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This is not a Weird Tales, obviously, but it is important to the history of Weird Tales. It's the first issue of Detective Tales, the older, sister publication to Weird Tales. Rural Publishing released this in Oct 1922, and the following year expanded the line to include Weird Tales (Apr 1923). This is a super-rare pulp and I've been looking for a copy for about 5 years. Detective Tales, Oct 1922 (#1)

It's a good show and I've gone the past 5 years. But unfortunately I'll be skipping it this year due to COVID.

Railroad Stories, Jun 1933

Black Book Detective, Oct 1934

Secret Agent X, Oct 1936

The Witch's Tales, Nov 1936

Congrats, it's a great issue! Reasons I love it: 1st published story by C.L. Moore! 1st appearance of C.L. Moore's best character, Northwest Smith, who may have been an inspiration for Han Solo and Indiana Jones! The "N.W." written on your cover is probably noting that. Moore's Northwest Smith story, Shambleau, is awesome! Even though it was her first story, I'm pretty sure it remains her most popular and most anthologized story. Clark Ashton Smith's Averoigne set story, The Holiness of Azédarac, is awesome too! Very nice Brundage cover. No text on the cover for stories and authors. Looks great on the black background. Note: I've heard rumors that the model for the cover was Brundage's daughter, but that can't be true. She didn't have a daughter (she did have a son).

Public Enemy, May 1936 (#5)

Public Enemy, Feb 1936 (#2)

At first glance, Public Enemy appears to be part of the Detective/G-Men genre of the 30s, and while it is, it's also a hero book. Lynn Vickers, Agent G-77, spent each issue tracking down Public Enemy No. 1. The series only lasted 6 issues, which surprises me given the romantic popularity of the FBI's fight against gangsters at that time. Public Enemy, Dec 1935 (#1) The first issue is the first appearance of G-77, and has an amazing Norman Saunders cover.

I love those patriotic WWI covers, and this one's amazing.

Yes indeed! She's the best.

Secret Agent X, Oct 1936

Secret Agent X, Feb 1936

Recent finds Operator #5, Nov 1935 and Mar 1936

This is some of the coolest interior art I've ever seen! And bonus, it's for a Kuttner story.

Yeah, I see it too. I know Rick and company are working hard trying to fix it, but I think the need for CGC graded pulps is becoming more and more pronounced.

Fantastic Adventures, Sep 1941 Big thanks to @Ricksneatstuff for this beauty!

Congrats, that's a nice-looking copy of a great book.

I think there is a lack of quality material on the market. Dwight and I have been talking about this for months. Two years ago we could find high-quality material at reasonable prices, and we bought. A year ago, we could still find it, but the prices were higher, and we still bought. Now, we have trouble finding the high-quality books at all. When they do come to market, high-quality books sell quickly and at strong prices. Very often it's not public, but private sales between collectors, so it will escape notice. Here's a few nice books that sold recently on Ebay for way more that I thought they would. I don't really have an explanation other than at least two people must have really wanted these. Both have quite a lot of water damage, which makes the sales prices even more mystifying. Masked Rider, Mar 1936 - Sold for $759. I would have guessed $100 to $200. Aces, May 1931 - Sold for $766. I would have expected $50 to $100. I have people often ask me to sell my books, but for the most part I only sell extras. I'm pretty sure if I decided to sell I would find a strong market waiting. I wouldn't worry too much about the guide prices, they're just one person's opinion. There's a lot of good work that went into the guide, but I think Tim was pretty conservative with the pricing, and I disagree with a lot of it (mostly on the high demand books).

All-Story Love, Jun 1947

Weird Tales, Oct 1939 Cover by Virgil Finlay Classic Poe and the Raven cover...perfect time of year for this one!

Operator #5, Jul-Aug 1939 Cover by John Newton Howitt That's...uh...a lot of lit powder...

Startling Stories, Jan 1951 Bergey cover

Strange Detective Mysteries, Mar 1943 Here's another Strange Detective Mysteries...this series sure had a lot of great covers! I absolutely love this invisible man cover. I've had a low grade copy in my collection as a place-holder for years. Well, patience has paid off and I finally found a real nice and clean high-grade copy, and boy does it pop!