STARTLING MYSTERY STORIES. (Eighteen issues, all published)

STARTLING MYSTERY STORIES. Summer [May] 1966 - March 1971. (Volume 1, Number 1 - Volume 3 Number 6, Whole numbers 1-18). Robert A. W. Lowndes (editor)

Published by Health Knowledge Inc. 1966-1971, New York, 1966

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Octavo, eighteen issues, pictorial wrappers. Digest size magazine. This publication included new and reprint fiction. Reprints coming mainly from the pulps, including Seabury Quinn's Jules de Grandin stories, Paul Ernst's Dr. Satan, and Edward Hoch's Simon Ark stories. As for new material, a claim to fame is the publication of Stephen King's first two stories "The Glass Floor" in issue number 6 and "The Reaper's Image," in issue number 12. Other new fiction included authors Ramsey Campbell, John Brunner, and F. Paul Wilson with his first professional appearance. Lowndes editorials were also of interest as he covered subjects in the detective fiction genre. [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 608-611]. A nearly fine to fine set. (31558). Seller Inventory # 31558

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Title: STARTLING MYSTERY STORIES. (Eighteen issues,...
Publisher: Health Knowledge Inc. 1966-1971, New York
Publication Date: 1966
Binding: Soft cover

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