Ley Seca

This is issue 1.2 (June 1953) of Ley Seca ("No Drink, Honey"), a Spanish translation by José Bilbao published by Editorial Bruguera in Barcelona. The serialized novel follows Ray Garnet, a French soldier of American descent, through World War I and its aftermath.

Chapter One depicts military life: Garnet clashes with Sergeant Darsonval over a disputed guard rotation, later proving themselves comrades during intense combat near the Chemin des Dames. After the war, a wounded German soldier named Lorentz encounters Garnet in a shell crater; despite regulations requiring capture, Garnet tends his wounds and releases him, philosophizing on war's arbitrariness.

Chapter Two shifts to 1920s Paris, where Garnet works as a wine salesman, deeply indebted to Paula Nicholls, an American cabaret owner, while entangled romantically with Lucía, a hotel proprietor's daughter. Desperate for commission advances from reluctant wine merchants citing economic crisis, Garnet visits Robert Doriot's establishment Vert Galant late at night.

The narrative combines military adventure with post-war social drama and romantic complications in Paris.