DIY History | Transcribe | Hevelin Fanzines | Inspiration, v. 4, issue 1, April 1946

Transcribe
Translate

Inspiration, v. 4, issue 1, April 1946

Page 24

24     INSPIRATION

ers higher.
     The Wellman "30th Century Duel" in April 1941 was fair, and Lavond's "A Prince of Pluto" was good. Lieber's "They Never Come Back" was good space-opera in the August edition.
     The October FUTURE FICTION was combined with SCIENCE FICTION under the FUTURE name, and under the editorship of Lowndes. Best of the stories was Pearson's "Pogo Planet". Best in December 1941 were a couple of the shorts, Morley's "No Star Shall Fall" and Croutch's "Salvage Job".

PLANET
STORIES
SPACE-OPERA SANCTUARY

PLANET STORIES was dedicated to the proposition that the generally most successful s-f story was the space-opera-adventure type, and proceeded from the start to publish stories of that type almost exclusively. They have, incidentally, generally printed very good stories along those lines. The first s-f mag to publish on a quarterly schedule, they have the excellent record of following that schedule to the letter.
     In Spring, 1940, we have Selwyn's "Revolt on the Earth-Star" and Rocklynne's "The Tantalus Death" as best in the issue. Rocklynne is again best in the Summer edition, with "The Forbidden Dream". Fall has Bond's "The Ultimate Salient", one of the best stories ever printed in PLANET, Williams' "Quest on Io", and Wollheim's "The Planet that Time Forgot". At the end of its first year, PLANET was doing nicely in its specialized field.
     Some shorts, Danzell's "Castaway", Rocklynne's "Atom of Death", Bond's "Beyond LIght", and Brackett's "The Stellar Legion" feature the Winter issue. It was Rocklynne again in Spring 1941 with "Exiles of the Desert Star".
     Most interesting item in Summer 1941 was Bond's try at poetry, "The Ballad of Blaster bill". Cover on this was by Finlay, with the usual PLANET subject. Paul did the cover for Fall, with no change in the pattern. Best of the stories were Binder's "Vassals of the Master World" and Bond's "'Shadrach'".
     The Winter 1941 issue had an interesting cover variation. This time it was the scantily clad girl saving the hero. The stories were much better. There was Bond's "The Lorelei Death", Moskowitz' "Man of the Stars", Norman's "A Planet for Your Thought's", Hasse's "Thief of Mars", and F. B. Long's "The Mercurian. In general, very nice space-opera.

Saving...

24 INSPIRATION ers higher. The Wellman "30th Century Duel" in April 1941 was fair, and Lavond's "A Prince of Pluto" was good. Lieber's "They Never Come Back" was good space-opera in the August edition. The October FUTURE FICTION was combined with SCIENCE FICTION under the FUTURE name, and under the editorship of Lowndes. Best of the stories was Pearson's "Pogo Planet". Best in December 1941 were a couple of the shorts, Morley's "No Star Shall Fall" and Croutch's "Salvage Job". PLANET STORIES SPACE-OPERA SANCTUARY PLANET STORIES was dedicated to the proposition that the generally most successful s-f story was the space-opera-adventure type, and proceeded from the start to publish stories of that type almost exclusively. They have, incidentally, generally printed very good stories along those lines. The first s-f mag to publish on a quarterly schedule, they have the excellent record of following that schedule to the letter. In Spring, 1940, we have Selwyn's "Revolt on the Earth-Star" and Rocklynne's "The Tantalus Death" as best in the issue. Rocklynne is again best in the Summer edition, with "The Forbidden Dream". Fall has Bond's "The Ultimate Salient", one of the best stories ever printed in PLANET, Williams' "Quest on Io", and Wollheim's "The Planet that Time Forgot". At the end of its first year, PLANET was doing nicely in its specialized field. Some shorts, Danzell's "Castaway", Rocklynne's "Atom of Death", Bond's "Beyond LIght", and Brackett's "The Stellar Legion" feature the Winter issue. It was Rocklynne again in Spring 1941 with "Exiles of the Desert Star". Most interesting item in Summer 1941 was Bond's try at poetry, "The Ballad of Blaster bill". Cover on this was by Finlay, with the usual PLANET subject. Paul did the cover for Fall, with no change in the pattern. Best of the stories were Binder's "Vassals of the Master World" and Bond's "'Shadrach'". The Winter 1941 issue had an interesting cover variation. This time it was the scantily clad girl saving the hero. The stories were much better. There was Bond's "The Lorelei Death", Moskowitz' "Man of the Stars", Norman's "A Planet for Your Thought's", Hasse's "Thief of Mars", and F. B. Long's "The Mercurian. In general, very nice space-opera.