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Ad Astra, v. 1, issue 2, July 1939
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"AD LIB" What our readers have to say... JOSEPH GILBERT of Columbia, S.C. writes:- I have been reading fan mags only a short time, but no sooner does one put out one issue, than it folds its mimeograph like the Arabs and silently steals away. Perhaps I am just sensitive to extra-sensory perception, but somehow I have the feeling that AD ASTRA is not going to make things lively by blowing up in my face and leaving my hands empty, and a dazed look on my pan. I hope thaat cheers you up a little. Seriously, AD ASTRA seems me by the lineup of features to be neatly on its way to take the place of the justly bemoaned "Fantasy". I do hope that luck, good fortune, and strong support will favor AD ASTRA and endow it with a full, happy life. (Thank you, Mr. Gilbert Ed.) RAY PAULEY of Spring Hill, W.Va. says:- Received the first ish. of AD ASTRA safe and sound and after due consideration think it amply worthy of what comments I may have to offer. I believe I may safely say that this initial issue of AA is equal in most respects to the initial issue of any of the fan mags that have made a recent debut in fandom. The cover was superb. Why not have Krupa execute a few interior cuts, too, hereafter. Those produced in this issue are about as punk as the cover is good. To speak of material, it was for the most part very good. I especially liked "An Interview with RAP" and "Writing". Your story was fair but for gosh sakes don't feature more than one piece of fiction per issue. I would like to see "Did You Know That" as a regular column. Also, keep the editorial at a full page; editorials always interest me. Well, with hopes that a readers readers column may be forthcoming; hopes for a monthly publication; and a dime for the second issue, I remain, Yours for stf. RALPH C. HAMILTON of Wooster, Ohio flashes:- I was well pleased with the first issue of AD ASTRA, especially the article by Campbell; so here is ten cents for the next. JACK F. SPEER of Washington, D.C. writes:- Speaking for both myself and Bristol -- since that latter's bosses have turned thumbs down on using the government's typewriter time, and paper for personal correspondence -- I congratulate you on Chicago's first fan mag in years. The first issue shows several strong points, and many of the defects can be easily corrected. Despite the rather hack nature of the subject, Krupa's AD ASTRA cover was an excellent piece of work. Of the interior cartoons, the one for the RAP interview was likeable, but that for Medium of Exchange not so hot. The interview with Palmer was interesting, as were the Did You Know That items. "That" was repeated before one item, which is veddy bad. The introductory statement should have been boxed off or otherwise differentiated so as not to appear as an item. Campbell was fair, good toward the end of the article. There is no justification for fancily set off headings to show that an article is continued from the preceeding page, and they break into the flow of reading. If the Father and the Fan had been smoothed out into better mete it would have been excellent. Gernsback fair. Probably most fans don't like him, personally, any more. Medium of Exchange a little
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"AD LIB" What our readers have to say... JOSEPH GILBERT of Columbia, S.C. writes:- I have been reading fan mags only a short time, but no sooner does one put out one issue, than it folds its mimeograph like the Arabs and silently steals away. Perhaps I am just sensitive to extra-sensory perception, but somehow I have the feeling that AD ASTRA is not going to make things lively by blowing up in my face and leaving my hands empty, and a dazed look on my pan. I hope thaat cheers you up a little. Seriously, AD ASTRA seems me by the lineup of features to be neatly on its way to take the place of the justly bemoaned "Fantasy". I do hope that luck, good fortune, and strong support will favor AD ASTRA and endow it with a full, happy life. (Thank you, Mr. Gilbert Ed.) RAY PAULEY of Spring Hill, W.Va. says:- Received the first ish. of AD ASTRA safe and sound and after due consideration think it amply worthy of what comments I may have to offer. I believe I may safely say that this initial issue of AA is equal in most respects to the initial issue of any of the fan mags that have made a recent debut in fandom. The cover was superb. Why not have Krupa execute a few interior cuts, too, hereafter. Those produced in this issue are about as punk as the cover is good. To speak of material, it was for the most part very good. I especially liked "An Interview with RAP" and "Writing". Your story was fair but for gosh sakes don't feature more than one piece of fiction per issue. I would like to see "Did You Know That" as a regular column. Also, keep the editorial at a full page; editorials always interest me. Well, with hopes that a readers readers column may be forthcoming; hopes for a monthly publication; and a dime for the second issue, I remain, Yours for stf. RALPH C. HAMILTON of Wooster, Ohio flashes:- I was well pleased with the first issue of AD ASTRA, especially the article by Campbell; so here is ten cents for the next. JACK F. SPEER of Washington, D.C. writes:- Speaking for both myself and Bristol -- since that latter's bosses have turned thumbs down on using the government's typewriter time, and paper for personal correspondence -- I congratulate you on Chicago's first fan mag in years. The first issue shows several strong points, and many of the defects can be easily corrected. Despite the rather hack nature of the subject, Krupa's AD ASTRA cover was an excellent piece of work. Of the interior cartoons, the one for the RAP interview was likeable, but that for Medium of Exchange not so hot. The interview with Palmer was interesting, as were the Did You Know That items. "That" was repeated before one item, which is veddy bad. The introductory statement should have been boxed off or otherwise differentiated so as not to appear as an item. Campbell was fair, good toward the end of the article. There is no justification for fancily set off headings to show that an article is continued from the preceeding page, and they break into the flow of reading. If the Father and the Fan had been smoothed out into better mete it would have been excellent. Gernsback fair. Probably most fans don't like him, personally, any more. Medium of Exchange a little
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