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Fantasy-News, v. 6, issue 18, whole no. 150, May 18, 1941
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FANTASY-NEWS the science fiction weekly newspaper NEXT WEEK:-SCOOP! PRICE: THREE ISSUES TEN CENTS. VOLUME 6 NUMBER 18 SUNDAY, May 18, 1941 WHOLE NUMBER 150 MOREY PAINTS 'COMET' COVER [start of two-column format]E E SMITH SERIS STARTS IN JULY ISSUE JULY " COMET " OUT JUNE FIRST The July 1941 issue of F. Orlin Tremaine's COMET will hit the N.Y. stands on June 1st carrying the first of a series of yarns by Edward Elmer Smith, Ph.D. and a cover printed by Leo Morey illustrating Manly Wade Wellman feature novelet, "The Devil's Asteroid". As announced earlier this year in FANTASY NEWS, the title of S mith's 9,000 word novelet will be "The Vortex Blaster". Wellman's yarn will have about 10,000 words. The third feature yarn in the issue will be R.R. Winterbotham's 9500 word novelet titled "The Whispering Spheres". Clifford D. [Sim]ak and Carl Jacobi, old time stf writers, have collaborated on a 5500 word short which will lead off the short story selection. Frank Belknap Long, regular visitor at the Queens Science Fiction League, will have another 5500 worder called "The Sky Trap". A slightly longer tale (7000 words) will be Leigh Bracket's "A World Is Born". "The Indulgence of Negu Mah" will be Robert Arthur's contribution to the issue, while Flossie Hardart's "The Beast of Space" has also won Tremaine's approval. Flossie was a Queens SFL member way back when. Arthur's short will have 4500 words while F.E. Hardart's will contain 4000. Graph Waldeyer, science fiction fan turned pro, has clicked again with a 5000 word short titled "The 4-D Doodler". Two unknown stf fans have rated Editor Tremaine's approval i the Short, (next col.) [column break] QUEENS S F L TO SHOW 'DRACULA' MUCH ROUTINE BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT MAY MEETING, FORMER TREASURER'S FINANCIAL REPORT REJECTED! At its regular monthly meeting for May, the Queens Science Fiction League approved the showing of "Dracula', weird scienti-film starring Bela Lugosi, at its June meeting. The film will be a full length feature, accompanied with appropriate short subjects. The May meeting was called to order at 3:15 P.M. on Sunday, May 4, at Harmonie Tavern, Broadway near Steinway Street, Astoria, N.Y. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Julius Unger and son Jay, Mr. and Mrs. Will Sykora, Mario Racic, Jr., Sam Moskowitz, Kay Brickman, Bill Groveman, Bob Thompson, (Page 3) [horizontal line] "COMET" LINE-UP Cont'd: Short Story Department where the editor gives new talent a chance to rise and shine. They are Edmund H. Leftwich,with the 1700 word "The Bell Tone", and Thorton de Ky,with a 1500 worder called "The Ultimate Experiment". "The Spacean", interplanetary newspaper of the future, will dish the usual cosmic dirt, while the readers dish out the common garden variety in the popular "The Rocket Mail", readers' department. Editor Tremaine will have another timely editorial which he has called "The Door to Tomorrow". Paul, Forto, Morey, and Mirando will do the interiors. (Page 3 ) [horizontal line] Watch the Statement of Ownership of STIRRING SS for a surprise scoop!
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FANTASY-NEWS the science fiction weekly newspaper NEXT WEEK:-SCOOP! PRICE: THREE ISSUES TEN CENTS. VOLUME 6 NUMBER 18 SUNDAY, May 18, 1941 WHOLE NUMBER 150 MOREY PAINTS 'COMET' COVER [start of two-column format]E E SMITH SERIS STARTS IN JULY ISSUE JULY " COMET " OUT JUNE FIRST The July 1941 issue of F. Orlin Tremaine's COMET will hit the N.Y. stands on June 1st carrying the first of a series of yarns by Edward Elmer Smith, Ph.D. and a cover printed by Leo Morey illustrating Manly Wade Wellman feature novelet, "The Devil's Asteroid". As announced earlier this year in FANTASY NEWS, the title of S mith's 9,000 word novelet will be "The Vortex Blaster". Wellman's yarn will have about 10,000 words. The third feature yarn in the issue will be R.R. Winterbotham's 9500 word novelet titled "The Whispering Spheres". Clifford D. [Sim]ak and Carl Jacobi, old time stf writers, have collaborated on a 5500 word short which will lead off the short story selection. Frank Belknap Long, regular visitor at the Queens Science Fiction League, will have another 5500 worder called "The Sky Trap". A slightly longer tale (7000 words) will be Leigh Bracket's "A World Is Born". "The Indulgence of Negu Mah" will be Robert Arthur's contribution to the issue, while Flossie Hardart's "The Beast of Space" has also won Tremaine's approval. Flossie was a Queens SFL member way back when. Arthur's short will have 4500 words while F.E. Hardart's will contain 4000. Graph Waldeyer, science fiction fan turned pro, has clicked again with a 5000 word short titled "The 4-D Doodler". Two unknown stf fans have rated Editor Tremaine's approval i the Short, (next col.) [column break] QUEENS S F L TO SHOW 'DRACULA' MUCH ROUTINE BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT MAY MEETING, FORMER TREASURER'S FINANCIAL REPORT REJECTED! At its regular monthly meeting for May, the Queens Science Fiction League approved the showing of "Dracula', weird scienti-film starring Bela Lugosi, at its June meeting. The film will be a full length feature, accompanied with appropriate short subjects. The May meeting was called to order at 3:15 P.M. on Sunday, May 4, at Harmonie Tavern, Broadway near Steinway Street, Astoria, N.Y. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Julius Unger and son Jay, Mr. and Mrs. Will Sykora, Mario Racic, Jr., Sam Moskowitz, Kay Brickman, Bill Groveman, Bob Thompson, (Page 3) [horizontal line] "COMET" LINE-UP Cont'd: Short Story Department where the editor gives new talent a chance to rise and shine. They are Edmund H. Leftwich,with the 1700 word "The Bell Tone", and Thorton de Ky,with a 1500 worder called "The Ultimate Experiment". "The Spacean", interplanetary newspaper of the future, will dish the usual cosmic dirt, while the readers dish out the common garden variety in the popular "The Rocket Mail", readers' department. Editor Tremaine will have another timely editorial which he has called "The Door to Tomorrow". Paul, Forto, Morey, and Mirando will do the interiors. (Page 3 ) [horizontal line] Watch the Statement of Ownership of STIRRING SS for a surprise scoop!
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