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Skaters, Punks & Rebels: A Countercultural Cross-Section

Thu, Aug 20, 2026 11:00AM EDT
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This sale includes a cross-section of relics of rebels in music, art, and literature. Highlights include an archive of early skateboarding memorabilia and trophies, Raymond Pettibon fliers, guitars, and material from the collection of Howie Pyro. Also crossing the block will be assorted memorabilia from New York's punk rock headquarters, CBGB. Hey-ho, let's go!
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Lot 393

[PULPS]. Group of 30 Magazines and 22 Digest-Sized Books of Mystery and True Crime. [V.p., ca. 1950s-1960s].

Estimate: $150 - $300
Starting Bid
$80

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[PULPS]. Group of 30 Magazines and 22 Digest-Sized Books of Mystery and True Crime. [V.p., ca. 1950s-1970s]. 4tos and 8vos. Publisher's staple-bound or perfect-bound magazines or digests with pictorial wrappers. Magazines include: True Mystery, Detective Annual, Man's World, Detective Cases, Murder Tales, Crime Does Not Pay, The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu, Master Detective, Inside Detective (with an article about Sharon Tate's murder), True Police Cases, True Sex Crimes (some nudity), Male, Strange Murder Stories, and more. Digests include: Manhunt (11 issues, with stories by Mickey Spillane, Evan Hunter (a.k.a. Ed McBain), Erskine Caldwell, James T. Farrell, James M. Cain, etc.), Magazine of Horror (3 issues, with stories by Robert Bloch, Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard and more), Weird Mystery (2 issues, with a story by Bloch, etc.), Weird Terror Tales, Bizarre Mystery Magazine (2 issues with stories by Spillane, Bloch, Arthur C. Clarke, Harlan ("Hal") Ellison, August Derleth, and more), and others.  

Condition

Some general wear, soiling, a few tears, chips, a few with loose covers. Generally very good.

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