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

Lot Number: 75027

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Black Mask #204 December 1935 (Pro-Distribution) CGC VG+ 4.5 Off-white to white pages. This is our first encounter with this issue which sports a bondage cover by John Drew. Stories include "Above the Law" by Erle Stanley Gardner and "Red Death" by Eric Taylor. This is the highest graded copy on the current CGC census. Bookery's lists as "uncommon". CGC notes, "From the collection of Dr. Richard Meli". Bookery's Guide to Pulps: Revised Third Edition 2025 VG 4.0 value = $100. CGC census 1/26: 1 in 4.5, none higher.


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