Fast Fiction (1949) 5
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Issue #5
Published Mar 1950 by Seaboard Publishers.$13.00
View scan- 2.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.
$17.00
View scan- Only one staple (manufacturing). Center 2 wraps detached. Water damage.
- Centerfold detached.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Cover art by Henry Kiefer. "Beau Geste," script by Dick Davis and P. C. Wren (story), art by Henry Kiefer; After a valuable sapphire goes missing, three brothers each decide to venture into the French Foreign Legion so that each will appear to be guilty, rather than expose one of their brethren as the thief; The trio go into action in the deserts of North Africa and find themselves targeted by soldiers who have heard rumors that they're carrying the sapphire. Article on the life story of author P.C. Wren. "The Mohammedans" article. "Thrilling Sports-Mountain Climbing" article. Foreign Legion Fort illustration by Henry Kiefer. NOTE: The first five issues of Fast Fiction were reprinted under the title Stories by Famous Authors Illustrated. Except for the title change on the cover, the editions are identical. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
