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Imagination, v. 1, issue 12, whole no. 12, September 1938

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AMONG OUR MEMS
Franklyn Brady "Dr Acula", author of April Foo issue expose of "LA Chapt, SFPlague" and your radio reporter of the Ether Eeries is a 14 year old fantascience fan 5'11'', weight 176 lbs (without his batwings).
Frank started reading science fiction in Spring of '37, likes weird fiction as well. Fond of Argosy and think more fans should be interested in Operator #5 magazine. Likes all Wells stories, also Haggard. His 3 favorite authors are Kuttner, Schachner and Ernst; stories, the scientifictional series "Past, Present and Future", the weird "Dr. Satan". Likes the Lost Continent theme best of all; it is, in fact, his ambition to discover Lemuria. 
Is a firm anti-Fascist. Anxiously awaits 1945, when he will be able to participate in the program of the Republican Party. 
As for atheism, he can "take it or leave it alone".
New member of the SFA.
Favorite films: THINGS TO COME and Lost Horizon.
Wants to be a good scientist; combination of competent archeologist, physicist and astronomer. 
His sole superstition seems to be that he doesn't believe in singing before breakfast. 
Pet Peeves are these: Michelism, Ackermanese and Brundage covers. 
He cannot show himself by day and casts no reflection in a mirror. And -- the Awful Truth -- he...is...a...coca cola fiend..!
The by Charles D. Hornig
Is it slowing down, the pendulum of science fiction?
When it swings "to" stf is mostly fantasy & when it is "fro" plots become scarce & storys merely the expostulation of theorys with fictional backgrounds.
Try to trace science fiction back to its early days of popularity & locate its "to" & "fro" periods.
We might say before 1910 stf was definitely on the to-swing. Many the masterpieces of the dim past were excellent fantasys with little regard for science. Then, from about 1910 to 1926, we find a lot of "fro-ness", especially in the storys that apeard in such publications as Gernsback's Electrical Experimenter & Science & Invention.
Since 1926, however, we must trace the pendulum's swing separately in each stf publication. We can recall times when it was definitely one way or the other in Amazing, Wonder or Astounding.
Today, in some publications the pendulum is swinging very slowly & it may not be long before it is motionless, striking a happy balance of science & fiction. When that day arrives science fiction will have reacht its maturity.

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4 AMONG OUR MEMS Franklyn Brady "Dr Acula", author of April Foo issue expose of "LA Chapt, SFPlague" and your radio reporter of the Ether Eeries is a 14 year old fantascience fan 5'11'', weight 176 lbs (without his batwings). Frank started reading science fiction in Spring of '37, likes weird fiction as well. Fond of Argosy and think more fans should be interested in Operator #5 magazine. Likes all Wells stories, also Haggard. His 3 favorite authors are Kuttner, Schachner and Ernst; stories, the scientifictional series "Past, Present and Future", the weird "Dr. Satan". Likes the Lost Continent theme best of all; it is, in fact, his ambition to discover Lemuria. Is a firm anti-Fascist. Anxiously awaits 1945, when he will be able to participate in the program of the Republican Party. As for atheism, he can "take it or leave it alone". New member of the SFA. Favorite films: THINGS TO COME and Lost Horizon. Wants to be a good scientist; combination of competent archeologist, physicist and astronomer. His sole superstition seems to be that he doesn't believe in singing before breakfast. Pet Peeves are these: Michelism, Ackermanese and Brundage covers. He cannot show himself by day and casts no reflection in a mirror. And -- the Awful Truth -- he...is...a...coca cola fiend..! The by Charles D. Hornig Is it slowing down, the pendulum of science fiction? When it swings "to" stf is mostly fantasy & when it is "fro" plots become scarce & storys merely the expostulation of theorys with fictional backgrounds. Try to trace science fiction back to its early days of popularity & locate its "to" & "fro" periods. We might say before 1910 stf was definitely on the to-swing. Many the masterpieces of the dim past were excellent fantasys with little regard for science. Then, from about 1910 to 1926, we find a lot of "fro-ness", especially in the storys that apeard in such publications as Gernsback's Electrical Experimenter & Science & Invention. Since 1926, however, we must trace the pendulum's swing separately in each stf publication. We can recall times when it was definitely one way or the other in Amazing, Wonder or Astounding. Today, in some publications the pendulum is swinging very slowly & it may not be long before it is motionless, striking a happy balance of science & fiction. When that day arrives science fiction will have reacht its maturity.