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Dream Quest, v. 1, issue 1, July 1947
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DREAM QUEST 39 THE VIZIGRAPH's length has suffered since Mr. Payne-in-the-Neck (credit Michael Wigodsky) assumed editorship. We with that he would leave out maybe one of the shorts and put in a longer Viz, especially since ads have encroached on the Holy Space. And we also wish Payne would answer the letters like Merwin and Rap. Often in VIZ and in FFM's THE READER'S VIEWPOINT things are brought up which could do with some editorial discussion, and they never get it. At least, however, Planet's Lamebrained Potbelly answers direct questions, and Mary Gnaedinger doesn't even do that much... THE FEATURE FLASH concerns Erik Fennel, and is humorously written. Artwork: Cover is by the new Anderson, we suppose. It is better done than a lot of PS's covers. However, no Rogers or Jones or Schneeman. Interiors are better than of yore; Napoli seems to be a pretty good art man. Sort of a crude Schneeman. We hope to see more of the guy in the future. All in all, Planet is gradually improving in quality all the way around. We are glad that this is so. The mag has a lot of possibilities which can easily be realized -- look at what Merwin did with the supposedly hopelessly pulp TWS and SS. There is no reason why PS can't improve just as much. We hope to see the day when it does. And even if it doesn't, it is still good for some relaxation, if nothing more. So closes the doors of Planet till the Winter issue. cccccccccccccccccccc STARTLING STORIES Vol. 15, #3; July 1947. 15c The issue is graced by the inclusion of six stories -- the novel, four shorts, and the hall of fame "classic," which, as usual, is the poorest story in the issue. Also, as usual, there is the letter column, the fanzine review, and -- for some reason the "Meet the Author" department has vanished. Wotsabigidea? Is George O. Smith ashamed of his life story, or was it lack of space? Well, whatever the reason was, we missed a really interesting column. Perhaps it's morbid interest, or a horrible fascination, but we like to read about the lives and creations of the pro hax. ... There is a special article in addition to the usual balderdash: something like the type ASF uses. All in all, a very well-rounded issue; more so, perhaps, than most of SS's recent ones. The reason for the abounding number of shorts and the presence of an extra article, is the shortness of George O. Smith's lead novel, THE KINGDOM OF THE BLIND. This thing ends on page 56; the usual SS novel runs far past that modest figure. We have no gripes, however -- it is, alas, all too easy for authors to become boring in overly long stories; witness FFM's novels of the past few months, or should we say years? There is no reason to strive for length for length's sake alone; if the saga goes on and on, like THE NIGHT LAND, then it is okay, naturally, but if the plot is short, extra wordage detracts. Thus we are not critical of the shortness of the novel. ((Might make some ------------------------ SUPPORT THE FANTASY FOUNDATION! SUPPORT THE PHILCON! SUPPORT DREAM
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DREAM QUEST 39 THE VIZIGRAPH's length has suffered since Mr. Payne-in-the-Neck (credit Michael Wigodsky) assumed editorship. We with that he would leave out maybe one of the shorts and put in a longer Viz, especially since ads have encroached on the Holy Space. And we also wish Payne would answer the letters like Merwin and Rap. Often in VIZ and in FFM's THE READER'S VIEWPOINT things are brought up which could do with some editorial discussion, and they never get it. At least, however, Planet's Lamebrained Potbelly answers direct questions, and Mary Gnaedinger doesn't even do that much... THE FEATURE FLASH concerns Erik Fennel, and is humorously written. Artwork: Cover is by the new Anderson, we suppose. It is better done than a lot of PS's covers. However, no Rogers or Jones or Schneeman. Interiors are better than of yore; Napoli seems to be a pretty good art man. Sort of a crude Schneeman. We hope to see more of the guy in the future. All in all, Planet is gradually improving in quality all the way around. We are glad that this is so. The mag has a lot of possibilities which can easily be realized -- look at what Merwin did with the supposedly hopelessly pulp TWS and SS. There is no reason why PS can't improve just as much. We hope to see the day when it does. And even if it doesn't, it is still good for some relaxation, if nothing more. So closes the doors of Planet till the Winter issue. cccccccccccccccccccc STARTLING STORIES Vol. 15, #3; July 1947. 15c The issue is graced by the inclusion of six stories -- the novel, four shorts, and the hall of fame "classic," which, as usual, is the poorest story in the issue. Also, as usual, there is the letter column, the fanzine review, and -- for some reason the "Meet the Author" department has vanished. Wotsabigidea? Is George O. Smith ashamed of his life story, or was it lack of space? Well, whatever the reason was, we missed a really interesting column. Perhaps it's morbid interest, or a horrible fascination, but we like to read about the lives and creations of the pro hax. ... There is a special article in addition to the usual balderdash: something like the type ASF uses. All in all, a very well-rounded issue; more so, perhaps, than most of SS's recent ones. The reason for the abounding number of shorts and the presence of an extra article, is the shortness of George O. Smith's lead novel, THE KINGDOM OF THE BLIND. This thing ends on page 56; the usual SS novel runs far past that modest figure. We have no gripes, however -- it is, alas, all too easy for authors to become boring in overly long stories; witness FFM's novels of the past few months, or should we say years? There is no reason to strive for length for length's sake alone; if the saga goes on and on, like THE NIGHT LAND, then it is okay, naturally, but if the plot is short, extra wordage detracts. Thus we are not critical of the shortness of the novel. ((Might make some ------------------------ SUPPORT THE FANTASY FOUNDATION! SUPPORT THE PHILCON! SUPPORT DREAM
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