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Scientifictionist, v. 1, issue 6, August-October 1946
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AMONG THE CLASSICS -- IV by Norman Stanley THE MAN FROM THE ATOM - -Amazing Stories, vol. 1, Nos. 1, 2 (April, May 1926) When the first issue of Amazing hit the stands just twenty years ago, the scientifictionists of that day found it to contain, in addition to tales by such notables as Wells, Verne, Poe, England and Hall, a somewhat unprepossessing short story by an unknown, G. Peyton Wertenbaker. The second issue saw Wertenbaker on hand again with a "Sequel" to THE MAN FROM THE ATOM. This sequel, however, was published under the same title as its forerunner and was preceded by a synopsis of the first story, as that it was, in effect, the second part of a serial. As the title suggests, THE MAN FROM THE ATOM is a tale of size-change, a subject with which, thanks to the diligence of Ray Cummings and many others, the modern fan is well acquainted, even unto the point of boredom. Possibly the jaded reader of today would not be overly impressed by the early effort of Wertenbaker along this line. In literary style it compares but poorly with the author's excellent work of several years later. In several ways, however, it foreshadowed that which was to come. Present, for example, if somewhat crudely done, is the nostalgic mood which Wertenbaker used more effectively in his later stories. Also, as with all his stories, the narration is in the first person.
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AMONG THE CLASSICS -- IV by Norman Stanley THE MAN FROM THE ATOM - -Amazing Stories, vol. 1, Nos. 1, 2 (April, May 1926) When the first issue of Amazing hit the stands just twenty years ago, the scientifictionists of that day found it to contain, in addition to tales by such notables as Wells, Verne, Poe, England and Hall, a somewhat unprepossessing short story by an unknown, G. Peyton Wertenbaker. The second issue saw Wertenbaker on hand again with a "Sequel" to THE MAN FROM THE ATOM. This sequel, however, was published under the same title as its forerunner and was preceded by a synopsis of the first story, as that it was, in effect, the second part of a serial. As the title suggests, THE MAN FROM THE ATOM is a tale of size-change, a subject with which, thanks to the diligence of Ray Cummings and many others, the modern fan is well acquainted, even unto the point of boredom. Possibly the jaded reader of today would not be overly impressed by the early effort of Wertenbaker along this line. In literary style it compares but poorly with the author's excellent work of several years later. In several ways, however, it foreshadowed that which was to come. Present, for example, if somewhat crudely done, is the nostalgic mood which Wertenbaker used more effectively in his later stories. Also, as with all his stories, the narration is in the first person.
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