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Sure-Fire Detective - June 1937 (Ace) Condition: VF-. Last of the initial three-issue run of the title. Norman Saunders cover. A handwritten note in pencil on the contents page of this copy reads: "Suicide Ship is also my story under a pen name the editor chose for me. It is not unusual for we famous authors to appear twice in a magazine." (Two stories are underlined in the table of contents: "Suicide Ship" credited to Cliff How, and "The Devil's Doll Shop" credited to Denslow M. Dade, which was apparently the author's real name as Cliff Howe was a house pseudonym used by Magazine Publishers Inc.) The first copy of this issue we've encountered to date, as well as the first issue of this title that we've seen. Bookery's Guide to Pulps Second Edition VF value = $100.
From the Jack and Joanie Kump Pulp Collection. Comes with COA from Heritage Auctions.


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Sold on Apr 14, 2023 for: $1,440.00
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