Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Featuring Norman Saunders’ legendary bondage cover for “The Sign of the Serpent” by Hugh B. Cave, this ultra-desirable pulp is considered by many collectors to be the pulp equivalent of Suspense Comics #3.

Despite its modest CGC 2.5 grade, this copy presents with stunning eye appeal — so much so that CGC’s grader notes cite no exterior defects. A black-cover pulp looking this sharp is almost unheard of.

From the famed Dr. Richard Meli Collection, known for exceptional eye appeal and high-grade pulp rarities, this issue perfectly embodies the collector mantra: “Buy the book, not the grade.”

📍 Featured in Heritage Auctions’ June 5th Pulp Magazines Signature® Auction
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