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Inspiration, v. 4, issue 1, April 1946
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INSPIRATION 27 SUPER SCIENCE STORIES SUPER SCIENCE first appeared in March 1940, a month after its sister mag ASTONISHING. It was bigger and sold for the more standard price of 15[[cent symbol]]. And it was good. Actually, of course, SUPER SCIENCE and ASTONISHING were the same mag, just sold on alternate months under different names. The same holds true of all other pairs of bi-monthlies put out by the same editors and publishers. The first issue suffered from an overdose of world-saving stories, but had two that were very good, Rocklynne's "Trans-Plutonian Trap" and Gallun's "The Lotus Engine". It also had the start of the Science Fictioneers, rival to the SF League of WONDER. Second issue is remarkable because of a pair of stories by a pair of stray authors from ASTOUNDING, de Camp and Heinlein. The latter usually published his non-ASTOUNDING stories under the name of Monroe, and will be referred to as such in this review. His story this time was "Let There be Light", and very good too. De Camp's story was "Juice". Nothing particularly remarkable marks the July issue. Asimov's "Strange Playfellow was best for September. November had de Camp's "Asokore Power".
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INSPIRATION 27 SUPER SCIENCE STORIES SUPER SCIENCE first appeared in March 1940, a month after its sister mag ASTONISHING. It was bigger and sold for the more standard price of 15[[cent symbol]]. And it was good. Actually, of course, SUPER SCIENCE and ASTONISHING were the same mag, just sold on alternate months under different names. The same holds true of all other pairs of bi-monthlies put out by the same editors and publishers. The first issue suffered from an overdose of world-saving stories, but had two that were very good, Rocklynne's "Trans-Plutonian Trap" and Gallun's "The Lotus Engine". It also had the start of the Science Fictioneers, rival to the SF League of WONDER. Second issue is remarkable because of a pair of stories by a pair of stray authors from ASTOUNDING, de Camp and Heinlein. The latter usually published his non-ASTOUNDING stories under the name of Monroe, and will be referred to as such in this review. His story this time was "Let There be Light", and very good too. De Camp's story was "Juice". Nothing particularly remarkable marks the July issue. Asimov's "Strange Playfellow was best for September. November had de Camp's "Asokore Power".
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