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FANTASY NEWS is published every week by William S. Sykora.
Address: P.O. Box 84, Elmont, N.Y.
Editor: Will Sykora.
Associates: Jimmy Taurasi, Sam Moskowitz, Mario Racic, Jr.
Rates: 3 issues 10 cents, 8 issues 25 cents, 32 issues $1.00.
Ad Rates: Full page $2, 1/2 page $1, 1/4 p. 50 cents minimum. (NO STAMPS PLEASE)
NOTE: Please make all checks and money-orders payable to Wm Sykora

BOOST SCIENCE FICTION

EDITORIAL by Will Sykora.
The most serious casualty of the rumpus at the QSFL meeting of Jan 5 occurred when Mrs. Sykora broke the strap on her pocket-book hitting one of the recalcitrants on the head when they refused to leave the meeting room. Mr. Leo Margulies of STANDARD Pubs, in a letter to your editor dated Sep 14, '38, said in part: "Be careful this time about the members you include in your organization. There is no reason why New York City can't have several individual Chapters, each headed by an enthusiastic follower of science fiction, each composed of a group of individuals whose interests and relations are both mutual and compatible. Similarly we suggest that Mr. Wollheim round up his own Chapter with 10 followers. He can also make certian that his members are all friendly, that no internal dissension will rise again to destroy the organization."

Taurasi, Sykora, Moskowitz and Racic immediately took Mr. Margulies' advice, and gathering together ten S-F Leaguers with similar ideas remained loyal to the Science Fiction League. Mr. Wollheim, either unable to gather ten members at the time or merely desiring to remain independent, deplored and minimized Mr. Margulies' statement, withdrew in every way except nominally from the SFL and formed the Futurian Society from the remnants of the Committee For the Political Advancement of Science Fiction, a Communist Front organization.

From that day to this, the leaders of The Futurian Society have known that they are not welcome at the QUEENS SFL, but in spite of this knowledge have tried every means in their power to gain access to the meetings, for what purpose we cannot know but can only guess. 

FAN MAG REVIEW by Harry Warner, Jr. 
Fantasia: vol. 1, no. 1. Remarkably excellent for a first issue; 20 large mimeoed pp, with fine, apparently linoleum block illustrations. Try it for a dime from 269 16th Ave, San Francisco, Calif. 
Fanfare: vol. 1, no. 5. 30 superbly hectod pp of all-round fan material, and a tremendous bargain for a dime. One of the best fan mags today, and not to be missed. Box 122, Bryantville, Mass.
Detours: vol.1, no. 6. 9 large, hectod pp; utterly unique in style, format, and features. Yet another indispensible and only 5 cents. Tallwood Plantation, Esmont, Virginia.
MidWest News & Views: vol. 2, no. 2. 10 pp of news and comments, and worth the price of 3 for a dime. 5555 Hyde Park Blvd, Chicago, Ill. 
Fan-Atic: vol. 1 no. 1. 9 large, hectod pp; fair material and plenty of enthusiasm. 5 cents; C.A. Beling, Harrington Park, New Jersey.

SCIENTIFILMS by Mario Racic, Jr.
Last year PARAMOUNT Studios paid $15,000 for HGWells' fantastic novel, "The Food of the Gods", in which a race of giants is created by feeding ordinary children a special diet. As yet it is not known whether any work has been done on the film.

"The Mad Doctor", starring Basil Rathbone, and "The Monster and the Girl" are on PARAMOUNT'S 1941 schedule. If the films live up to their titles, they should be good fantasy film fare.

"Arsenic and Old Lace" mystery comedy-drama starring Boris Karloff, has opened in New York at the FULTON Theater, 46th St west of Broadway. The play shows every sign of becoming quite popular. A theatre party composed of your stfilm editor, Frances Sykora, and the Editor of FANTASY NEWS and his wife will view the play soon, and review it in this column.

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FANTASY NEWS is published every week by William S. Sykora. Address: P.O. Box 84, Elmont, N.Y. Editor: Will Sykora. Associates: Jimmy Taurasi, Sam Moskowitz, Mario Racic, Jr. Rates: 3 issues 10 cents, 8 issues 25 cents, 32 issues $1.00. Ad Rates: Full page $2, 1/2 page $1, 1/4 p. 50 cents minimum. (NO STAMPS PLEASE) NOTE: Please make all checks and money-orders payable to Wm Sykora BOOST SCIENCE FICTION EDITORIAL by Will Sykora. The most serious casualty of the rumpus at the QSFL meeting of Jan 5 occurred when Mrs. Sykora broke the strap on her pocket-book hitting one of the recalcitrants on the head when they refused to leave the meeting room. Mr. Leo Margulies of STANDARD Pubs, in a letter to your editor dated Sep 14, '38, said in part: "Be careful this time about the members you include in your organization. There is no reason why New York City can't have several individual Chapters, each headed by an enthusiastic follower of science fiction, each composed of a group of individuals whose interests and relations are both mutual and compatible. Similarly we suggest that Mr. Wollheim round up his own Chapter with 10 followers. He can also make certian that his members are all friendly, that no internal dissension will rise again to destroy the organization." Taurasi, Sykora, Moskowitz and Racic immediately took Mr. Margulies' advice, and gathering together ten S-F Leaguers with similar ideas remained loyal to the Science Fiction League. Mr. Wollheim, either unable to gather ten members at the time or merely desiring to remain independent, deplored and minimized Mr. Margulies' statement, withdrew in every way except nominally from the SFL and formed the Futurian Society from the remnants of the Committee For the Political Advancement of Science Fiction, a Communist Front organization. From that day to this, the leaders of The Futurian Society have known that they are not welcome at the QUEENS SFL, but in spite of this knowledge have tried every means in their power to gain access to the meetings, for what purpose we cannot know but can only guess. FAN MAG REVIEW by Harry Warner, Jr. Fantasia: vol. 1, no. 1. Remarkably excellent for a first issue; 20 large mimeoed pp, with fine, apparently linoleum block illustrations. Try it for a dime from 269 16th Ave, San Francisco, Calif. Fanfare: vol. 1, no. 5. 30 superbly hectod pp of all-round fan material, and a tremendous bargain for a dime. One of the best fan mags today, and not to be missed. Box 122, Bryantville, Mass. Detours: vol.1, no. 6. 9 large, hectod pp; utterly unique in style, format, and features. Yet another indispensible and only 5 cents. Tallwood Plantation, Esmont, Virginia. MidWest News & Views: vol. 2, no. 2. 10 pp of news and comments, and worth the price of 3 for a dime. 5555 Hyde Park Blvd, Chicago, Ill. Fan-Atic: vol. 1 no. 1. 9 large, hectod pp; fair material and plenty of enthusiasm. 5 cents; C.A. Beling, Harrington Park, New Jersey. SCIENTIFILMS by Mario Racic, Jr. Last year PARAMOUNT Studios paid $15,000 for HGWells' fantastic novel, "The Food of the Gods", in which a race of giants is created by feeding ordinary children a special diet. As yet it is not known whether any work has been done on the film. "The Mad Doctor", starring Basil Rathbone, and "The Monster and the Girl" are on PARAMOUNT'S 1941 schedule. If the films live up to their titles, they should be good fantasy film fare. "Arsenic and Old Lace" mystery comedy-drama starring Boris Karloff, has opened in New York at the FULTON Theater, 46th St west of Broadway. The play shows every sign of becoming quite popular. A theatre party composed of your stfilm editor, Frances Sykora, and the Editor of FANTASY NEWS and his wife will view the play soon, and review it in this column.