For just $15, you're getting an authentic piece of science fiction history—not a reprint, not a reproduction, but a magazine that has survived for nearly a century.

This issue of Famous Fantastic Mysteries features A. Merritt's classic novel The Metal Monster and sports one of the most striking pulp covers of the era, with its eerie skeletons, lightning-filled landscape, and unforgettable fantasy artwork.

Let's be honest: this copy has seen better days. The cover shows significant wear, edge chipping, tears, spine damage, and age-related deterioration. But that's exactly why it's priced at only $15.

The front cover retains vivid, bright colours but has visible edge and corner damage with tears and creasing along the left edge and spine junction. The back cover shows browning, and paper degradation along all edges, and it is missing the back cover completely. The spine is worn with colour loss and rolling throughout.