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Title: RANGERS COMICS Nos. 30, 36, 37, 40, 52 and 54 * Lot of Six Comics
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Publisher:Fiction House [Indicia: Flying Stories, Inc.]
Date Published: 1946-1950
Description:

#30: VG+ (4.5). Spine a bit rolled, spine ends slightly nicked, light bumps to spine crown and top corner, short tear at top corner (less than ¼"), a few nicks and small creased tear (under ¼") to back cover, bottom corners a bit soft. Press and clean to 5.0, possibly 5.5. Cream to off-white pages.

#36: VG- (3.5). Spine roll, 1¼" split at top spine, sun shadow to back cover, tiny rubs near bottom corner. Cream to off-white pages.

#37: G/VG (3.0). Spine roll, ¼" split at bottom spine, short transverse tears to spine, bottom corner of front cover dogeared, penciled ownership name ("Ruby Nilsin"?) and scribblings above logo, ¾" tear to front cover, miscut margin of first page protrudes at open edge. Off-white pages.

#40: G/VG (3.0). Spine roll, short transverse tears to spine, bottom corner of front cover dogeared, nicks and ¼" tear to edges, grease-penciled distributor's mark ("10") beneath logo. Off-white pages.

#52: VG- (3.5). Creased, taped tear to bottom right corner of front cover with tiny chip, chips and short tears to open edge of back cover, tiny chip to top corner of front cover, tiny chips to many pages at top corner, 1x¼" chips to all pages at bottom right corner. Cream to off-white pages, tan edges. Superficially gorgeous mag, too bad about the chips.

#54: VG- (3.5). Right edge curled from improper storage, smallish chip to top right corner of front cover and many pages, crease mark to top right corner, tiny chip to bottom corner of back cover, ¼" tear to back cover. Cream to off-white pages, tan edges.

Covers: Joe Doolin, Ed Waldman?. Art: Matt Baker, George Evans, Al Feldstein?, August Froehlich, Ed Lubbers, Howard Larsen, Murphy Anderson, Lily Renee, Al Walker, John Celardo, Charles Sultan, Walter Palais, Jerry Grandenetti, Enrico Bagnoli.

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