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

Lot Number: 75022

Shortcut to Lot: HA.com/47179*75022

Black Mask #195 March 1935 (Pro-Distribution) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Cream to off-white pages. This copy's Fred Craft cover sits on the highest graded copy on the current CGC census. Bookery's lists as "uncommon at best". CGC notes, "Small amount of dried glue on spine of cover. From the collection of Dr. Richard Meli". Bookery's Guide to Pulps: Revised Third Edition 2025 VG 4.0 value = $100; FN 6.0 value $200. CGC census 1/26: 1 in 5.0, none higher.


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