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National Fantasy Fan, v. 5, issue 2, February-March 1946

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Bridges discusses multiple time and defends the space opera Harold Bertram writes at some length, but interestingly, on War and Progress. Norm Stanley, in his column "Among the Classics" reviews A VOICE ACROSS THE YEARS, and makes me want to obtain it, something few reviewers do. Walt Coslet indexes the PROBABILITY ZERO yarns in Ast., and James Harlow writes the last of the PZs and an amusing one at that. Altogether a well-balanced, worthwhile issue. Let's have a lot more of them.

FANTASY FICTION FIELD -- Julius Unger, 6401 24th Ave, Bkln, N. Y. Printed, std., 10c -- 12/$1 6pp.

213 of this very occasional sheet consists of 2pp of small printed and 4pp of mimeo ads. In the printed section, Mario Racic gives us a lot of interesting resumes on fantasy opera. I never realized there were so many. This issue makes a very handy reference sheet to any one interested in opera. Moskowitz writes about a set of little known books published in 1902. Of great interest to collectors.

PERIHELION -- Doris Currier, 79 Bridge St., Salem, Mass. carbon coped, std., free, 11pp

It is one of Life's little tragedies that this, extremely neat, prettily decorated in several colors, so obviously a great deal of labor, should be so singularly lacking in content. I know Mrs. Currier has more than her share of brains, but she certainly didn't put them into PERIHELION! The account of she became a fanne is mildly interesting, and so is her theory of the propagation of genius. However, she'd better not let biochemist Chauvenet see it! CHROMOSPHERE is banal, the piece on Carroll merely facetious, and SAYINGS serve no purpose whatever.

WOPPLE-KIT -- Walter A. Coslet, Box 6, Helena, Montana. mimeo, regal, 3c, 2pp.

"A kit of miscellany" describes it quite well. The proposed auction service is a bright idea and a round-robin is a bright idea anytime, although not particularly original. Walter also explains his phrase "guaranteed psychology". It seems he meant "applied psychology".

VAMPIRE -- Joe Kennedy, 84 Baker Ave., Dover, N. J. mimeo, std., 10c -- 3/25c, 38pp

As predicted in this column, this fanzine has become one of the top ten. (Any predictions that turn out to be flops are not mentioned, of course.) Jack (Shake)Speer's poetic drama-satire on fandom is one of the best of fan satires. This work could have held up the issue all by itself, and even have been lengthened to 'zine size without palling. However, VAMP holds more interesting stuff in this #4. Indick's ON THE BEAM is an informative resume of fantasy on the sir. Tucker defends the "good old days" but none too well. Laney exposes the unnecessity of paying high prices for books, and I can say "Amen".

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Bridges discusses multiple time and defends the space opera Harold Bertram writes at some length, but interestingly, on War and Progress. Norm Stanley, in his column "Among the Classics" reviews A VOICE ACROSS THE YEARS, and makes me want to obtain it, something few reviewers do. Walt Coslet indexes the PROBABILITY ZERO yarns in Ast., and James Harlow writes the last of the PZs and an amusing one at that. Altogether a well-balanced, worthwhile issue. Let's have a lot more of them. FANTASY FICTION FIELD -- Julius Unger, 6401 24th Ave, Bkln, N. Y. Printed, std., 10c -- 12/$1 6pp. 213 of this very occasional sheet consists of 2pp of small printed and 4pp of mimeo ads. In the printed section, Mario Racic gives us a lot of interesting resumes on fantasy opera. I never realized there were so many. This issue makes a very handy reference sheet to any one interested in opera. Moskowitz writes about a set of little known books published in 1902. Of great interest to collectors. PERIHELION -- Doris Currier, 79 Bridge St., Salem, Mass. carbon coped, std., free, 11pp It is one of Life's little tragedies that this, extremely neat, prettily decorated in several colors, so obviously a great deal of labor, should be so singularly lacking in content. I know Mrs. Currier has more than her share of brains, but she certainly didn't put them into PERIHELION! The account of she became a fanne is mildly interesting, and so is her theory of the propagation of genius. However, she'd better not let biochemist Chauvenet see it! CHROMOSPHERE is banal, the piece on Carroll merely facetious, and SAYINGS serve no purpose whatever. WOPPLE-KIT -- Walter A. Coslet, Box 6, Helena, Montana. mimeo, regal, 3c, 2pp. "A kit of miscellany" describes it quite well. The proposed auction service is a bright idea and a round-robin is a bright idea anytime, although not particularly original. Walter also explains his phrase "guaranteed psychology". It seems he meant "applied psychology". VAMPIRE -- Joe Kennedy, 84 Baker Ave., Dover, N. J. mimeo, std., 10c -- 3/25c, 38pp As predicted in this column, this fanzine has become one of the top ten. (Any predictions that turn out to be flops are not mentioned, of course.) Jack (Shake)Speer's poetic drama-satire on fandom is one of the best of fan satires. This work could have held up the issue all by itself, and even have been lengthened to 'zine size without palling. However, VAMP holds more interesting stuff in this #4. Indick's ON THE BEAM is an informative resume of fantasy on the sir. Tucker defends the "good old days" but none too well. Laney exposes the unnecessity of paying high prices for books, and I can say "Amen".