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Inspiration, v. 4, issue 1, April 1946
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12 INSPIRATION Final War". Also of decided merit were Campbell's (John W.) "The Electronic Siege" and Stangland's "50th Century Revolt." The May issue couldn't quite keep up the pace, but it did see the printing of one of my personal favorites. For straight burlesque there has never, in my experience, been anything equal the farce by one Epaminondas T. Snooks, D.T.G. called "Why the Heavens Fell". Relegated to last place in the issue, as are so many of my favorites, I've never read a short with so many laughs, and never seen a better story ending. This was a classic. August 1932, and still large size altho back to pulp stock. Liked Beattie's "The Platinum 'Planets'" better than any of the others. "The Space Coffin" by Hilliard was also good. September has an experimental cover instead of a Paul illustration, but none of the stories are worth mentioning except possible Stangland's "Crossings of Space". In October there is the likeable "Master of the Asteroid" by C. A. Smith and Coblentz' "Planet of Youth". With the November 1932 issue of WONDER came another experimental cover and a price drop to 15[[cent symbol]], the first time a s-f mag was ever sold for that price. No particular stories worth mentioning. December had the excellent "Space Rays" by J.W. Campbell and the very good "Time Express" by Schachner. The Campbell story is a burlesque to rank with the best of that type. March 1933 has a couple of stories of interest, one of them being "The robot Technocrat" by Schachner. The other was the first in a popular series, Manning's "The Man Who Awoke." Like too many popular series, this one kept going too long until it was worn out. In April, WONDER went back to the 25[[cent symbol]] price, altho keeping large size. Schachner again came thru with a good story, "The Revolt of the Scientists", and Miller's "The Forgotten Man of Space" is worth reading. In June, Binder's "Murder on the Asteroid" is good space-opera. Like the other s-f mags, the depression had caught up with WONDER, and at this stage the mag went bi-monthly briefly. In the July-August issue we have Pragnell's "The Isotope Men" heading the list. October has the excellent "The Moon Tragedy" by F.K. Kelly. With November 1933, WONDER went back to both small size and monthly publication. Perhaps I'm peculiar, but the only story in this issue which seems to stand out is another of the humorous burlesques which WONDER presented so frequently. This one was the Fedor-Hasse "The End of Tyme". None of the stories in the December issue appeals particularly, and so we come to 1934, the year so many fans remember so reverently. January 1934 started one of the greatest years in the history of science-fiction, and WONDER played a great part in this, altho not the leading part. In this issue was the start of Vaughan's "The Exile of the Skies", which many fans rate among the classics. I liked the story, but don't consider it worthy of that high a rating. It was well written, but the science was took weak for really great s-f. Also of interest was Ray's "Today's Yesterday", which I liked but which many others didn't. February gives us Cuthbert's "The Sublime Vigil", one of the most beautifully written stories I've ever read. March is the month which Williamson's "Xandulu" started. It is also the month in which Keller's "The Literary Corkscrew' and another lovely burlesque "The Brain Eaters of Pluto" were printed. April has J. B. Harris' good space-opera "The Moon Devils" and Starzl's doomsday story "The Last Planet". May presented one of the best of Paul's covers, a skyscraper being engulfed by a flood, and the start of the Science Fiction League. The league was the first attempt of a prozine to unite fandom, and did some good. As every fan knows, the LASFS was formerly the LA S.F.L. For the stories, I especially liked a this-time-serious attempt by Snooks, "Traders in Treasures". It's one of those gems which it's easy to pass up on first reading. In June 1934 there is the Keller story "The Doorbell". Keller was a master of the science-horror-mystery combination.
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12 INSPIRATION Final War". Also of decided merit were Campbell's (John W.) "The Electronic Siege" and Stangland's "50th Century Revolt." The May issue couldn't quite keep up the pace, but it did see the printing of one of my personal favorites. For straight burlesque there has never, in my experience, been anything equal the farce by one Epaminondas T. Snooks, D.T.G. called "Why the Heavens Fell". Relegated to last place in the issue, as are so many of my favorites, I've never read a short with so many laughs, and never seen a better story ending. This was a classic. August 1932, and still large size altho back to pulp stock. Liked Beattie's "The Platinum 'Planets'" better than any of the others. "The Space Coffin" by Hilliard was also good. September has an experimental cover instead of a Paul illustration, but none of the stories are worth mentioning except possible Stangland's "Crossings of Space". In October there is the likeable "Master of the Asteroid" by C. A. Smith and Coblentz' "Planet of Youth". With the November 1932 issue of WONDER came another experimental cover and a price drop to 15[[cent symbol]], the first time a s-f mag was ever sold for that price. No particular stories worth mentioning. December had the excellent "Space Rays" by J.W. Campbell and the very good "Time Express" by Schachner. The Campbell story is a burlesque to rank with the best of that type. March 1933 has a couple of stories of interest, one of them being "The robot Technocrat" by Schachner. The other was the first in a popular series, Manning's "The Man Who Awoke." Like too many popular series, this one kept going too long until it was worn out. In April, WONDER went back to the 25[[cent symbol]] price, altho keeping large size. Schachner again came thru with a good story, "The Revolt of the Scientists", and Miller's "The Forgotten Man of Space" is worth reading. In June, Binder's "Murder on the Asteroid" is good space-opera. Like the other s-f mags, the depression had caught up with WONDER, and at this stage the mag went bi-monthly briefly. In the July-August issue we have Pragnell's "The Isotope Men" heading the list. October has the excellent "The Moon Tragedy" by F.K. Kelly. With November 1933, WONDER went back to both small size and monthly publication. Perhaps I'm peculiar, but the only story in this issue which seems to stand out is another of the humorous burlesques which WONDER presented so frequently. This one was the Fedor-Hasse "The End of Tyme". None of the stories in the December issue appeals particularly, and so we come to 1934, the year so many fans remember so reverently. January 1934 started one of the greatest years in the history of science-fiction, and WONDER played a great part in this, altho not the leading part. In this issue was the start of Vaughan's "The Exile of the Skies", which many fans rate among the classics. I liked the story, but don't consider it worthy of that high a rating. It was well written, but the science was took weak for really great s-f. Also of interest was Ray's "Today's Yesterday", which I liked but which many others didn't. February gives us Cuthbert's "The Sublime Vigil", one of the most beautifully written stories I've ever read. March is the month which Williamson's "Xandulu" started. It is also the month in which Keller's "The Literary Corkscrew' and another lovely burlesque "The Brain Eaters of Pluto" were printed. April has J. B. Harris' good space-opera "The Moon Devils" and Starzl's doomsday story "The Last Planet". May presented one of the best of Paul's covers, a skyscraper being engulfed by a flood, and the start of the Science Fiction League. The league was the first attempt of a prozine to unite fandom, and did some good. As every fan knows, the LASFS was formerly the LA S.F.L. For the stories, I especially liked a this-time-serious attempt by Snooks, "Traders in Treasures". It's one of those gems which it's easy to pass up on first reading. In June 1934 there is the Keller story "The Doorbell". Keller was a master of the science-horror-mystery combination.
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