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Voice of the Imagination, whole no. 36, October 1944

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IMAGI-NATION     11

"Dear Forrest:

I have just received my copy of the FANCYCLOPEDIA ... and after a first reading, hasten to express my thanks to you, Speer, and everybody connected with this tremendous project.

"For it is tremendous. It is probably the most important step ever undertaken in the history of fandom. Not only because of the labor involved...but for a reason transcending all others any fan might logically advance.

"I wonder if you can guess what I'm driving at...wonder if you know what the FANCYCLOPEDIA really means to your group?

"It establishes a definite culture. It offers a complete history, sociological study, philosophy and modus vivendi. It makes fandom PERMANENT as a social phenomenon.

"The labor that went into was well worth while, I feel. And though the volume has its minute imperfections...it's a bit biased for one thing (you can certainly distinguish friend from foe, and there were times when I maliciously wondered how Wollheim or RAP or Degler might have treated the same material)...nevertheless the overall result is most imposing.

"There should, I think, be no doubt as to the success of the FANCYCLOPEDIA. No serious fan can afford to be without a copy... and no student, reader or author of fantasy can neglect the significance of this achievement.

"It's a real milestone, Forry. There are times when I stick out my tongue at certain foibles of fandom. but dammit, this is one occasion when I take off my hat and bow humbly to you all for executing this concept.

Sincerely,
[[illegible signature]]
Bob Bloch"

FANCYCLOPEDIA - $1.50 ppd
Forrest J Ackerman - 6475
Metro Stn, Los Angeles 55

CAN YOU STAND A CHOCK? THE SECOND ISSUE OF V E N U S IS READY TO MAIL!

IT ISN'T SO BIG AS THE FIRST...BUT WE'VE HEARD THAT

IT IS BETTER!

IT HAS A STORY 'BOUT THE TRAVAILS OF THE TRAVELING SALESMAN--AS TOLD BY ROBT. BLOCH! SHUDDER, AS BOB TUCKER TELLS US WHAT HAPPENS WHEN--FLY SWATS MAN!
EBEY (HIMSELF) LAYS HIMSELF OPEN TO FANDOM'S WRATH.
THE ACK-ACK & ALVA ROGERS ARE IN IT TOO.

IF YOU DID NOT GET THE FIRST ISSUE AND WANT THE SECOND, DROP A REQUEST FOR BOTH OF THEM TO LORA CROZETTI, 637-1/2 S. Bixel, Los Angeles 14, Cal.

THE THIRD ISSUE OF VENUS IS READY TO GO TO PRINT WHEN THE TIME COMES, NAMELY COME DECEMBER. IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING: AN ALL-VENUS ISSUE. AS FAR AS THE STORIES GO, ARTHUR K. BARNES, WHOSE "FOG OVER VENUS" IS IN THE DEC. TWS, HAS A SHORT, "SURPRISE ENDING". THERE IS A SUSPENSE-FILLED SHORT BY CHAS. BURBEE; IT BUILDS UP TO A TERRIFICLIMAX, AND THEN--NO CLIMAX.

FOR OUR LONG SHORT, WE HAVE A TALE OF VENUS-SEA BY WM. PALMER; AND A WELL-KNOWN AUTHOR WHO IS AFRAID TO SIGN HIS NAME HAS AN ARTICLE ON FANS UNDER A PSEUDONYM. IT WILL BURN YOU!

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, VENUS IS OFFERING A $5 PRIZE TO THE AUTHOR OF THE BEST ARTICLE AND $3 TO THE SECOND BEST, SAID ARTICLES TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE THIRD VENUS. THE CONTEST IS OPEN AS OF NOW. YOU MAY SELECT YOUR SUBJECT, AND IF, IN THE OPINION OF THE JUDGES, WHOSE NAMES WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE, WE RECEIVE ENOUGH NOTEWORTHY ARTICLES, THERE WILL BE SEVERAL $1 PRIZES - CONTEST CLOSES JANUARY 31st, 1945.

NEXT ISSUE will be VOM'S 7TH ANNIVERSARY! #37, out around Thanxgiving. The cover alone--a magnificent Beaumontage--will be something to be thankful for. But let's get in some really swell letters, huh, folks? Widner, Warner, Tucker, Ahsley, Perdue, Watson, Washington, Shaw, Kepner, Laney, Tigrina, Rothman, Croutch, Dunkelberger & Joe Fan --what a line-up that would be, eh? And while U're at it, how 'bout slippin' in a quarter for a bit of a booster ad--the usual thing, doncha noe. Enuf two-bitses will angel a bacover--c'mon U sons o' bitses!

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IMAGI-NATION 11 "Dear Forrest: I have just received my copy of the FANCYCLOPEDIA ... and after a first reading, hasten to express my thanks to you, Speer, and everybody connected with this tremendous project. "For it is tremendous. It is probably the most important step ever undertaken in the history of fandom. Not only because of the labor involved...but for a reason transcending all others any fan might logically advance. "I wonder if you can guess what I'm driving at...wonder if you know what the FANCYCLOPEDIA really means to your group? "It establishes a definite culture. It offers a complete history, sociological study, philosophy and modus vivendi. It makes fandom PERMANENT as a social phenomenon. "The labor that went into was well worth while, I feel. And though the volume has its minute imperfections...it's a bit biased for one thing (you can certainly distinguish friend from foe, and there were times when I maliciously wondered how Wollheim or RAP or Degler might have treated the same material)...nevertheless the overall result is most imposing. "There should, I think, be no doubt as to the success of the FANCYCLOPEDIA. No serious fan can afford to be without a copy... and no student, reader or author of fantasy can neglect the significance of this achievement. "It's a real milestone, Forry. There are times when I stick out my tongue at certain foibles of fandom. but dammit, this is one occasion when I take off my hat and bow humbly to you all for executing this concept. Sincerely, [[illegible signature]] Bob Bloch" FANCYCLOPEDIA - $1.50 ppd Forrest J Ackerman - 6475 Metro Stn, Los Angeles 55 CAN YOU STAND A CHOCK? THE SECOND ISSUE OF V E N U S IS READY TO MAIL! IT ISN'T SO BIG AS THE FIRST...BUT WE'VE HEARD THAT IT IS BETTER! IT HAS A STORY 'BOUT THE TRAVAILS OF THE TRAVELING SALESMAN--AS TOLD BY ROBT. BLOCH! SHUDDER, AS BOB TUCKER TELLS US WHAT HAPPENS WHEN--FLY SWATS MAN! EBEY (HIMSELF) LAYS HIMSELF OPEN TO FANDOM'S WRATH. THE ACK-ACK & ALVA ROGERS ARE IN IT TOO. IF YOU DID NOT GET THE FIRST ISSUE AND WANT THE SECOND, DROP A REQUEST FOR BOTH OF THEM TO LORA CROZETTI, 637-1/2 S. Bixel, Los Angeles 14, Cal. THE THIRD ISSUE OF VENUS IS READY TO GO TO PRINT WHEN THE TIME COMES, NAMELY COME DECEMBER. IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING: AN ALL-VENUS ISSUE. AS FAR AS THE STORIES GO, ARTHUR K. BARNES, WHOSE "FOG OVER VENUS" IS IN THE DEC. TWS, HAS A SHORT, "SURPRISE ENDING". THERE IS A SUSPENSE-FILLED SHORT BY CHAS. BURBEE; IT BUILDS UP TO A TERRIFICLIMAX, AND THEN--NO CLIMAX. FOR OUR LONG SHORT, WE HAVE A TALE OF VENUS-SEA BY WM. PALMER; AND A WELL-KNOWN AUTHOR WHO IS AFRAID TO SIGN HIS NAME HAS AN ARTICLE ON FANS UNDER A PSEUDONYM. IT WILL BURN YOU! LAST BUT NOT LEAST, VENUS IS OFFERING A $5 PRIZE TO THE AUTHOR OF THE BEST ARTICLE AND $3 TO THE SECOND BEST, SAID ARTICLES TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE THIRD VENUS. THE CONTEST IS OPEN AS OF NOW. YOU MAY SELECT YOUR SUBJECT, AND IF, IN THE OPINION OF THE JUDGES, WHOSE NAMES WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE, WE RECEIVE ENOUGH NOTEWORTHY ARTICLES, THERE WILL BE SEVERAL $1 PRIZES - CONTEST CLOSES JANUARY 31st, 1945. NEXT ISSUE will be VOM'S 7TH ANNIVERSARY! #37, out around Thanxgiving. The cover alone--a magnificent Beaumontage--will be something to be thankful for. But let's get in some really swell letters, huh, folks? Widner, Warner, Tucker, Ahsley, Perdue, Watson, Washington, Shaw, Kepner, Laney, Tigrina, Rothman, Croutch, Dunkelberger & Joe Fan --what a line-up that would be, eh? And while U're at it, how 'bout slippin' in a quarter for a bit of a booster ad--the usual thing, doncha noe. Enuf two-bitses will angel a bacover--c'mon U sons o' bitses!