FAMOUS FANTASTIC MYSTERIES.
Chicago: All-Fiction Field, Inc., 1953. Octavo, single issue, cover by Lawrence, printed wrappers. Pulp magazine. The final issue. Main feature is "Anthem" by Ayn Rand. This is Rand's only pulp magazine appearance. Also includes "Pendulum" by Ray Bradbury and Henry Hasse. Other authors are Robert E. Howard, "Worms of the Earth" and Franz Kafka "Metamorphosis." Primarily FFM reprinted science fantasy material. "Famous Fantastic Mysteries [has] a special historical significance because it preserved (and introduced a new generation to) the older traditions from which modern science fiction emerged." - Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 212-216. Mild toning to text paper, overhang of edges trimmed otherwise a bright nearly fine or better copy. (34041). Item #34041
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