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Fantasy Fan, v. 1, issue 5, January 1934
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January, 1934 THE FANTASY FAN 73 MY SCIENCE FICTION COLLECTION by Forrest J. Ackerman Part Five More for my own satisfaction than anything else, is the second part of this last division of my collection; "stills." These are scenes from a score of fantasy pictures ranging in size from 5" X to 11" x 14", and in subjects from pre-historic monsters of 10,000,000 years ago to exploring interplanetary parties of the future. There are many scenes from 'Metropolis' of the vast, shining electricity, of the inside furnishings of the buildings, of the costumes of the people of that time; and there are pictures of the machinery to run the city, the undergraound world, the robotrix, the televisors. From "King Kong" I have 9 stills: a brontosaurus, an aliosaur about to eat a man, Kong on exhibition in New York, in the jungle with the girl,smashing in a building, atop the Empire State, etc. Secured from 'Frankenstein' are pictures of the monster, and his making in the laboratory. "Just Imagine" offers scenes of heaven-scraped New York in 1980, of the rocket man for Mars, of the nifty little earthplanes. I have seven interesting pictures from "The Most Dangerous Game." Laboratories and the death ray of "The Mask of Fu-Manchu" are included. From Wells' "Island of Lost Souls" there are photos of the evoluted animals of a hundred thousand years hence; ape-men, the panther-woman, wolf-creatures, etc. "High Teason" offers numerous stills: television, the European city, war in 1940, a dance hall of seven years ahead, the English HOW TO COLLECT FANTASY FICTION by Julius Schwartz Part Five - Conclusion Fantasy booklets have appeared at lesser intervals. Amazing Stories put out Landell Bartlet's "Vanguard of Venus" in 1928. Gernsback has put out 18 science fiction booklets, of which only the last six are now in print. He likewise issued a reprint of Garret Smith's "Between Worlds." Mimeographed booklets were put out by Carl Swanson (Edmond Hamilton's "The Metal Giants", a reprint) and by the Fantasy Fiction Publications ("Guests of the Earth" by Hugh Langley). The Arra Printers have put out A. Merritt's "Thru the Dragon Glass," "The Caveman of Venus," "The Price of Peace," and Dr. Keller's "Wolf Hollow Bubbles." This article wouldn't be complete without mention of the hard-covered fantasies. It's a hopeless task to try and muster even a tenth of all the fantasy books. The best way to go about it, however, is to "haunt" the second-hand book stores and scrutinize any book whose title sounds promising or inviting. There's one tantalizing feature connected with the collection of fantastic fiction: your collection will Never be complete! But this misfortune has one commendable merit. The collector's interest in Fantasy fiction will never wane. The End Channel sub-sea express, a broadcasted trial, and more. "The Mummy" is shown returning to life, Prehistoric monsters from "The Mystery of Life" are (continued on page 79)
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January, 1934 THE FANTASY FAN 73 MY SCIENCE FICTION COLLECTION by Forrest J. Ackerman Part Five More for my own satisfaction than anything else, is the second part of this last division of my collection; "stills." These are scenes from a score of fantasy pictures ranging in size from 5" X to 11" x 14", and in subjects from pre-historic monsters of 10,000,000 years ago to exploring interplanetary parties of the future. There are many scenes from 'Metropolis' of the vast, shining electricity, of the inside furnishings of the buildings, of the costumes of the people of that time; and there are pictures of the machinery to run the city, the undergraound world, the robotrix, the televisors. From "King Kong" I have 9 stills: a brontosaurus, an aliosaur about to eat a man, Kong on exhibition in New York, in the jungle with the girl,smashing in a building, atop the Empire State, etc. Secured from 'Frankenstein' are pictures of the monster, and his making in the laboratory. "Just Imagine" offers scenes of heaven-scraped New York in 1980, of the rocket man for Mars, of the nifty little earthplanes. I have seven interesting pictures from "The Most Dangerous Game." Laboratories and the death ray of "The Mask of Fu-Manchu" are included. From Wells' "Island of Lost Souls" there are photos of the evoluted animals of a hundred thousand years hence; ape-men, the panther-woman, wolf-creatures, etc. "High Teason" offers numerous stills: television, the European city, war in 1940, a dance hall of seven years ahead, the English HOW TO COLLECT FANTASY FICTION by Julius Schwartz Part Five - Conclusion Fantasy booklets have appeared at lesser intervals. Amazing Stories put out Landell Bartlet's "Vanguard of Venus" in 1928. Gernsback has put out 18 science fiction booklets, of which only the last six are now in print. He likewise issued a reprint of Garret Smith's "Between Worlds." Mimeographed booklets were put out by Carl Swanson (Edmond Hamilton's "The Metal Giants", a reprint) and by the Fantasy Fiction Publications ("Guests of the Earth" by Hugh Langley). The Arra Printers have put out A. Merritt's "Thru the Dragon Glass," "The Caveman of Venus," "The Price of Peace," and Dr. Keller's "Wolf Hollow Bubbles." This article wouldn't be complete without mention of the hard-covered fantasies. It's a hopeless task to try and muster even a tenth of all the fantasy books. The best way to go about it, however, is to "haunt" the second-hand book stores and scrutinize any book whose title sounds promising or inviting. There's one tantalizing feature connected with the collection of fantastic fiction: your collection will Never be complete! But this misfortune has one commendable merit. The collector's interest in Fantasy fiction will never wane. The End Channel sub-sea express, a broadcasted trial, and more. "The Mummy" is shown returning to life, Prehistoric monsters from "The Mystery of Life" are (continued on page 79)
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