Was clearing out a file cabinet yesterday and came across my first book: the 1978 action classic, The Greatest Gun.
Contents:
The Man
The Shooting
Chapter One:
A Man came to the city. He wanted to shoot.
Chapter Two:
A man came. He shot.
Page Three:
Marshall was getting killed.
Page Four:
The Bad Guy was winning.
Page Five:
The Bad Guy won.
THE END
So now you know: I was a member of the Joss Whedon school of storytelling even before there was Joss Whedon school of storytelling.