilton story Rafael Astarita art
Universal84.8813211
 59. Startling Stories 49 (March 1948, Standard)
            Virgil Finlay art Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Henry Kuttner, Frank Belknap Long, James Blish, Sta
Universal125.2511122221
 BooksCGC LabelCGC TotalAvg. Grade109.99.89.69.49.29.08.58.07.57.06.56.05.55.04.54.03.53.02.52.01.81.51.00.5
 60. Startling Stories 49 (March 1948, Standard)Qualified17.001
 61. Startling Stories 50 (May 1948, Standard)
            Virgil Finlay art Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Henry Kuttner, Ray Cummings, Frank Belknap Long sto
Universal56.3011111
 62. Startling Stories 51 (July 1948, Standard)
            Virgil Finlay art Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Edmond Hamilton, Henry Kuttner, Jack Vance, L. Ron
Universal65.921221
 63. Startling Stories 52 (September 1948, Standard)
            Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Fredric Brown, Jack Vance, John D. MacDonald stories
Universal74.861111111
 64. Startling Stories 53 (November 1948, Standard)
            Ray Bradbury, Jack Vance, John D. MacDonald stories Virgil Finlay, Vincent Napoli art Cover by?E
Universal76.6411311
 65. Startling Stories 53 (November 1948, Standard)Restored25.2511
 66. Startling Stories 54 (January 1949, Standard)
            Virgil Finlay, Vincent Napoli art Ad for Alfred Hitchcock's "Rope" Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Hen
Universal45.451111
 67. Startling Stories 54 (January 1949, Standard)Restored15.501
 68. Startling Stories 55 (March 1949, Standard)
            Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Murray Leinster, Jack Vance, Ray Bradbury, Clifford D. Simak stories
Universal55.5011111
 69. Startling Stories 56 (May 1949, Standard)
            Arthur C. Clarke, John D. MacDonald, Otto Binder stories Rafael Astarita art
Universal55.4011111
 70. Startling Stories 37 U.K. Edition (1949, Pembertons)
            Captain Future cover & story Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Edmond Hamilton story
Universal14.501
 71. Startling Stories 57 (July 1949, Standard)
            Virgil Finlay art Earle K. Bergey cover. Virgil Finlay art Arthur C. Clarke, Henry Kuttner, Ra
Universal96.06211311
 72. Startling Stories 58 (September 1949, Standard)
            Dinosaur cover. Earle K. Bergey cover. Henry Kuttner, Arthur C. Clarke & J. D. MacDonald story
Universal64.7512111
 73. Startling Stories 59 (November 1949, Standard)
            Murray Leinster, Jack Vance & Clifford D. Simak story Virgil Finlay art
Universal36.33111
 74. Startling Stories 60 (January 1950, Standard)
            Classic robot cover. Cover used for Vampirella #68 (4/1978) Earle K. Bergey cover A. E. Van Vog
Universal425.10212434346243112
 75. Startling Stories 60 (January 1950, Standard)Restored11.801
 76. Startling Stories 61 (March 1950, Standard)
            Classic good girl witch cover. Virgil Finlay art
Universal305.021133233425111
 77. Startling Stories 61 (March 1950, Standard)Restored11.801
 78. Startling Stories 62 (May 1950, Standard)
            Edmond Hamilton, Leigh Brackett, Carl Jacobi, Fritz Leiber & John D. MacDonald stories
Universal46.25211
 79. Startling Stories 40 U.K. Edition (1950, Pembertons)
            Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Henry Kuttner, Edmond Hamilton, Jack Vance stories
Universal15.001
 BooksCGC LabelCGC TotalAvg. Grade109.99.89.69.49.29.08.58.07.57.06.56.05.55.04.54.03.53.02.52.01.81.51.00.5
 80. Startling Stories 64 U.K. Edition (1950, Pembertons)
            Classic girl in flames cover. Earle K. Bergey cover Raymond F. Jones story
Universal25.0011
 81. Startling Stories 63 (July 1950, Standard)
            Virgil Finlay art Earle K. Bergey cover E. Hamilton, Jack Vance, F. B. Long, Ray Bradbury & Le
Universal74.86111211
 82. Startling Stories 64 (September 1950, Standard)
            Classic girl in flames cover. Earle K. Bergey cover Jack Vance, E. Hamilton, Henry Kuttner & L
Universal505.47124331076432221
 83. Startling Stories 65 (November 1950, Standard)
            L. Ron Hubbard's final Pulp story Earle K. Bergey cover Jack Vance, Edmond Hamilton, Leigh Bra
Universal66.08132
 84. Startling Stories 66 (January 1951, Standard)
            Earle K. Bergey cover Edmond Hamilton, Leigh Brackett stories
Universal66.25111111
 85. Startling Stories 67 (March 1951, Standard)
            Earle K. Bergey cover Leigh Brackett, Edmond Hamilton & Jack Vance stories
Universal46.881111
 86. Startling Stories 68 (May 1951, Standard)
            Earle K. Bergey cover John Wyndham, Edmond Hamilton & Leigh Brackett stories
Universal75.50111112
 87. Startling Stories 68 U.K. Edition (1951, Pembertons)
            Earle K. Bergey cover Fletcher Pratt story
Universal15.001
 88. Startling Stories 69 (July 1951, Standard)
            Leigh Brackett, Richard Matheson stories
Universal35.5012
 89. Startling Stories 70 (September 1951, Standard)
            Earle K. Bergey cover Jack Vance & John D. MacDonald stories Virgil Finlay art
Universal56.002111
 90. Startling Stories 71 (November 1951, Standard)
            Cover by Alex Schomburg Fredric Brown story
Universal45.751111
 91. Startling Stories 72 (January 1952, Standard)
            Earle K. Bergey cover Murray Leinster & John Wyndham stories Virgil Finlay art
Universal35.83111
 92. Startling Stories 73 (February 1952, Standard)
            Earle K. Bergey cover Leigh Brackett story Virgil Finlay art
Universal16.501
 93. Startling Stories 74 (March 1952, Standard)
            Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Henry Kuttner story
Universal15.001
 94. Startling Stories 75 (April 1952, Standard)
            1st published sci-fi work by Frank Herbert. Alex Schomburg cover & art Leigh Brackett & Frank H
Universal74.3611212
 95. Startling Stories 76 (May 1952, Standard)
            Cover by Alex Schomburg
Universal35.17111
 96. Startling Stories 77 (June 1952, Standard)
            Cover by?Earle K. Bergey Jack Vance, Anthony Boucher, Jack Williamson stories
Universal45.251111
 97. Startling Stories 91 Australian Edition (1952, Pembertons)
            Cover by Alex Schomburg
Universal16.501
 98. Startling Stories 92 Australian Edition (1952, Pembertons)
            Cover by Walter Popp Philip K. Dick story
Universal14.501
 99. Startling Stories 78 (July 1952, Standard)
            Cover by Alex Schomburg Arthur C. Clarke story
Universal14.001
 BooksCGC LabelCGC TotalAvg. Grade109.99.89.69.49.29.08.58.07.57.06.56.05.55.04.54.03.53.02.52.01.81.51.00.5
 100. Startling Stories 83 (December 1952, Standard)Restored13.001
 101. Startling Stories 84 (January 1953, Standard)
            Cover by Alex Schomburg Damon Knight, Isaac Asimov, Jack Vance, Murray Leinster stories
Universal13.001
 102. Startling Stories 88 (May 1953, Standard)
            Cover by Walter Popp
Universal14.501
 103. Startling Stories 91 (October 1953, Standard)
            Cover by Alex Schomburg Edmond Hamilton, Murray Leinster stories
Universal17.001
 104. Startling Stories 95 (Fall 1954, Standard)
            Cover by Alex Schomburg
Universal26.7511
 105. Startling Mystery Stories 6 (Fall 1967, Health Knowledge)
            Includes "The Glass Floor" first professional sale by Stephen King Cover by Virgil Finlay Robert
Universal14.001
 106. Startling Mystery Stories 12 (Spring 1969, Health Knowledge)
            Includes "The Reaper's Image" second professional sale by Stephen King Cover by Virgil Finlay Ga
Universal17.001
 107. Startling Stories: Banner 1 (7/01, Marvel Comics)
            Brian Azzarello story Richard Corben cover & art
Universal79.69421
 108. Startling Stories: Banner 1 (7/01, Marvel Comics)Signature29.7011
 109. Startling Stories: Banner 1 (7/01, Marvel Comics)Qualified19.601
 110. Startling Stories: Banner 2 (8/01, Marvel Comics)
            Brian Azzarello story Richard Corben cover & art
Universal79.7461
 111. Startling Stories: Banner 2 Newsstand Edition (8/01, Marvel Comics)
            "Marvel Universe: Banner" Cover date is October. Brian Azzarello story Richard Corben cover & a
Universal39.803
 112. Startling Stories: Banner 3 (9/01, Marvel Comics)
            Brian Azzarello story Richard Corben cover & art
Universal39.803
 113. Startling Stories: Banner 3 Newsstand Edition (9/01, Marvel Comics)
            "Marvel Universe: Banner" Cover date is November. Brian Azzarello story Richard Corben cover &
Universal49.804
 114. Startling Stories: Banner 4 (10/01, Marvel Comics)
            Brian Azzarello story Richard Corben cover & art
Universal69.70411
 115. Startling Stories: Banner 4 (10/01, Marvel Comics)Signature39.4712
 116. Startling Stories: Banner 4 Newsstand Edition (10/01, Marvel Comics)
            "Marvel Universe: Banner" Cover date is December. Brian Azzarello story Richard Corben cover &
Universal19.801
 117. Startling Stories: Banner 1 Argentinian Edition (11/01, Comics Conosur)Qualified18.501
 118. Startling Stories: Megalomaniacal Spider-Man 1 (6/02, Marvel Comics)
            Peter Bagge story, cover & art
Universal149.548321
 119. Startling Stories: Megalomaniacal Spider-Man 1 (6/02, Marvel Comics)Signature29.5011
 BooksCGC LabelCGC TotalAvg. Grade109.99.89.69.49.29.08.58.07.57.06.56.05.55.04.54.03.53.02.52.01.81.51.00.5
 120. Startling Stories: The Thing 1 (2003, Marvel Comics)
            Ron Zimmerman story Don Kramer & Scott Hanna cover & art
Universal19.801
 121. Startling Stories: The Thing 3 (8/03, Marvel Comics)Signature19.601
 122. Startling Stories: The Thing 4 (9/03, Marvel Comics)
            Evan Dorkin story Dean Haspiel & Wade Von Grawbadger art
Universal19.801

 BooksCGC LabelCGC TotalAvg. Grade109.99.89.69.49.29.08.58.07.57.06.56.05.55.04.54.03.53.02.52.01.81.51.00.5
101 BOOKSUniversal5985.920
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