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Fantascience Digest, v. 2, issue 4, May-June 1939

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Page 28               FANTASCIENCE DIGEST 

your columns long before his stuff arrives.
   "Those Were the Days" - not so good. Interesting, but not very inspiring.
   "Amazing News" always interesting - another good column. 
   Kuttner still bewilders me. I thought he was trying to be serious at first, and then when I realized it was meant to be funny I didn't think it at all humorous. It's a matter of taste, I suppose- Sam Youd nearly died over it, he says.
   "Ten Years Ago" - he starts off by talking about 5 years ago, but that doesn't worry anyone, I suppose. Interesting, readable.
   Bristol's reports are not particularly exciting, but I don't begrudge them their place in the magazine - you certainly cater for everything in your pages, and little items like this make for absolute completeness.
   "Eternal Wanderer" - I like idle chatter of this sort.
   Readers Letters - can't say anything save that the department is what one would expect - only most of the letters weren't enthusiastic enough.

   ALEX SAUNDERS: The March-April issue was (and no one can deny this) a marvelous improvement over the January-February number.
   The cover was excellent and the contents page swell.
   I enjoyed immensely "An Aristocrat Abdicates" by Harry Warner, Jr. After reading the article I know now the history of AMAZING STORIES, and mighty interesting it is, too. Now I would like to read the history of THRILLING WONDER STORIES and also ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION. Can you arrange this? (Does Warner's article in the current issue concerning TWS please you?--RAM)
   "Grand Old Fan" by Sam Moskowitz was very good.
   "The Science Fiction Spotlight" written by yourself is an excellent feature, and I thought "Those Were the Days" as being very good indeed. 
   Mark Reinsberg's "Amazing News" is, in my opinion, one of the best features in FD.
   Henry Kuttner's "The Strange Case of Mr. Geech" was very enjoyable.
   One of the highlights in the March-April issue was "Ten Years Ago in Science Fiction" by Milton A. Rothman. By all means, keep this department in your magazine. (Mr. Rothman has moved to Washington, D.C., and no longer has access to his collection. Consequently, the department has been discontinued. Perhaps some reader would desire to take over for Mr. Rothman?--RAM)
   That article by John A. Bristol was good, and "The Eternal Wanderer" by Oswald Train is an excellent feature. 

   HARRY WARNER, JR.: The cover of the March-April issue is exceedingly fine. The use of shading, and particularly neat lettering helps muchly. Mimeoing just about as good as you'll find anywhere, if not better. Not one single faint spot in my whole copy. Typography seems to be better too,
   Inner material the best yet, probably, the top stuff being turned out by SaM and MAR. They're your two consistently best writers; hang on to them. Fischer shows great promise; fine style and fair subject, Bristol is rapidly coming; his style is probably tops among fans. Reinsberg seemed to slip a little this time. Very little real news. Lowndes' questions just right; the "Spotlight" continues as excellent. And I still like those "Favorite Stf. Story" paragraphs. Hurrah for the last sentence on the contents page. 
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Watch for a very important article by Mark Reisnberg next issue.
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Page 28 FANTASCIENCE DIGEST your columns long before his stuff arrives. "Those Were the Days" - not so good. Interesting, but not very inspiring. "Amazing News" always interesting - another good column. Kuttner still bewilders me. I thought he was trying to be serious at first, and then when I realized it was meant to be funny I didn't think it at all humorous. It's a matter of taste, I suppose- Sam Youd nearly died over it, he says. "Ten Years Ago" - he starts off by talking about 5 years ago, but that doesn't worry anyone, I suppose. Interesting, readable. Bristol's reports are not particularly exciting, but I don't begrudge them their place in the magazine - you certainly cater for everything in your pages, and little items like this make for absolute completeness. "Eternal Wanderer" - I like idle chatter of this sort. Readers Letters - can't say anything save that the department is what one would expect - only most of the letters weren't enthusiastic enough. ALEX SAUNDERS: The March-April issue was (and no one can deny this) a marvelous improvement over the January-February number. The cover was excellent and the contents page swell. I enjoyed immensely "An Aristocrat Abdicates" by Harry Warner, Jr. After reading the article I know now the history of AMAZING STORIES, and mighty interesting it is, too. Now I would like to read the history of THRILLING WONDER STORIES and also ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION. Can you arrange this? (Does Warner's article in the current issue concerning TWS please you?--RAM) "Grand Old Fan" by Sam Moskowitz was very good. "The Science Fiction Spotlight" written by yourself is an excellent feature, and I thought "Those Were the Days" as being very good indeed. Mark Reinsberg's "Amazing News" is, in my opinion, one of the best features in FD. Henry Kuttner's "The Strange Case of Mr. Geech" was very enjoyable. One of the highlights in the March-April issue was "Ten Years Ago in Science Fiction" by Milton A. Rothman. By all means, keep this department in your magazine. (Mr. Rothman has moved to Washington, D.C., and no longer has access to his collection. Consequently, the department has been discontinued. Perhaps some reader would desire to take over for Mr. Rothman?--RAM) That article by John A. Bristol was good, and "The Eternal Wanderer" by Oswald Train is an excellent feature. HARRY WARNER, JR.: The cover of the March-April issue is exceedingly fine. The use of shading, and particularly neat lettering helps muchly. Mimeoing just about as good as you'll find anywhere, if not better. Not one single faint spot in my whole copy. Typography seems to be better too, Inner material the best yet, probably, the top stuff being turned out by SaM and MAR. They're your two consistently best writers; hang on to them. Fischer shows great promise; fine style and fair subject, Bristol is rapidly coming; his style is probably tops among fans. Reinsberg seemed to slip a little this time. Very little real news. Lowndes' questions just right; the "Spotlight" continues as excellent. And I still like those "Favorite Stf. Story" paragraphs. Hurrah for the last sentence on the contents page. _____________________________________ Watch for a very important article by Mark Reisnberg next issue. ______________________________________