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Fast Fiction (1949) comic books 1955 or before

  • Issue #2
    Fast Fiction (1949) 2
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split. First two, and two center wraps detached. Water damage with staple rust/migration.

    Captain Blood. 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. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Fast Fiction (1949) 3
    • Interior complete. Full spine split. Pieces missing from front and back cover.

    She by H. Ryder Haggard. 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. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #4
    Fast Fiction (1949) 4

    Cover art by Jim Lavery. "The 39 Steps," script by John Buchan (original story) and Dick Davis, art by Jim Lavery; Richard Hannay helps secret agent Scudder hide out in his flat; Unfortunately, when Scudder is killed, Hannay is accused of the crime and his best hope for clearing his name is to uncover the conspiracy of undercover agents who orchestrated Scudder's death; Adaptation of John Buchan's novel 'The Thirty-Nine Steps.' Vulture Illustration. 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.

  • Issue #5
    Fast Fiction (1949) 5
    • 2.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.
    • 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.