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Ad Astra, v. 1, issue 5, January 1940

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Page 22.     AD ASTRA

[[underline]]Hearing briefly from Paul. H. Spencer[[end underline]]: "That last AD ASTRA , was a wow! I mean it,it was probably the best single issue of a fanmag I've ever read! Congrats! If AA were printed, FANTASY would be left 'way behind." (([[underline]]To which we breathlessly reply[[end underline]]: [[underline]]Thanks MR.[[end underline]]))
[[underline]]IFF Member, Chicon booster THOMAS HINOON,says[[end underline]]: "E.E. Smith's article excellent, Cambpell's superb. Krupa's work always good, this was very good. I always like to see something be 4e & boyoboy, he's here three times! Oh happy day! That makes it a super-swell magnificent issue of the first water. Wolheim's article showed some thought, and I quite agreed with him. Cover was not so good, or maybe the front side of the contents page is not a cover. If not, what is it.  (([[underline]]We considered the Krupa drawing the cover, and it was only because of the last minute rush to be off to Philly for the Conference, that we had to hurriedly cut the "cover" you, and several other discerning readers have criticized. We had intended putting the Krupa drawing on the outside, but int he last minute scramble, we didn't have time to cut a full page of solid type. MR.[[end underline]]))
[[underline]]Ray J. Sienkie of Scranton, Penn., who closes his letter--[[end underline]] AD Astraly yours", writes: "I'm writing this letter to tell you that, your magazine, AD ASTRA, is absolutely, postively the best fan mag on the market. Don't ask me what market 'cause I do not Know." 
[[underline]]Postcard from SAMUEL D. RUSSELL:[[end underline]] "No. 4 AD ASTRA received this morning and contents noted with benign approval. Cover, however disapproved of; even if good illustrators are extinct, surely you could have drawn pu[?]tier lettering than that of a typewriter. Planographing of the Krupa illustratoin was excellent, and you chose a good one, too. Dr. Smiths' article, of course, heads the issue in quality as well as order, being written by one of the few authors who realize that science fiction has a literary aspect. His opinions are refreshingly frank & to the point. Campbell's piece is likewise excelllent;great length in stories is too often the result of padding rather than development. 43's breezy accounts are, as always, invigorating reading; Darrow's statistical series is valuable to us guys with the holes in our collections;Madle's and Croutch's pieces are interesting informative; the book reviews should be longer; J. Harvey Haggard's article on Erasmus Darwin is a swell idea; Wolheim's bit on sex is rather wandering and vague." (([[underline]]Sam got a lot on that postcard. MR.[[end underline]]))
((AD LIB had to be cut short this issue, so we can't print all those letters of interesting comment we received from: Joseph Gilbert, Melvin C. Schmidt, Harold F. Benson, Henry D. Goldman, "Doc" Lowndes Gerald W. Meader, George P. Calvert, Harry Warner,Jr., Ray Pauley-- E,rys Evans, Ralph C. Hamilton, and many other readers of AA. We promise you, next issue, an extra large AD LIB.

STATISTICAL RESUME: "ASTOUNDING SCIENCE-FICTION" BY Richard I. Meyer
To date there have been 19 issues of Astounding Stories (now Astounding Science-Fiction), including both the Clayton and Street & Smith publications.
[[underline]]CLAYTON'S[[end underline]]
There were 34 Clayton issues published. From Vol.1;#1 to Vol.10; #3 they were [[[underline]]monthly[[end underline]]. There were 4 issues published [[underline]]bi-monthly,[[end underline]] from Vol.11;#1 to Vol.12;#1
[[underline]]STREET & SMITH'S[[end underline]]
There have been [[underline]]75[[end underline]] issues of this publication since Oct. '33 to Jan. '40,incl. From Vol.12;#2 to Vol. 24;#3. All were [[underline]]monthly[[end underline]].
Harry Bates was Editor of the magazine when published by Clayton. F.Orlin Tremaine with Desmond Hall as ASSC, was Editor of the Street & Smith Astounding, until February '38, when John W. Campbell,Jr. took the former's job. Cover artists for Astounding , since its beginning in 1930, were Wesso, Erown, Rogers, Finlay,Frew Schneeman, & Gilmore. Price 20[[cent symbol]].

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Page 22. AD ASTRA [[underline]]Hearing briefly from Paul. H. Spencer[[end underline]]: "That last AD ASTRA , was a wow! I mean it,it was probably the best single issue of a fanmag I've ever read! Congrats! If AA were printed, FANTASY would be left 'way behind." (([[underline]]To which we breathlessly reply[[end underline]]: [[underline]]Thanks MR.[[end underline]])) [[underline]]IFF Member, Chicon booster THOMAS HINOON,says[[end underline]]: "E.E. Smith's article excellent, Cambpell's superb. Krupa's work always good, this was very good. I always like to see something be 4e & boyoboy, he's here three times! Oh happy day! That makes it a super-swell magnificent issue of the first water. Wolheim's article showed some thought, and I quite agreed with him. Cover was not so good, or maybe the front side of the contents page is not a cover. If not, what is it. (([[underline]]We considered the Krupa drawing the cover, and it was only because of the last minute rush to be off to Philly for the Conference, that we had to hurriedly cut the "cover" you, and several other discerning readers have criticized. We had intended putting the Krupa drawing on the outside, but int he last minute scramble, we didn't have time to cut a full page of solid type. MR.[[end underline]])) [[underline]]Ray J. Sienkie of Scranton, Penn., who closes his letter--[[end underline]] AD Astraly yours", writes: "I'm writing this letter to tell you that, your magazine, AD ASTRA, is absolutely, postively the best fan mag on the market. Don't ask me what market 'cause I do not Know." [[underline]]Postcard from SAMUEL D. RUSSELL:[[end underline]] "No. 4 AD ASTRA received this morning and contents noted with benign approval. Cover, however disapproved of; even if good illustrators are extinct, surely you could have drawn pu[?]tier lettering than that of a typewriter. Planographing of the Krupa illustratoin was excellent, and you chose a good one, too. Dr. Smiths' article, of course, heads the issue in quality as well as order, being written by one of the few authors who realize that science fiction has a literary aspect. His opinions are refreshingly frank & to the point. Campbell's piece is likewise excelllent;great length in stories is too often the result of padding rather than development. 43's breezy accounts are, as always, invigorating reading; Darrow's statistical series is valuable to us guys with the holes in our collections;Madle's and Croutch's pieces are interesting informative; the book reviews should be longer; J. Harvey Haggard's article on Erasmus Darwin is a swell idea; Wolheim's bit on sex is rather wandering and vague." (([[underline]]Sam got a lot on that postcard. MR.[[end underline]])) ((AD LIB had to be cut short this issue, so we can't print all those letters of interesting comment we received from: Joseph Gilbert, Melvin C. Schmidt, Harold F. Benson, Henry D. Goldman, "Doc" Lowndes Gerald W. Meader, George P. Calvert, Harry Warner,Jr., Ray Pauley-- E,rys Evans, Ralph C. Hamilton, and many other readers of AA. We promise you, next issue, an extra large AD LIB. STATISTICAL RESUME: "ASTOUNDING SCIENCE-FICTION" BY Richard I. Meyer To date there have been 19 issues of Astounding Stories (now Astounding Science-Fiction), including both the Clayton and Street & Smith publications. [[underline]]CLAYTON'S[[end underline]] There were 34 Clayton issues published. From Vol.1;#1 to Vol.10; #3 they were [[[underline]]monthly[[end underline]]. There were 4 issues published [[underline]]bi-monthly,[[end underline]] from Vol.11;#1 to Vol.12;#1 [[underline]]STREET & SMITH'S[[end underline]] There have been [[underline]]75[[end underline]] issues of this publication since Oct. '33 to Jan. '40,incl. From Vol.12;#2 to Vol. 24;#3. All were [[underline]]monthly[[end underline]]. Harry Bates was Editor of the magazine when published by Clayton. F.Orlin Tremaine with Desmond Hall as ASSC, was Editor of the Street & Smith Astounding, until February '38, when John W. Campbell,Jr. took the former's job. Cover artists for Astounding , since its beginning in 1930, were Wesso, Erown, Rogers, Finlay,Frew Schneeman, & Gilmore. Price 20[[cent symbol]].