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Scientifictionist, v. 1, issue 6, August-October 1946

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ter; ones that bulge in the middle, high non-circular towers with huge statues atop them, bottle-shaped and rib-topped buildings, and so on.

Ed Earl Repp's SPAWN OF JUPITER in the March 44 number seems to have inspired J. Allen St. John in his depiction of a Jovian walled-city. Smokestack-like columnar towers, the largest sprouting wings; a pyramid; domed, cone and acorn-topped buildings-- and more-- are represented. Page 151 is the place.

Haddon returned for Dave Reed's MURDER IN SPACE (May 44) and on pages 42-43 he has some low, mainly flat-roofed buildings at a rocket port. Seven tall smokestacks, side by side, in line are in the background. The hangars, or course, have rounded roods and are all packed sided by side. One building has a rounded rood toward the center and another has a rather normal inverted V roof over each section-- but this is all below the outside ridge of the roof!

Page 134 of the Sept. 44 Amazing has a Krupan illustration for Gerald Vance's DOUBLE-CROSS ON MARS; which presents an edifice, rather low and long, with a thin slice running the short way, jutting up as high again, and supporting a sphere.

Of rather a Grecian type is the architecture Fuqua presents for Berk Livingston's TRUK ISLAND on pages 144-145 of the Dec. 44 Amz. Perhaps the most unusual is that two of the column supported buildings are on the roof of a windowless rectangular structure; another not too dissimilar building sports large bird-statues on its roof.

Fuqua's pic-- or the part of it on p. 13-- for Shaver's I REMEMBER LEMURIA:  in the Mar. 45 Amazing presents a blocky angular fortress on a rather stair step pattern.

The natives of a Spican planet do not have to build, according to the Paul back over on the same issue. They hollow out huge cactus plants for their homes.

Hadley's PERIL FROM THE OUTLANDS' illustration for Hamling's story in the June 45 Amz shows some cornerless buildings with needle-spired towers at the front and center-- page 154.

An egg placed upright in a low circular support is a rather accurate description of the underground houses Fuqua illustrates on p. 65 of the Sept. 45 Amz, for CURSED CAVERN OF RA by Lee Francis-- who also writes under his own name, Leroy Yerxa.

In the same ish, on p. 130, Krupa illustrates Elroy Arno's TWO WORLDS TO CONQUER with a city specializing in skyrocket buildings. A bird stop a sphere surmounts an octagonal tower, and various other effects are more or less vaguely presented.

Chet Geier's MIRAGE WORLD; Dec. 45 Amz, presents a double-spread by Malcolm Smith-- pages 74-5-- with phantom buildings towering to the sky. They are mostly rectangular, but with some modernistic effects such as curved and bulging portions.

The Feb. 45 Amazing contains two illustrations of architecture, Krupa's on p. 55 for Robert Moore William's THE HUNTRESS OF AKKAN with its fancy, towering multiple spires, and Malcolm Smith's --p. 6 -- for Shaver's INVASION OF THE MICRO-MEN. Here are many types-- short, fat cylinders with the surroundings built up to various levels, circular-rectangular, semi-disked tower warehouse and wharf combination, and many others -- plus a dome over all.

Arnold Kohn's front cover for Hauser's AGHARTI-- June 46 -- presents in green haziness, and orientalish skyline of needle spires, turnip and skyrocket models, and platformed towers.

On the final back cover pic, Paul illustrates the egg-shaped blue abodes-- with entrance-hole at the apax-- of the primitives inhabiting one of Altair's planets. That's for Aug. 46.

That covers Amazing as far as my collection goes. Next issue's column will continue the subject through the issues of another prone. See you then.

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ter; ones that bulge in the middle, high non-circular towers with huge statues atop them, bottle-shaped and rib-topped buildings, and so on. Ed Earl Repp's SPAWN OF JUPITER in the March 44 number seems to have inspired J. Allen St. John in his depiction of a Jovian walled-city. Smokestack-like columnar towers, the largest sprouting wings; a pyramid; domed, cone and acorn-topped buildings-- and more-- are represented. Page 151 is the place. Haddon returned for Dave Reed's MURDER IN SPACE (May 44) and on pages 42-43 he has some low, mainly flat-roofed buildings at a rocket port. Seven tall smokestacks, side by side, in line are in the background. The hangars, or course, have rounded roods and are all packed sided by side. One building has a rounded rood toward the center and another has a rather normal inverted V roof over each section-- but this is all below the outside ridge of the roof! Page 134 of the Sept. 44 Amazing has a Krupan illustration for Gerald Vance's DOUBLE-CROSS ON MARS; which presents an edifice, rather low and long, with a thin slice running the short way, jutting up as high again, and supporting a sphere. Of rather a Grecian type is the architecture Fuqua presents for Berk Livingston's TRUK ISLAND on pages 144-145 of the Dec. 44 Amz. Perhaps the most unusual is that two of the column supported buildings are on the roof of a windowless rectangular structure; another not too dissimilar building sports large bird-statues on its roof. Fuqua's pic-- or the part of it on p. 13-- for Shaver's I REMEMBER LEMURIA: in the Mar. 45 Amazing presents a blocky angular fortress on a rather stair step pattern. The natives of a Spican planet do not have to build, according to the Paul back over on the same issue. They hollow out huge cactus plants for their homes. Hadley's PERIL FROM THE OUTLANDS' illustration for Hamling's story in the June 45 Amz shows some cornerless buildings with needle-spired towers at the front and center-- page 154. An egg placed upright in a low circular support is a rather accurate description of the underground houses Fuqua illustrates on p. 65 of the Sept. 45 Amz, for CURSED CAVERN OF RA by Lee Francis-- who also writes under his own name, Leroy Yerxa. In the same ish, on p. 130, Krupa illustrates Elroy Arno's TWO WORLDS TO CONQUER with a city specializing in skyrocket buildings. A bird stop a sphere surmounts an octagonal tower, and various other effects are more or less vaguely presented. Chet Geier's MIRAGE WORLD; Dec. 45 Amz, presents a double-spread by Malcolm Smith-- pages 74-5-- with phantom buildings towering to the sky. They are mostly rectangular, but with some modernistic effects such as curved and bulging portions. The Feb. 45 Amazing contains two illustrations of architecture, Krupa's on p. 55 for Robert Moore William's THE HUNTRESS OF AKKAN with its fancy, towering multiple spires, and Malcolm Smith's --p. 6 -- for Shaver's INVASION OF THE MICRO-MEN. Here are many types-- short, fat cylinders with the surroundings built up to various levels, circular-rectangular, semi-disked tower warehouse and wharf combination, and many others -- plus a dome over all. Arnold Kohn's front cover for Hauser's AGHARTI-- June 46 -- presents in green haziness, and orientalish skyline of needle spires, turnip and skyrocket models, and platformed towers. On the final back cover pic, Paul illustrates the egg-shaped blue abodes-- with entrance-hole at the apax-- of the primitives inhabiting one of Altair's planets. That's for Aug. 46. That covers Amazing as far as my collection goes. Next issue's column will continue the subject through the issues of another prone. See you then. --finis-- page 11