STARTLING (GEORGE O. SMITH; KENDELL FOSTER CROSSEN; MARGARET ST, CLAIR; ERIC FRANK RUSSELL; ROBERT ZACKS) — Startling Stories: May 1952 ("the Hellflower")

NY, Better Publications. 1952. SingleIssueMagazine. Book, Vol. 26, No. 1. Pulp magazine. Edited by Samuel Mines. Cover art by Schomburg. Includes "The Hellflower" (complete novel) by George O. Smith; "The Gnome's Gneiss" (novelet) by Kendall Foster Crossen; "The Muralist" by Maragret St. Clair; "Take a Seat" by Eric Frank Russell; "From Outer Space" by Robert Zacks. Features: "The Ether Vibrates"; "Syntho-Man"; "Current Fan Publications" by Jerome Bixby; "Science Fiction Bookshelf". Illustrated by Virgil Finlay, Alex Schomburg, J. Dreary, and Vincent. Letters from Gerry de la Ree and others. Standard wear, creasing and tanning. From teh collection of Ted White, noted author and editor, and bears his stamp on cover and contents page. Very Good.