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Lot 472:
Description
C-20429
A tight grouping of four classic pulp-era detective and crime magazines, each carrying the bold, illustrated covers that defined mid-century newsstand storytelling. Titles include The Master Detective (March issue), Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories (January issue), True Detective Mysteries (May issue), and New Detective Magazine (March issue). Covers feature archetypal pulp imagery—armed figures, distressed protagonists, shadowy antagonists, and dramatic typography—executed in saturated inks with strong contrast and cinematic composition. Notable cover lines include “The Blonde Detectives and ‘The Rattlesnake, ’” “How I Murdered a Man, ” and “The Inside on the Jerry Buckley Mystery, ” reflecting the sensationalized true-crime and fiction crossover that drove circulation. All four retain their original staple bindings and show authentic period wear consistent with heavy readership.
Shows moderate to heavy wear throughout including edge chipping, spine stress, corner loss, surface creasing, and toning to pages and covers. Some issues exhibit small tears and general handling wear; bindings remain intact but are visibly worn.
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