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Talbot Mundy et al : Famous Fantastic Mysteries. Vol. 13, December, 1951, No. 1

Popular Publications, Inc., Kokomo, IN, 1951

Original publisher's multicolored paper wrappers with a color illustration on the front cover by Lawrence of a woman in an Eastern veil and attire motioning toward a mystical-looking man sitting cross-legged with a black panther on his lap. Illustration accompanies one of this issue's stories, "The Gray Mahatma." White spine with black lettering. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2." 114 pages, complete. Black-and-white illustrations by Lawrence, Finlay, Bok and Fawcette, complete. Advertisements are interspersed throughout. Pages and covers are clean and intact overall. Pages are fragile and age-toned with a few closed tears. Some chipping at the edges and spine. The largest chip is in the lower-right corner on front and measures about 1" x 1/2." One piece of tape at head of spine. Covers are cut along the edges but this may be original. A Very Good Copy. Famous Fantastic Mysteries was a science fiction and fantasy pulp magazine edited by Mary Gnaedinger. The first issue appeared in 1939. Its popularity quickly led to the publication of a companion magazine, Fantastic Novels. The last issue of Famous Fantastic Mysteries was published in 1953. The December 1951 issue. The following are in this issue: a full-length feature, "The Gray Mahatma," by Talbot Mundy; a novelette, "'--And He Built a Crooked House--,'" by Robert A. Heimlein; three short stories and features, "The Book" by Margaret Irwin, "Pickman's Model" by H. P. Lovecraft, and "He Didn't Want Soup" by Paul Ernst; "The Readers' Viewpoint"; "In the Next Issue"; and "The Spirit Boats" by Minna Irving [a poem].. Illustr.: Stevens, Lawrence; Finlay, Virgil; Bok, Hannes; Fawcette, Gene. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

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