Auction Name: 2026 February 19 Hard-Boiled Heroes: Detective Pulp Magazines from The Dr. Richard Meli Collection Showcase Auction

Lot Number: 75006

Shortcut to Lot: HA.com/47179*75006

Black Mask #43 June 1, 1923 (Pro-Distribution / Popular) CGC VG+ 4.5 Cream to off-white pages. This marks the highest graded copy we've seen of this issue, and only the fourth time we've seen it to date! A notorious offering, this all-Ku Klux Klan Issue has a classic Klansmen cover. Also featured is the first appearance of Black Mask's most popular character in Race Williams, the first major hardboiled detective character who was conceived and penned by Carroll John Daly. Bookery's lists as "especially scarce". CGC notes, "From the collection of Dr. Richard Meli". Bookery's Guide to Pulps: Revised Third Edition 2025 VG 4.0 value = $15,000. CGC census 1/26: 1 in 4.5, none higher.


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