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Amateur Correspondent, v. 2, issue 2, September-October 1937
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[Inside an B/W image of stars with two rockets shooting from up right to the bottom left corner] HIT 'N' RUN THRILLING WONDER STORIES ASTOUNDING STORIES WEIRD TALES AMAZING STORIES In this department are found interesting comments and criticisms, representative of how the Correspondent is received by its readers. Though we cannot undertake to print all the letters we get, because of their very number, we cordially invite you to send in your opinions, be they in the form of praise or just good old "knock-'em-down-drag-'em-out" brickbats. Each letter will be given our most careful and conscientious consideration, and we shall answer personally those offering most helpful suggestions and criticisms. Let's hear from you! Encouragement plus comes from Seabury Quinn, well-known writer from the wilds of Brooklyn, N. Y. He writes: "Just received the May-June issue of the revamped, enlarged and improved A-C.... Very good. Ver-ry good, indeed.... My compliments, in particular, to Robert Ennis for his Jest of Tianne. Nicely done, s'welp me.... Good luck!" Oh, and we almost forgot---Mr. Quinn includes a somewhat enigmatic postscript, which reads: "Damned if Virgil's picture of HPL didn't look like him, despite the Thomas Jefferson disguise!" *** From Richard Wilson, Jr., of Richmond Hill, N. Y., comes the following vigorous brickbat. Mr. Wilson's decidedly uncomplimentary remarks well-nigh broke the editorial heart; and for our reply, which we believe successfully refutes his charges, we refer you to our editorial message for this month. Says our critic: "As a fantasy fan, I disapprove of your change of title, your addition of Hobbyana, and all that mail-order advertising trash. It's getting so that your fiction and non-fiction, together, are receiving less space than formely, and from the looks of things, will soon have less room in the Correspondent than the numerous ads which clutter it up. The Correspondent, with the last two issues, has dropped cosiderably in my estimation; I now regard is as absolutely the worst of all science fiction fan magazines... Harsh words, perhaps, but you asked for 'em!" *** Robert A. Madle, of Philadelphia, Pa., sends criticisms which are, on the whole, complimentary. In a manner which implies that he is quite satisfied with the magazine, he writes: "The Amateur Correspondent arrived this morning, and I can heartily say that it is far superior to any other fan publication now being issued. The new format is very attractive; please retain it. Finlay's cover ranks among the best of his illustrations in Weird Tales; and his interior design for 'Hit 16
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[Inside an B/W image of stars with two rockets shooting from up right to the bottom left corner] HIT 'N' RUN THRILLING WONDER STORIES ASTOUNDING STORIES WEIRD TALES AMAZING STORIES In this department are found interesting comments and criticisms, representative of how the Correspondent is received by its readers. Though we cannot undertake to print all the letters we get, because of their very number, we cordially invite you to send in your opinions, be they in the form of praise or just good old "knock-'em-down-drag-'em-out" brickbats. Each letter will be given our most careful and conscientious consideration, and we shall answer personally those offering most helpful suggestions and criticisms. Let's hear from you! Encouragement plus comes from Seabury Quinn, well-known writer from the wilds of Brooklyn, N. Y. He writes: "Just received the May-June issue of the revamped, enlarged and improved A-C.... Very good. Ver-ry good, indeed.... My compliments, in particular, to Robert Ennis for his Jest of Tianne. Nicely done, s'welp me.... Good luck!" Oh, and we almost forgot---Mr. Quinn includes a somewhat enigmatic postscript, which reads: "Damned if Virgil's picture of HPL didn't look like him, despite the Thomas Jefferson disguise!" *** From Richard Wilson, Jr., of Richmond Hill, N. Y., comes the following vigorous brickbat. Mr. Wilson's decidedly uncomplimentary remarks well-nigh broke the editorial heart; and for our reply, which we believe successfully refutes his charges, we refer you to our editorial message for this month. Says our critic: "As a fantasy fan, I disapprove of your change of title, your addition of Hobbyana, and all that mail-order advertising trash. It's getting so that your fiction and non-fiction, together, are receiving less space than formely, and from the looks of things, will soon have less room in the Correspondent than the numerous ads which clutter it up. The Correspondent, with the last two issues, has dropped cosiderably in my estimation; I now regard is as absolutely the worst of all science fiction fan magazines... Harsh words, perhaps, but you asked for 'em!" *** Robert A. Madle, of Philadelphia, Pa., sends criticisms which are, on the whole, complimentary. In a manner which implies that he is quite satisfied with the magazine, he writes: "The Amateur Correspondent arrived this morning, and I can heartily say that it is far superior to any other fan publication now being issued. The new format is very attractive; please retain it. Finlay's cover ranks among the best of his illustrations in Weird Tales; and his interior design for 'Hit 16
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