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Le Zombie, v. 4, issue 1, whole no. 36, January 1941

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DEPTS OF THE INTERIOR

BREAKING INTO PRINT, DEPT: The NYC 1939 Convention surpassed the 1940 Chicago convention in one respect, to wit: the Nycon rated a write-up in Time magazine. The Chicon did not, this year. However, for a s'prise, we refer you to the text on page 99, of the November 25th, 1940 issue of Life magazine. Eagle-eye Korshak called it to our attention.

H. C. KOENIG, DEPT: Here's one for your Detours column, Hoiman ole pal. We quote from Taurasi's Cometeer Press #2: "Oh yes, fans, Koso, that lovable Martian will appear in a cartoon magazine in the near future... ...(unquote). The editors of LeZ feel that Mr Taurasi didn't choose quite the proper adjective in defining Koso's character .

BANKRUPTCY & RECEIVERSHIP DEPT: We sometimes feel that we are being "taken in" by subscribers who fancy that money has been outlawed as legal tender, and most anything else handy will buy a subscription to our LeZ. In the near past we have received checks that bounced so hard we were embarrassed when the rubber snapped out loud and startled other bank customers behinds us in line; and there is a pitiful look in the care-worn eyes of our postal clerk when we hopefully push English and Australian money orders and Int. Reply coupons across the counter. He grows so tired pushing them back at us. We have a drawer full of English and Australian unused postage stamps....those deluded souls"over there" actually believe we can ship them copies,using foreign stamps . But the crowning horror, for us, is the misbeguided soul who ever so often sends us 25[[cent symbol]] or 50[[cent symbol]] in good American un-used stamps.....un-used, that is, except the edges are curled and broken, and the glue has been entirely licked off them. We weep. What will someone offer us for good, unused English and Austrailian stamps and money orders?

GYPPED AGAIN, DEPT: Three or four months ago we entered a letter in the Planet Stories letter contest, the prize being our choice of originals for a certain issue. We won. We indicated our choice, as requested. As we say, that was three or four months ago, it seems. We are as yet, still waiting for our original. We weep. Yngvi isn't the only louse in science fiction.

PUBLICITY DEPT: In connection with the Nycon-Chicon item at the top of this page, we offer another. We (the Chicon that is) garnered more publicity in the professional press than the Nycon: two Chicago newspapers, a Bloomington newspaper, Life magazine, and just about every pro stf magazine. Korshak placed (and was paid for) a full page write-up in one of Miss Gnaedinger's mags, Reinsberg was responsible for all the Amazing blurbs. We call your attention to the latest, in the current Amazing: another article, accompanied by a half dozen pictures of fans, snapped at the convention. We understand there is still a write-up to appear in either Science Fiction or Future Fiction ..... can Lowndes throw any light on this last? We feel proud. We glee.

SUGGESTION DEPT: In these hectic days of phrase-coining, we offer one. Westerns are called "horse operas", the morning housewife tear-jerkers are called "soap operas". For the hacky, grinding, stinking, outworn space-ship yarn, or world-saving for that matter, we offer "space opera"

RUMOR DENYING DEPT: There is absolutely no truth to the rumor that Joe Fann has sold a filler to Tremaine's Comet, and is now lolling around waiting for Tremaine to bring him a check for $1.50

We alternately glee and weep

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DEPTS OF THE INTERIOR BREAKING INTO PRINT, DEPT: The NYC 1939 Convention surpassed the 1940 Chicago convention in one respect, to wit: the Nycon rated a write-up in Time magazine. The Chicon did not, this year. However, for a s'prise, we refer you to the text on page 99, of the November 25th, 1940 issue of Life magazine. Eagle-eye Korshak called it to our attention. H. C. KOENIG, DEPT: Here's one for your Detours column, Hoiman ole pal. We quote from Taurasi's Cometeer Press #2: "Oh yes, fans, Koso, that lovable Martian will appear in a cartoon magazine in the near future... ...(unquote). The editors of LeZ feel that Mr Taurasi didn't choose quite the proper adjective in defining Koso's character . BANKRUPTCY & RECEIVERSHIP DEPT: We sometimes feel that we are being "taken in" by subscribers who fancy that money has been outlawed as legal tender, and most anything else handy will buy a subscription to our LeZ. In the near past we have received checks that bounced so hard we were embarrassed when the rubber snapped out loud and startled other bank customers behinds us in line; and there is a pitiful look in the care-worn eyes of our postal clerk when we hopefully push English and Australian money orders and Int. Reply coupons across the counter. He grows so tired pushing them back at us. We have a drawer full of English and Australian unused postage stamps....those deluded souls"over there" actually believe we can ship them copies,using foreign stamps . But the crowning horror, for us, is the misbeguided soul who ever so often sends us 25[[cent symbol]] or 50[[cent symbol]] in good American un-used stamps.....un-used, that is, except the edges are curled and broken, and the glue has been entirely licked off them. We weep. What will someone offer us for good, unused English and Austrailian stamps and money orders? GYPPED AGAIN, DEPT: Three or four months ago we entered a letter in the Planet Stories letter contest, the prize being our choice of originals for a certain issue. We won. We indicated our choice, as requested. As we say, that was three or four months ago, it seems. We are as yet, still waiting for our original. We weep. Yngvi isn't the only louse in science fiction. PUBLICITY DEPT: In connection with the Nycon-Chicon item at the top of this page, we offer another. We (the Chicon that is) garnered more publicity in the professional press than the Nycon: two Chicago newspapers, a Bloomington newspaper, Life magazine, and just about every pro stf magazine. Korshak placed (and was paid for) a full page write-up in one of Miss Gnaedinger's mags, Reinsberg was responsible for all the Amazing blurbs. We call your attention to the latest, in the current Amazing: another article, accompanied by a half dozen pictures of fans, snapped at the convention. We understand there is still a write-up to appear in either Science Fiction or Future Fiction ..... can Lowndes throw any light on this last? We feel proud. We glee. SUGGESTION DEPT: In these hectic days of phrase-coining, we offer one. Westerns are called "horse operas", the morning housewife tear-jerkers are called "soap operas". For the hacky, grinding, stinking, outworn space-ship yarn, or world-saving for that matter, we offer "space opera" RUMOR DENYING DEPT: There is absolutely no truth to the rumor that Joe Fann has sold a filler to Tremaine's Comet, and is now lolling around waiting for Tremaine to bring him a check for $1.50 We alternately glee and weep