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

Lot Number: 75018

Shortcut to Lot: HA.com/47179*75018

Black Mask #188 August 1934 (Pro-Distribution) CGC VG+ 4.5 Off-white to white pages. This, the highest-graded copy on the current CGC census, includes the Race Williams story "Murder Book" by Carroll John Daly. Fred Craft cover. Bookery's lists as "uncommon". CGC notes, "From the collection of Dr. Richard Meli". Bookery's Guide to Pulps Second Edition 2020 VG 4.0 value = $100. CGC census 1/26: 1 in 4.5, none higher.


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