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Phanny, v. 3, issue 1, Spring 1944

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6              PHANNY                      6

--Intricate, inefable imagery. -- "The Fapactorial Review" is excellent. More. 
WALT'S RAMBLINGS. -- Quiz Program. 1; I dunno. 2; Not me. 3: Not I. 4; Same as 3. Helpful, aren't I? The question in "Cuillings Stuff" should be right up the alley of some collector. -- "Remember the Rooster Who Wore Red Pants." Howinell kin we fergit 'im, with you around?
BEYOND -- An ambitious start. Excellent mimeoing. "Rescue The Dead" --well above the average for fan fiction, but it could stand a lot of pruning. The metaphysical ending doesn't fit too well with the severly "scientific" build-up. "Roving Beyond" is well done, and interesting. Rosco's "Control" seems a little on the negative side.
MILTY'S MAG. The suggestion that Unions should be thrown overboard now has appeared in a number of fanzines. Such a development would be completely tragic. It is true that there are reactionary leaders in some Union groups; it is also true that many such leaders are political schemers, demagogues, and even plain crooks; but the Unions themselves have been fought soo long long and so hard by wealthy, strongly intrenched reactionary minorities of great power, that from the Union standpoint, any methods may be justified which will suuceed. The Unions hold that no man has the right to take away another's means of livelihood; the old-line industrialist holds that no one has the right to interfere with his exploitation of any new development for his own enrichment. Neither goes much beyond that; and so long as neither will go beyond that, little progress can be made. The Unions have a certain moral justification on their side, since the advances in methods and products should react to their benefit as well as to that of the manufacturers. Much Union leadership has been stupid during this crisis; but it was a case of fightning to hold what they had gained; it is not surprising that serious errors were made under such circumstances. --  Milty playing the offertory would be worth seeing. Milty's attitude is revealing, when compared to that of teh Bible Burners; The latter, incidentally, is the most childish activity to be perpetrated in Los Angeles to date. The action has historic precedent, of course, but I hardly think the L.A. fans would care to be grouped with their predecessors in such activities.
LOVECRAFT BIBLIOGRAPHY. A serious undertaking of real merit.
PHANTAGRAPH -- May-June, 1943 (August). This shows what professional experience can do for your; no amateur editor could have arrived at that date, especially in December.-Article on Merritt is excellent, both in treatment and content. -- "The Planet of Copernicus Galt@ serves only to bring out what is already well-known; namely, that to the religious-minded person, scientific fact has no great convincing power. The argument here advanced seem good to me, but the Religionist would counter with statements of "revealed truth" to which he would give equal or greater validity; in all probability, he would regard the evidence as mere manifestation of the Devil, put there to confuse weak mortals. You can't do much with a guy like that. "The Necessary Monomaniac" states a number of incontrovertible facts; Degler's plans really are the assinine outgrowth of fan ravings, and Yerke has consistently worked against all forms of fan organization. Also, fans generally failed to understand Degler, and Degler failed to properly interpret polite intererst. But I disagree with the conclusion; I don't think that Degler could ever have made a suitable unifier of Fandom, assuming tht such a person ispossible; he seemingly has demonstrated and almostcomplete inability to accept suggestion, and has demonstrated a marked inability to get along with people. He may be a Monomaniac, but not the right one. I stand by my indorsement of Yerke's statement.
ADULUX BESKAN. I'd like to have that copy of "Starmaker," but my puny little alleged bank-roll has just undergone a major operation, along with several other similar rolls.
THE FANTASY COMENTATOR. A very worthwhile addition to the mailing; extremely neat and very carefully done. I can't agree with Sarles' extremely narrow definition of the function of the FAPA, however. --- Because I heartily dislike stories of the conventional weird type, with strong Gothic influences predominating, I found "A Few Uncomfortable Moments" very dull reading. That is scarecely Searle's fault; nothing he could have done could have altered that reacion much. The very elements he praises are the elements which leave me cold. "Rendevous With

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6 PHANNY 6 --Intricate, inefable imagery. -- "The Fapactorial Review" is excellent. More. WALT'S RAMBLINGS. -- Quiz Program. 1; I dunno. 2; Not me. 3: Not I. 4; Same as 3. Helpful, aren't I? The question in "Cuillings Stuff" should be right up the alley of some collector. -- "Remember the Rooster Who Wore Red Pants." Howinell kin we fergit 'im, with you around? BEYOND -- An ambitious start. Excellent mimeoing. "Rescue The Dead" --well above the average for fan fiction, but it could stand a lot of pruning. The metaphysical ending doesn't fit too well with the severly "scientific" build-up. "Roving Beyond" is well done, and interesting. Rosco's "Control" seems a little on the negative side. MILTY'S MAG. The suggestion that Unions should be thrown overboard now has appeared in a number of fanzines. Such a development would be completely tragic. It is true that there are reactionary leaders in some Union groups; it is also true that many such leaders are political schemers, demagogues, and even plain crooks; but the Unions themselves have been fought soo long long and so hard by wealthy, strongly intrenched reactionary minorities of great power, that from the Union standpoint, any methods may be justified which will suuceed. The Unions hold that no man has the right to take away another's means of livelihood; the old-line industrialist holds that no one has the right to interfere with his exploitation of any new development for his own enrichment. Neither goes much beyond that; and so long as neither will go beyond that, little progress can be made. The Unions have a certain moral justification on their side, since the advances in methods and products should react to their benefit as well as to that of the manufacturers. Much Union leadership has been stupid during this crisis; but it was a case of fightning to hold what they had gained; it is not surprising that serious errors were made under such circumstances. -- Milty playing the offertory would be worth seeing. Milty's attitude is revealing, when compared to that of teh Bible Burners; The latter, incidentally, is the most childish activity to be perpetrated in Los Angeles to date. The action has historic precedent, of course, but I hardly think the L.A. fans would care to be grouped with their predecessors in such activities. LOVECRAFT BIBLIOGRAPHY. A serious undertaking of real merit. PHANTAGRAPH -- May-June, 1943 (August). This shows what professional experience can do for your; no amateur editor could have arrived at that date, especially in December.-Article on Merritt is excellent, both in treatment and content. -- "The Planet of Copernicus Galt@ serves only to bring out what is already well-known; namely, that to the religious-minded person, scientific fact has no great convincing power. The argument here advanced seem good to me, but the Religionist would counter with statements of "revealed truth" to which he would give equal or greater validity; in all probability, he would regard the evidence as mere manifestation of the Devil, put there to confuse weak mortals. You can't do much with a guy like that. "The Necessary Monomaniac" states a number of incontrovertible facts; Degler's plans really are the assinine outgrowth of fan ravings, and Yerke has consistently worked against all forms of fan organization. Also, fans generally failed to understand Degler, and Degler failed to properly interpret polite intererst. But I disagree with the conclusion; I don't think that Degler could ever have made a suitable unifier of Fandom, assuming tht such a person ispossible; he seemingly has demonstrated and almostcomplete inability to accept suggestion, and has demonstrated a marked inability to get along with people. He may be a Monomaniac, but not the right one. I stand by my indorsement of Yerke's statement. ADULUX BESKAN. I'd like to have that copy of "Starmaker," but my puny little alleged bank-roll has just undergone a major operation, along with several other similar rolls. THE FANTASY COMENTATOR. A very worthwhile addition to the mailing; extremely neat and very carefully done. I can't agree with Sarles' extremely narrow definition of the function of the FAPA, however. --- Because I heartily dislike stories of the conventional weird type, with strong Gothic influences predominating, I found "A Few Uncomfortable Moments" very dull reading. That is scarecely Searle's fault; nothing he could have done could have altered that reacion much. The very elements he praises are the elements which leave me cold. "Rendevous With