NMLP P-015129 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Damned

John D. MacDonald · Gold Medal Books (Gold Medal #240) · 1952

Paperback is the true first. John D. MacDonald's early career was built on Gold Medal originals; nearly all his pre-1960 novels are paperback firsts.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-015129 for "The Damned" by John D. MacDonald (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-015129, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).