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Mercury, v. 1, issue 5, 1940

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POLL RESULTS concluded
be valuable to us all, if for nothing else than being able to present fandom's opinion in a body to the promags or to any fan group that is planning a big undertaking--such as the Chicon. These will not be the last of the polls I conduct. In fact, their future value will come from the indications of the changes and trends they will show. I particularly appeal to the Queens and Newark groups, as they should be able to contribute at least 24 votes between them, and them some. Although this poll has been well publicized, perhaps some don't know just how to vote. Merely put down a list of your ten favorite authors in order of preference and mail to Art Widner Jr., Box 122, Bryantville, Mass. Groups may send all their votes separate and list the name of each above the vote. Don't forget to vote for the fans and artists also, if you haven't already...Ten fans, and five artists in each of the classes mentioned. Order of preference, please!

Fans: (24 votes received to date)

1 Ackerman 153
2 Tucker 143
3 Warner 116
4 Lowndes 102
5 Wollheim 79
6 Swisher 63
7 Moskowitz 52
8 Male
9 Hamlin 35
   Reinsberg 35
10 Morojo  33
   Widner  33
11 Taurasi  31
12 Wilson  25
13 Michel   23
14 Daugherty  22
15 Speer 20
16 Sykora 18
17 Youd 17
18 Avery 16
    Hodgkins 16
    Koenig 16
19 Knight 15
20 Martin 13

Artists: (21 votes received to date)
COVER
1 Paul  59
2 Finlay  49
3 Rogers 47
4 Wesso 45
5 Brown 36

INTERIOR
1 FInlay 91
2 Paul 50
3 Wesso 42
4 Bok 28
5 Dold 23

ALL-AROUND
1 Finley 63
2 Paul 43
3 Wesso 36
4 Shneeman 17
5 Box  14
   Cartier 14
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WE OBJECT! ----Tucker in, and the typing.  **********
We remember of seeing in a recent Le Zombie a line that ran something like this: Largest unpaid circulation of any fan mag. " We challenge that, this ish 90 copies are going out unpaid"
Ynnnneahh, Bob!
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WAVEY LINES THAT SHOULD BE STRAIGHT
* * * * 
Perhaps yours is not one of them, but 50% of our front pages have wavey lines, in the printing, and the typing, The Reason, some strange malady that haunts my mimeo. The rollar, in some weird way came off, pushing the stencil into a crumpled mess, luckely, though, not tearing it. This was repeated twice, and is still unexplained.

Which concludes our sad tale for today.

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A MAG THAT CAME QUITE LATE
*************
FRONTIER:- Vol. 1 No. 1. @ 10¢  from Donn Brazier, 3031 N. 36th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Very interesting material. Hectoed.   ****
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This mag, MERCURY, selling at 5¢ the issue is edited and published about monthly by Tom Wright, 1140 Bush Ave., Martinez, Cal. With a a little caustic advice being shipped from J.J. Fortier when he feels like it. Tom Wright

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POLL RESULTS concluded be valuable to us all, if for nothing else than being able to present fandom's opinion in a body to the promags or to any fan group that is planning a big undertaking--such as the Chicon. These will not be the last of the polls I conduct. In fact, their future value will come from the indications of the changes and trends they will show. I particularly appeal to the Queens and Newark groups, as they should be able to contribute at least 24 votes between them, and them some. Although this poll has been well publicized, perhaps some don't know just how to vote. Merely put down a list of your ten favorite authors in order of preference and mail to Art Widner Jr., Box 122, Bryantville, Mass. Groups may send all their votes separate and list the name of each above the vote. Don't forget to vote for the fans and artists also, if you haven't already...Ten fans, and five artists in each of the classes mentioned. Order of preference, please! Fans: (24 votes received to date) 1 Ackerman 153 2 Tucker 143 3 Warner 116 4 Lowndes 102 5 Wollheim 79 6 Swisher 63 7 Moskowitz 52 8 Male 9 Hamlin 35 Reinsberg 35 10 Morojo 33 Widner 33 11 Taurasi 31 12 Wilson 25 13 Michel 23 14 Daugherty 22 15 Speer 20 16 Sykora 18 17 Youd 17 18 Avery 16 Hodgkins 16 Koenig 16 19 Knight 15 20 Martin 13 Artists: (21 votes received to date) COVER 1 Paul 59 2 Finlay 49 3 Rogers 47 4 Wesso 45 5 Brown 36 INTERIOR 1 FInlay 91 2 Paul 50 3 Wesso 42 4 Bok 28 5 Dold 23 ALL-AROUND 1 Finley 63 2 Paul 43 3 Wesso 36 4 Shneeman 17 5 Box 14 Cartier 14 %% %% %% %% %% WE OBJECT! ----Tucker in, and the typing. ********** We remember of seeing in a recent Le Zombie a line that ran something like this: Largest unpaid circulation of any fan mag. " We challenge that, this ish 90 copies are going out unpaid" Ynnnneahh, Bob! ======== WAVEY LINES THAT SHOULD BE STRAIGHT * * * * Perhaps yours is not one of them, but 50% of our front pages have wavey lines, in the printing, and the typing, The Reason, some strange malady that haunts my mimeo. The rollar, in some weird way came off, pushing the stencil into a crumpled mess, luckely, though, not tearing it. This was repeated twice, and is still unexplained. Which concludes our sad tale for today. ********** A MAG THAT CAME QUITE LATE ************* FRONTIER:- Vol. 1 No. 1. @ 10¢ from Donn Brazier, 3031 N. 36th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Very interesting material. Hectoed. **** ================ This mag, MERCURY, selling at 5¢ the issue is edited and published about monthly by Tom Wright, 1140 Bush Ave., Martinez, Cal. With a a little caustic advice being shipped from J.J. Fortier when he feels like it. Tom Wright