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Fantasite, v. 2, issue 3, whole no. 9, August-September 1942

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of the LeZ Lovlies and for Les Miserables and a titled drawing by Walter E. Marconette. Tucker's poll, whereby he learned of the series fans' occupations and accordingly assigned them to their proper duties aboard the LeZ spaceship to be launched in 1946 is most interesting. The assorted departments are good, as usual. Emrys Evans has a letter in the issue in which he expresses a desire to procure a copy of the National Fantasy Fan Federation's Fannual, hoping "that there are some left at this late date." Ha, ha! No need to worry, Emrys; if it's out by the time you return, there'll probably will be copies for sale. Greek Gift Horse Dept. Someone (the person who mailed a certain Washington fanzine editor a naked razor blade) should mail a certain Washington fanzine editor something a bit more effective -- say a time bomb.

NOVA: #2. Splendid airbrush cover, done in green. And we don't know how to describe the nifty back cover, which is done in the same medium, only employing the use of five different colors! Good article by Brazier, Jane Tucker, Campbell, and Rocklynne. Colorful interior decorations, and nice departments. It would be nice, however, if the editors would get away from the comic strip and the noisome little blurbs at the bottom of every page. 44 pages in all, and if you don't agree that this is well worth the thin dime, you'd better not say so. The magazine comes from Al Ashley, 86 Upton Avenus, Battle Creek, Michigan.

Good Enuf -- PARADOX: Fall. 20 neatly mined pages of average material, with Harry Warner's book review in the top place. Nice enough art work, although the various artists' choice of subject matter might be a bit better. This is good for a newcomer. 10c from Frank Wilimczyk Jr., 3 Lewis St., Westfield Mass.

To Complete Your Files -- SPACE TALES: No apparent date. Litho-cover by fandom's young up and coming artist, Ronald Clyne of Chicago. It's good, although one is inclined to wonder why Ronald should want to copy a movie still of Chaney as Frankenstein instead of doing something original. Material by Evans and Warner is okay. Interior still cluttered up with cartoons, no doubt to draw new 12 and 13 yr. old subscribers. Good movie review (although the editor calls it a "book review") by Roy Hunt, even if it was copied from The Fantasite. --- PRB
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SAUERKRAUT UND GEFILTEFISCH
By Carlton J. Fassbeinder

RUMORS THAT WERE...Shortly after December 7 Art Joquel had some inside news. It was a bit story, and Art was a very important person to be able to divulge this and scare hell out of fan editors. Said Art in a hushed voice: "I have it confidentially that in three months there will be no more mimeograph stencils available. The coating comes from Japan." It is now eight months, and I find that hordes of new magazines are still coming out. I have estimated that if we took the coating off the tongues of everyone who spread rumors like that, there would be ample stencils to come. Probably the only person to put out of business by the rumor was Joquel himself. He has retired to El Monte, California.

HENRY DOESN'T COME HERE ANY MORE...Henry Kuttner, who is a swell fellow, was invited to the LASFS to be the guest of honor at a discussion on Time-Traveling. He also brought along Mrs. Kuttner, the former...but oh! need we go into THAT! Now Henry is friendly and will open up and take interest in interesting things like any intelligent animal. But the stinking, lousy bits of moronity delivered with halting fuddy-duddy intonations by Jack Doddle and Jack Rhodes, plus the utter boredom offered by the rest of the members, must have been acutely embarrassing to Henry, who remembers a live-wire club. The LASFS site in its room at 1055 Wilshire, having turned into what is practically a family affair. Gone are the names that made Los Angeles the one-time Mecca of all scientifiction fans. I'm afraid that the "Final Twilight" of really active fandom, the lovable, unique, never-a-dull-moment bunch that I think of, is here at last. Thank God the Pacificon folded. And our apologies to Henry and Mrs.

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of the LeZ Lovlies and for Les Miserables and a titled drawing by Walter E. Marconette. Tucker's poll, whereby he learned of the series fans' occupations and accordingly assigned them to their proper duties aboard the LeZ spaceship to be launched in 1946 is most interesting. The assorted departments are good, as usual. Emrys Evans has a letter in the issue in which he expresses a desire to procure a copy of the National Fantasy Fan Federation's Fannual, hoping "that there are some left at this late date." Ha, ha! No need to worry, Emrys; if it's out by the time you return, there'll probably will be copies for sale. Greek Gift Horse Dept. Someone (the person who mailed a certain Washington fanzine editor a naked razor blade) should mail a certain Washington fanzine editor something a bit more effective -- say a time bomb. NOVA: #2. Splendid airbrush cover, done in green. And we don't know how to describe the nifty back cover, which is done in the same medium, only employing the use of five different colors! Good article by Brazier, Jane Tucker, Campbell, and Rocklynne. Colorful interior decorations, and nice departments. It would be nice, however, if the editors would get away from the comic strip and the noisome little blurbs at the bottom of every page. 44 pages in all, and if you don't agree that this is well worth the thin dime, you'd better not say so. The magazine comes from Al Ashley, 86 Upton Avenus, Battle Creek, Michigan. Good Enuf -- PARADOX: Fall. 20 neatly mined pages of average material, with Harry Warner's book review in the top place. Nice enough art work, although the various artists' choice of subject matter might be a bit better. This is good for a newcomer. 10c from Frank Wilimczyk Jr., 3 Lewis St., Westfield Mass. To Complete Your Files -- SPACE TALES: No apparent date. Litho-cover by fandom's young up and coming artist, Ronald Clyne of Chicago. It's good, although one is inclined to wonder why Ronald should want to copy a movie still of Chaney as Frankenstein instead of doing something original. Material by Evans and Warner is okay. Interior still cluttered up with cartoons, no doubt to draw new 12 and 13 yr. old subscribers. Good movie review (although the editor calls it a "book review") by Roy Hunt, even if it was copied from The Fantasite. --- PRB ---------------------------------- SAUERKRAUT UND GEFILTEFISCH By Carlton J. Fassbeinder RUMORS THAT WERE...Shortly after December 7 Art Joquel had some inside news. It was a bit story, and Art was a very important person to be able to divulge this and scare hell out of fan editors. Said Art in a hushed voice: "I have it confidentially that in three months there will be no more mimeograph stencils available. The coating comes from Japan." It is now eight months, and I find that hordes of new magazines are still coming out. I have estimated that if we took the coating off the tongues of everyone who spread rumors like that, there would be ample stencils to come. Probably the only person to put out of business by the rumor was Joquel himself. He has retired to El Monte, California. HENRY DOESN'T COME HERE ANY MORE...Henry Kuttner, who is a swell fellow, was invited to the LASFS to be the guest of honor at a discussion on Time-Traveling. He also brought along Mrs. Kuttner, the former...but oh! need we go into THAT! Now Henry is friendly and will open up and take interest in interesting things like any intelligent animal. But the stinking, lousy bits of moronity delivered with halting fuddy-duddy intonations by Jack Doddle and Jack Rhodes, plus the utter boredom offered by the rest of the members, must have been acutely embarrassing to Henry, who remembers a live-wire club. The LASFS site in its room at 1055 Wilshire, having turned into what is practically a family affair. Gone are the names that made Los Angeles the one-time Mecca of all scientifiction fans. I'm afraid that the "Final Twilight" of really active fandom, the lovable, unique, never-a-dull-moment bunch that I think of, is here at last. Thank God the Pacificon folded. And our apologies to Henry and Mrs.