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The Science Fiction Fan, v. 4, issue 10, whole no. 46, May 1940
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18................................................................................FAN SCIENCE FICTION CRITIC: The first several issues of this magazine were mimeographed but Claire P. Beck, the publisher, purchased print-ing equipment and printed the magazine. Altho rather unreliable at the first, it finally became a quite reliable and interesting magazine com-mencing with the December '36 issue. However, after eight more issues, Beck finally discontinued the magazine. It served its purpose, however, in its short and hectic career. FANCIFUL TALES: Donald A. Wollheim and Wilson Shepherd conceived of this 50-paged printed magazine of science and weird fiction. Wollheim edited and helped financially while Shepherd did the actual printing. One issue appeared, dated Fall 1936. There are several others, of course, includ-ing Wm. Crawford's superb ventures, MARVEL TALES AND UNUSUAL STORIES. But these latter two were published as fiction magazines in their entirety and cannot rightly be called fan magazines. At the present time there are two outstanding printed fan publications; WmS. Sykora's FANTASY NEWS and STARDUST. The former of these two has a good chance to continue because the circulation is rather large, and if there is a loss, it doesn't amount to very much. Although Hamling deserves every possible chance of success, it is very doubtful that STARDUST will see many more issues because Hamling suffers an incredible loss every issue. At any rate STARDUST is the most beaut-ful fan magazine ever to appear; Hamling has that much to his credit.
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18................................................................................FAN SCIENCE FICTION CRITIC: The first several issues of this magazine were mimeographed but Claire P. Beck, the publisher, purchased print-ing equipment and printed the magazine. Altho rather unreliable at the first, it finally became a quite reliable and interesting magazine com-mencing with the December '36 issue. However, after eight more issues, Beck finally discontinued the magazine. It served its purpose, however, in its short and hectic career. FANCIFUL TALES: Donald A. Wollheim and Wilson Shepherd conceived of this 50-paged printed magazine of science and weird fiction. Wollheim edited and helped financially while Shepherd did the actual printing. One issue appeared, dated Fall 1936. There are several others, of course, includ-ing Wm. Crawford's superb ventures, MARVEL TALES AND UNUSUAL STORIES. But these latter two were published as fiction magazines in their entirety and cannot rightly be called fan magazines. At the present time there are two outstanding printed fan publications; WmS. Sykora's FANTASY NEWS and STARDUST. The former of these two has a good chance to continue because the circulation is rather large, and if there is a loss, it doesn't amount to very much. Although Hamling deserves every possible chance of success, it is very doubtful that STARDUST will see many more issues because Hamling suffers an incredible loss every issue. At any rate STARDUST is the most beaut-ful fan magazine ever to appear; Hamling has that much to his credit.
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