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

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51.1361.1939
Personality Parade
By Dale Hart

Being purely personal opinions re 20 prominent persons in Stf.

FORREST J ACICSRMANj   Ubiquitous Und Unctuous.   Vies with DAW & should soon surpass him.   JNO.V. BALTADONIS:  Illustrator Inimitable.   Head of Comet Publications. CLAIRE P. BECK:   Phantasy's Pessimistic Peruser.   Earnest expostulator of empyrean emanations.   Issues most worthwhile American amateur fanmagazine extant,   LITTERIO B, FARSACI:   Rochester Red-Hot.   A new, very promising fan.   Serious tendencies. WALTER
H. GILLINGS:   Wonder warehouse.   From his "warehouse" have come the writings in the old. FM, the marvelously-printed Tomorrow & the talent to become Editor of Tales of Wonder. England's first scientifiction magazine.   ROBT W. LOWNDES:   Literary Lion. Serious Fan. Writes excellent material.   ROBT A. MADLE: Fantaglimmerer Fantastic. One the PSFS mems.   God's gift to Gerty.   A wellknown guy.   WALTER EARL MARCONETTE:
Versatile Variant.   A newcomer that can write, draw & publish with equal excellence, Truly a variant.   Dick Wilson:  "If he could only cook!*  DANIEL MCPHAIL:   Hookey a Rocketeer.  An old fan who has contributed copiously to the cause,   A tried & true fan.   JNO B, MICHEL:  Mighty Michelist.   Could be more active in the sf field. Sincere but follows the wrong path.   MOROJO (Myrtle R. Douglas) t Ackerman Adherent. 
Prominent California devotee.   One the few feminine supporters.   SAM MOSKOWITZ: Newark Nave,   (Don't get me wrong. Look up that last word.)   Prolific fan writer. Commendable guy,   JACK SPEER:   Oklahoma's Oracle.   Candid Commentator.   A promising fan. Is a punctual replier to mail.   CORWIN F. STICKNEY:   Fantasy Fanner,   This fellow fanned the flames of fantasy. His publication, the Correspondent, put a fine slick-paper fan-magazine within the reach of all.   Many new names were introduced via Stickney.   He's a good author, too.   JAS V. TAURASI:   Profuse Promulgator.   One the harder working enthusiasts. Tries to aid every new movement or trend. ROBT G. THOMPSON: .Time-Travel Treatiser.   A young, intelligent fan.   I predict he'11 go far.   OLON F. WIGGINS: Denver Dignitary.   Faithful penpal.   Issues his SFFan promptly.   A regular follow.   RICHARD WILSON JR:   Indispensable, Ingenuous, Innocuous.   An excellent correspondent.   Publishes a weekly newsheet.   DONALD A. WOLLHEIM:   Purveyor of Propaganda. 
America's #1 Fan. DALE HART: (         ) Write in your own remarks about this blankety-blank personage.
about this b 1 ankoty-blank personage.

TWICE TOLD TALES 
Weaver Wright

Can an author plagiarize his own story?   I don't know about the technicalities but
I do know Ray Cummings! "The Man Who Saw Too Much" in the Oct 38 Thrilling Wonder is an amazing rewrite of his own "The 3-Eyed Man" which appeared 15 yrs before in Argosy-All story.

The original opened with Tubby already in the hospital.   But compare the 2d
paragraph of it with that of the Wonder story (which I presume most of U can bring to hand, if interested).   "I ain't saying it is—I'm tellin' you what he said,   With one
eye you can only see things in two dimensions.   That's what he said."

Tubby's companions in both instances are "Jake" & "Pete".
The present tale is replete with situations & sentences almost identical with the original.   "There is only one complete modem optical laboratory in the world" re-appears with "modern" changed to "master".   Prof Seer is now Prof Syte.   However, the mint originally appertained to the world of the 4th Dimension & no mention was made of the Metallic Man.

In conclusion, U have been lured into a clever advertising trap, as 1 have one copy of the 3-Eyed Man for sale to the highest bidder.   Address me at 3504W3, LA.

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8 51.1361.1939 Personality Parade By Dale Hart Being purely personal opinions re 20 prominent persons in Stf. FORREST J ACICSRMANj Ubiquitous Und Unctuous. Vies with DAW & should soon surpass him. JNO.V. BALTADONIS: Illustrator Inimitable. Head of Comet Publications. CLAIRE P. BECK: Phantasy's Pessimistic Peruser. Earnest expostulator of empyrean emanations. Issues most worthwhile American amateur fanmagazine extant, LITTERIO B, FARSACI: Rochester Red-Hot. A new, very promising fan. Serious tendencies. WALTER H. GILLINGS: Wonder warehouse. From his "warehouse" have come the writings in the old. FM, the marvelously-printed Tomorrow & the talent to become Editor of Tales of Wonder. England's first scientifiction magazine. ROBT W. LOWNDES: Literary Lion. Serious Fan. Writes excellent material. ROBT A. MADLE: Fantaglimmerer Fantastic. One the PSFS mems. God's gift to Gerty. A wellknown guy. WALTER EARL MARCONETTE: Versatile Variant. A newcomer that can write, draw & publish with equal excellence, Truly a variant. Dick Wilson: "If he could only cook!* DANIEL MCPHAIL: Hookey a Rocketeer. An old fan who has contributed copiously to the cause, A tried & true fan. JNO B, MICHEL: Mighty Michelist. Could be more active in the sf field. Sincere but follows the wrong path. MOROJO (Myrtle R. Douglas) t Ackerman Adherent. Prominent California devotee. One the few feminine supporters. SAM MOSKOWITZ: Newark Nave, (Don't get me wrong. Look up that last word.) Prolific fan writer. Commendable guy, JACK SPEER: Oklahoma's Oracle. Candid Commentator. A promising fan. Is a punctual replier to mail. CORWIN F. STICKNEY: Fantasy Fanner, This fellow fanned the flames of fantasy. His publication, the Correspondent, put a fine slick-paper fan-magazine within the reach of all. Many new names were introduced via Stickney. He's a good author, too. JAS V. TAURASI: Profuse Promulgator. One the harder working enthusiasts. Tries to aid every new movement or trend. ROBT G. THOMPSON: .Time-Travel Treatiser. A young, intelligent fan. I predict he'11 go far. OLON F. WIGGINS: Denver Dignitary. Faithful penpal. Issues his SFFan promptly. A regular follow. RICHARD WILSON JR: Indispensable, Ingenuous, Innocuous. An excellent correspondent. Publishes a weekly newsheet. DONALD A. WOLLHEIM: Purveyor of Propaganda. America's #1 Fan. DALE HART: ( ) Write in your own remarks about this blankety-blank personage. about this b 1 ankoty-blank personage. TWICE TOLD TALES Weaver Wright Can an author plagiarize his own story? I don't know about the technicalities but I do know Ray Cummings! "The Man Who Saw Too Much" in the Oct 38 Thrilling Wonder is an amazing rewrite of his own "The 3-Eyed Man" which appeared 15 yrs before in Argosy-All story. The original opened with Tubby already in the hospital. But compare the 2d paragraph of it with that of the Wonder story (which I presume most of U can bring to hand, if interested). "I ain't saying it is—I'm tellin' you what he said, With one eye you can only see things in two dimensions. That's what he said." Tubby's companions in both instances are "Jake" & "Pete". The present tale is replete with situations & sentences almost identical with the original. "There is only one complete modem optical laboratory in the world" re-appears with "modern" changed to "master". Prof Seer is now Prof Syte. However, the mint originally appertained to the world of the 4th Dimension & no mention was made of the Metallic Man. In conclusion, U have been lured into a clever advertising trap, as 1 have one copy of the 3-Eyed Man for sale to the highest bidder. Address me at 3504W3, LA.