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Fantasite, v. 1, issue 5, September 1941
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been with Koenig in denouncing those enthusiastic smaller fanzines that are limited by their editor's funds, circumstances, and/or time; but, I do, emphatically, see no place in fandom for the dead beats such as Groveman's man. Good Bronson cover on this number. FANTASY TIMES: October. Remember the Triumverate? Well, they're back without Sykora, and with another news mag. Oddly enuf, there isn't a slap at a Futurian in the thing, and they don't even try to belittle the Convention. On the contrary there's a rather neat makeup, some news I haven't heard before, and a thoroly Moskowitzish article by Moskowitz, that I nevertheless enjoyed. Good letter section, and on the whole not too bad for a nickel. You can always neglect to re-subscribe if they start using Fantasy-News tactics, so ship 'em a quarter for six, and keep in touch with the times. Ha! ha! Joke. "X", June, 10c. The Futurians all contribute to this thing with ideas and articles, which Lowndes then re-writes to preserve, as he puts it, a comfortable veil of anonymity. I liked the first issue quite a lot, but this second one -- not so good, boys. The slaps at Speer are dull, and so obviously prejudiced as to be completely worthless. The article on Joquel's pubs stretches a point or two in order to have something nasty to say, ala Koenig. We wish the boys would abandon their frantic attempts to obtain even margins without a dummy. Sorry, but thumbs down on this. COSMIC TALES, August. Same people, same price as FANTASY TIMES. A good cover, considering that Taurasi did it. And the Giunta interior is surprisingly splendid, darn good. The attempt to make a zombie out of the defunct New Fandom is abortive and bound to fail. Everyone is giving their all to a sincere and truly worthwhile effort toward a united fandom -- the NFFF. Tell the lads and lassies about the NFFF, Phil. The fiction by Gardner is God awful, and in the issue is gruesomely cheerful news that it will be followed by fiction by Moskowitz, Taurasi and more Gardner. Joseph Gilbert. Pros Fantastic Adventures: September. After starting out with a fine little character in Oscar, the loveable Martian, James lets him (1) shoot up a few zombies, (2) go Western and shoot up a few Indians, and now (3) he's coming back to shoot up somebody else. Not Oscar, I'll betcha. Palmer sex in his editorial, "You'll go for it (Oscar's return), we predict," I'll go for it, but it won't be Oscar. It'll be the third door to the left. I might be taking up a lot of space here, but it's a shame the way authors create fine characters like Adam Link, Oscar, Meg, etc., only to make them into stinkeroos in sequels. Now if Binder will let the little people save the world or the U. S., everything will be ______. (Supply your own word just so it's spelled h--e--l--l). FANZINES To complete your files ---- SUN SPOTS: August. Nope, still won't go over, not even in the new printed format. The material is poor, but the best is Wellman's
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been with Koenig in denouncing those enthusiastic smaller fanzines that are limited by their editor's funds, circumstances, and/or time; but, I do, emphatically, see no place in fandom for the dead beats such as Groveman's man. Good Bronson cover on this number. FANTASY TIMES: October. Remember the Triumverate? Well, they're back without Sykora, and with another news mag. Oddly enuf, there isn't a slap at a Futurian in the thing, and they don't even try to belittle the Convention. On the contrary there's a rather neat makeup, some news I haven't heard before, and a thoroly Moskowitzish article by Moskowitz, that I nevertheless enjoyed. Good letter section, and on the whole not too bad for a nickel. You can always neglect to re-subscribe if they start using Fantasy-News tactics, so ship 'em a quarter for six, and keep in touch with the times. Ha! ha! Joke. "X", June, 10c. The Futurians all contribute to this thing with ideas and articles, which Lowndes then re-writes to preserve, as he puts it, a comfortable veil of anonymity. I liked the first issue quite a lot, but this second one -- not so good, boys. The slaps at Speer are dull, and so obviously prejudiced as to be completely worthless. The article on Joquel's pubs stretches a point or two in order to have something nasty to say, ala Koenig. We wish the boys would abandon their frantic attempts to obtain even margins without a dummy. Sorry, but thumbs down on this. COSMIC TALES, August. Same people, same price as FANTASY TIMES. A good cover, considering that Taurasi did it. And the Giunta interior is surprisingly splendid, darn good. The attempt to make a zombie out of the defunct New Fandom is abortive and bound to fail. Everyone is giving their all to a sincere and truly worthwhile effort toward a united fandom -- the NFFF. Tell the lads and lassies about the NFFF, Phil. The fiction by Gardner is God awful, and in the issue is gruesomely cheerful news that it will be followed by fiction by Moskowitz, Taurasi and more Gardner. Joseph Gilbert. Pros Fantastic Adventures: September. After starting out with a fine little character in Oscar, the loveable Martian, James lets him (1) shoot up a few zombies, (2) go Western and shoot up a few Indians, and now (3) he's coming back to shoot up somebody else. Not Oscar, I'll betcha. Palmer sex in his editorial, "You'll go for it (Oscar's return), we predict," I'll go for it, but it won't be Oscar. It'll be the third door to the left. I might be taking up a lot of space here, but it's a shame the way authors create fine characters like Adam Link, Oscar, Meg, etc., only to make them into stinkeroos in sequels. Now if Binder will let the little people save the world or the U. S., everything will be ______. (Supply your own word just so it's spelled h--e--l--l). FANZINES To complete your files ---- SUN SPOTS: August. Nope, still won't go over, not even in the new printed format. The material is poor, but the best is Wellman's
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