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Fantascience Digest, v. 2, issue 2, January-February 1939

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FANTASCIENCE DIGEST     Page 21

THE READER COMMENTS

RICHARD WILSON, JR: John Giunta's cover is a crude beauty.His blend of colors is superb...MAR's [[underline]]Mars[[end underline]] is excellent--the face is remarkably Paulish. Can you tell me whether or no the guy has a mouth? I'm undecided whether that line of his jawbone extends into a dimpled chin or the opening to the bread-basket...Sam Moskowitz' "The Road Back" was really enjoyable--tho he could've brushed up the ending a bit. Has Sam decide to give song titles a rest, now; writing articles and fiction about titles of books &/or movies, or is he just slipping?...You should develop a sort of Post Scripts page-- as in the SEP--and have Duclair Horse's-Neck Hart dash off stuff for it. All he needs to be an excellent Post Scripter is a bag full of punch-lines...Edward (heh-eh) Dale, too, should contribute.

I disagree with harry Warner, Jr., regarding Flash Gordon. I think this strip is without peer among atficartoons. Alex Raymond's drawing is actually art--if he'd turn to stf I'd bet he'd be a favorite after his second appearance. The story, i think, is more concerned with revolution business against Ming than encounters with queer monsters. The story and dialog is [[underline]]intelligent[[end underline]], which is more than can be said for many of its rivals. Its plot may be hack, but whathell, how about Burroughs? Buck Rogers Sunday isn't defunct-- it goes on & on. The daily strip, tho, seems to've disappeared all over the country. Is there any FD reader who still finds it in his paper? (About a week after the arrival of Dick's letter buck Rogers disappeared from the pages of the Philadelphia Record.--RAM)

"Death is a Diplodoc(o)us" is just too-too. Bats Bloch'd better keep his laurels under lock-&-key while Hennery is about.

Tell Misker Miske to keep his shirt on. No one said his pome was despicable, or him either. My li'l anecdote was just related to annoy him and show that Jack Gillespie wasn't listening. gillsp actually was seeking a word meaning underhanded--can I help it if he's rude?

DONALD FORD: In the Feb. issue of Amazing Stories I first saw your ad concerning Fantascience Digest. Deciding to risk a dime plus a stamped envelope, I sent for the current issue. I didn't know what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised when FD arrived. I tore out half of my hair, though, due to the fact that the back was torn. These dumb post-office clerks take inhuman pleasure in cramming mail into your Box so that it will tear all up. By now I have read the Nov.-Dec. issue twelve times and shown it to numerous friends.

When I first read FD it was like coming into a new world; new sights, new horizons, and new ideas yawned. You can put me down as a subscriber to FD as long as it lasts. FD was the first fan mag that I had ever

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FANTASCIENCE DIGEST Page 21 THE READER COMMENTS RICHARD WILSON, JR: John Giunta's cover is a crude beauty.His blend of colors is superb...MAR's [[underline]]Mars[[end underline]] is excellent--the face is remarkably Paulish. Can you tell me whether or no the guy has a mouth? I'm undecided whether that line of his jawbone extends into a dimpled chin or the opening to the bread-basket...Sam Moskowitz' "The Road Back" was really enjoyable--tho he could've brushed up the ending a bit. Has Sam decide to give song titles a rest, now; writing articles and fiction about titles of books &/or movies, or is he just slipping?...You should develop a sort of Post Scripts page-- as in the SEP--and have Duclair Horse's-Neck Hart dash off stuff for it. All he needs to be an excellent Post Scripter is a bag full of punch-lines...Edward (heh-eh) Dale, too, should contribute. I disagree with harry Warner, Jr., regarding Flash Gordon. I think this strip is without peer among atficartoons. Alex Raymond's drawing is actually art--if he'd turn to stf I'd bet he'd be a favorite after his second appearance. The story, i think, is more concerned with revolution business against Ming than encounters with queer monsters. The story and dialog is [[underline]]intelligent[[end underline]], which is more than can be said for many of its rivals. Its plot may be hack, but whathell, how about Burroughs? Buck Rogers Sunday isn't defunct-- it goes on & on. The daily strip, tho, seems to've disappeared all over the country. Is there any FD reader who still finds it in his paper? (About a week after the arrival of Dick's letter buck Rogers disappeared from the pages of the Philadelphia Record.--RAM) "Death is a Diplodoc(o)us" is just too-too. Bats Bloch'd better keep his laurels under lock-&-key while Hennery is about. Tell Misker Miske to keep his shirt on. No one said his pome was despicable, or him either. My li'l anecdote was just related to annoy him and show that Jack Gillespie wasn't listening. gillsp actually was seeking a word meaning underhanded--can I help it if he's rude? DONALD FORD: In the Feb. issue of Amazing Stories I first saw your ad concerning Fantascience Digest. Deciding to risk a dime plus a stamped envelope, I sent for the current issue. I didn't know what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised when FD arrived. I tore out half of my hair, though, due to the fact that the back was torn. These dumb post-office clerks take inhuman pleasure in cramming mail into your Box so that it will tear all up. By now I have read the Nov.-Dec. issue twelve times and shown it to numerous friends. When I first read FD it was like coming into a new world; new sights, new horizons, and new ideas yawned. You can put me down as a subscriber to FD as long as it lasts. FD was the first fan mag that I had ever