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Spaceways, v. 4, issue 2, January 1942

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SPACEWAYS   23

THE READERS ALWAYS WRITE

I'm willing to spend my money on SSp "because I'm interested in it no matter what the cost. Our circulation of 300. even though it is not all paid, is in sf ranks, and therefore is good for advertisers. We are printing pro material because we haven't any fan staff. Take yourself for example, [He means me—HW). You said you were too busy, and I imagine you are. Evidently however, the pros aren't, because they willingly send us an article—in Farley's case he sent us several and let us pick the one we liked best. Forry Ackerman promised us an article way back when we were mimeoed and we still haven't gotten it despite frequent requests.   Same goes for other fans.   *' .....'. Why the heck can't fandom let us worry about the money? — we'll print SSp, and WE'LL pay for it, too.
     Poll Results: First, final ratings on the preceding issue. Twenty sent ratings—highest number for almost a year, praise be!—and our thanks go to Lowndes, Wollheim, Brackett, Palmer, Connor, Senour, Jenkins, Rustebar, Vogenitz; Chauvenet, Thompson, Spencer, Speer, Haines, Bill Evans, Fortier, Farsaci, Croutch, Mulrain, and Schwartz. " First place goos to The Log of the FooFoo
Special, which hit the gong at 9.2. That's the second-highest rating anything in Spaceways has received since this system was inaugurated more than two years ago. Second comes the initial installment of If I werewolf: 7.9. Third is Beacon Light, at 7.33, closely followed by the letter section, 7.29. The editorial ended fifth, at 7.1; sixth was the final installment of A Collector Speaks, at
6.7. (The series as a whole rated 6.97.) After them come So You Want To Record?: 5.5; What They Are About: 6.1; Are You Sure?: 6.0; front cover: 5.0; and back cover, 4.2. Issue as a whole: 6.59. Don't forget to send ratings on this issue: just give each item a figure from 10 (superlative) to 1 (unreadable).
     But now the best stories of 1941. Seventeen sets of choices were recorded. Last year there were twenty, but there were three months given to send them in. This time, it didn't seem worth skipping an issue for a few more sets, so here are the results. Lowndes, Wollheim, Brackett, Boggs, Connor, Senour, Jenkins,
Ackerman, Chauvenet, Thompson, Speer, Raines, Evans, Fortier, Schwartz, Robinson and even I, Warner,  voted. First choices were given 5 points; second choices, 4
points, and so forth. (If you care to send your choices in belatedly, do so; if enough new sets come in, new final figures will be announced next issue.)
     Universe, according to the poll, was the best story. It received 29 points. Second: Microcosmic God, with 24 points; third. Solution Unsatisfactory. 17. No other story received more than 13 points. Following are the leaders, with their points.   Figures in brackets denote   the number of first place votes
received by those which got such.  Universe: (4) 29. Microcosmic God: (3) 24.
Solution Unsatisfactory (2) 17.   Sixth Column: (1) 13.   The Mechanical Mice (1), Genus Homo (l), and Methuselah's Children (1): 12 each. Nightfall: 10.  The Case of C.D. Ward: 8.     Remember Tomorrow, The Words of Guru (1); and Common Sense (1). 7. Dead Center and Thirteen O'Clock: 6 each. The Ballad of Blaster Bill (1). The Mislaid Charm, Lost Legion, Bit of Tapestry, and Masquerade (1): 5 each. 19
other stories received one, two, three, or four points each.    
    Astounding towered above  all the other magazines. Fifteen stories mentioned   from it got 149 points. Nine from Unknown: 25. Four from Stirring Science Stories: 23. Two from Super Science: 17. Two from Thrilling Wonder Stories, 11.  Weird Tales and Planet: 8: Comet: 7: Astonishing: 3: Startling: 2; Fantastic Adventures: one. Other magazines: mentioned not at all. Heinlein far outstrips all writers with ten of his stories getting ninety-five points (counting those under  his known pseudonyms).    A few more points of interest: the decline of Palmer's magazines must be mentioned. Last year stories from them received two
points; this year, only one  point. All points for Comet were given by Don Thompson: all for Planet by Tom Brackett: 15 of the 23 for Stirring Science by Lowdnes and Wollheim: the point for Fan. Ad. was donated by Jenkins. As to the covers: seventeen voted; Don Thompson neglected to do so. Eleven voted for Rogers covers, five of them for that on the Sept. Astounding. Finlay got two votes for two FFM covers: Bok two for the one on the June SSS: and Forte received one
vote for his Oct. Future Fiction cover. Thanks, every one, for your help.

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SPACEWAYS 23 THE READERS ALWAYS WRITE I'm willing to spend my money on SSp "because I'm interested in it no matter what the cost. Our circulation of 300. even though it is not all paid, is in sf ranks, and therefore is good for advertisers. We are printing pro material because we haven't any fan staff. Take yourself for example, [He means me—HW). You said you were too busy, and I imagine you are. Evidently however, the pros aren't, because they willingly send us an article—in Farley's case he sent us several and let us pick the one we liked best. Forry Ackerman promised us an article way back when we were mimeoed and we still haven't gotten it despite frequent requests. Same goes for other fans. *' .....'. Why the heck can't fandom let us worry about the money? — we'll print SSp, and WE'LL pay for it, too. Poll Results: First, final ratings on the preceding issue. Twenty sent ratings—highest number for almost a year, praise be!—and our thanks go to Lowndes, Wollheim, Brackett, Palmer, Connor, Senour, Jenkins, Rustebar, Vogenitz; Chauvenet, Thompson, Spencer, Speer, Haines, Bill Evans, Fortier, Farsaci, Croutch, Mulrain, and Schwartz. " First place goos to The Log of the FooFoo Special, which hit the gong at 9.2. That's the second-highest rating anything in Spaceways has received since this system was inaugurated more than two years ago. Second comes the initial installment of If I werewolf: 7.9. Third is Beacon Light, at 7.33, closely followed by the letter section, 7.29. The editorial ended fifth, at 7.1; sixth was the final installment of A Collector Speaks, at 6.7. (The series as a whole rated 6.97.) After them come So You Want To Record?: 5.5; What They Are About: 6.1; Are You Sure?: 6.0; front cover: 5.0; and back cover, 4.2. Issue as a whole: 6.59. Don't forget to send ratings on this issue: just give each item a figure from 10 (superlative) to 1 (unreadable). But now the best stories of 1941. Seventeen sets of choices were recorded. Last year there were twenty, but there were three months given to send them in. This time, it didn't seem worth skipping an issue for a few more sets, so here are the results. Lowndes, Wollheim, Brackett, Boggs, Connor, Senour, Jenkins, Ackerman, Chauvenet, Thompson, Speer, Raines, Evans, Fortier, Schwartz, Robinson and even I, Warner, voted. First choices were given 5 points; second choices, 4 points, and so forth. (If you care to send your choices in belatedly, do so; if enough new sets come in, new final figures will be announced next issue.) Universe, according to the poll, was the best story. It received 29 points. Second: Microcosmic God, with 24 points; third. Solution Unsatisfactory. 17. No other story received more than 13 points. Following are the leaders, with their points. Figures in brackets denote the number of first place votes received by those which got such. Universe: (4) 29. Microcosmic God: (3) 24. Solution Unsatisfactory (2) 17. Sixth Column: (1) 13. The Mechanical Mice (1), Genus Homo (l), and Methuselah's Children (1): 12 each. Nightfall: 10. The Case of C.D. Ward: 8. Remember Tomorrow, The Words of Guru (1); and Common Sense (1). 7. Dead Center and Thirteen O'Clock: 6 each. The Ballad of Blaster Bill (1). The Mislaid Charm, Lost Legion, Bit of Tapestry, and Masquerade (1): 5 each. 19 other stories received one, two, three, or four points each. Astounding towered above all the other magazines. Fifteen stories mentioned from it got 149 points. Nine from Unknown: 25. Four from Stirring Science Stories: 23. Two from Super Science: 17. Two from Thrilling Wonder Stories, 11. Weird Tales and Planet: 8: Comet: 7: Astonishing: 3: Startling: 2; Fantastic Adventures: one. Other magazines: mentioned not at all. Heinlein far outstrips all writers with ten of his stories getting ninety-five points (counting those under his known pseudonyms). A few more points of interest: the decline of Palmer's magazines must be mentioned. Last year stories from them received two points; this year, only one point. All points for Comet were given by Don Thompson: all for Planet by Tom Brackett: 15 of the 23 for Stirring Science by Lowdnes and Wollheim: the point for Fan. Ad. was donated by Jenkins. As to the covers: seventeen voted; Don Thompson neglected to do so. Eleven voted for Rogers covers, five of them for that on the Sept. Astounding. Finlay got two votes for two FFM covers: Bok two for the one on the June SSS: and Forte received one vote for his Oct. Future Fiction cover. Thanks, every one, for your help.