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Fantascience Digest, v. 2, issue 3, March-April 1939
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Page 2 FANTASCIENCE DIGEST We don't claim to have the finiest line-up in all fan history--- but we [[underline]]do[[end underline]] have [[underline]]one[[end underline]] of them! In fact, not one [[underline]]professional[[end underline]] magazine can boast of having what AD ASTRA, science fiction's newest fan mag offers in its first issue. Rare, indeed, has such a galaxy of names appeared as in AD ASTRA. What [[underline]]professional[[end underline]] magazine has a cover by Julian S. Krupa? Dig into your collection: Has there ever been an issue, amateur or professional, that includes: WRITING.....By John W. Campbell, jr. AN INTERVIEW WITH RAYMOND A. PALMER A LETTER TO THE READER.....By Dr. E. E. Smith A MESSAGE.....By Hugo Gernsback MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE.....By Mark Reinsberg ANNUS MIRABILIS.....By Robert A. Madle CONCERNING WEINBAUM.....By Richard I Meyer ARE S-F READERS SANE!.....By W. Lawrence Hamling MARK TWAIN -- SCIENTIFICTIONIST.....By Harry Warner, Jr. But, our supply hovers hear exhaustion! Are you going to be left out? Eighteen, carefully mimeographed pages, the front cover on special thick, colored paper for 10[[cent symbol]]! Or, if you want to be sure of receiving the next three issues, send 25[[cent symbol]] to AD ASTRA, 3156 Cambridge Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. You won't be sorry. (Advt.) [[underline]]THE EDITORS MESSAGE[[end underline]] As you no doubt realize by now this issue of FD is about two weeks late. However, you'll have to excuse us for this inconsistency, for publishing a magazine the size of FD is not play! Many things can go wrong when you least expect them to. We'll attempt to have the next issue in the mails by June 1st, although this forthcoming issue also may be a little late. Anyway, the next issue will be out within two months. I can guarantee that. The first mimeographed issue of FD met with amazing success. Practically everyone considered it one of the best fan mags ever to appear, but we, the editors, honestly believe this issue is much superior to the last. We have added four pages and managed to obtain excellent material. The circulation of FD has taken a nice rise, but we still need more subscribers to continue publishing a magazine the size of the present FD. If the support continues, FD will become the best fan magazine. Let's work toward that goal together. We greatly appreciate the fine attitude and cooperation displayed by editors Campbell and Palmer. The notices published in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE-FICTION and AMAZING STORIES have helped us a lot. This issue we introduce the work of two comparative newcomers to the fan-mag writing field. Tell me how you liked the work of Fred W. Fischer and John A. Bristol. Mr. Fischer will probably be a pretty consistent writer for FD. He is already at work on another article similar to the one he has in this issue. Remember, boys, the date of the World Science Fiction Convention is rapidly approaching. Don't get left out. ***RAM
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Page 2 FANTASCIENCE DIGEST We don't claim to have the finiest line-up in all fan history--- but we [[underline]]do[[end underline]] have [[underline]]one[[end underline]] of them! In fact, not one [[underline]]professional[[end underline]] magazine can boast of having what AD ASTRA, science fiction's newest fan mag offers in its first issue. Rare, indeed, has such a galaxy of names appeared as in AD ASTRA. What [[underline]]professional[[end underline]] magazine has a cover by Julian S. Krupa? Dig into your collection: Has there ever been an issue, amateur or professional, that includes: WRITING.....By John W. Campbell, jr. AN INTERVIEW WITH RAYMOND A. PALMER A LETTER TO THE READER.....By Dr. E. E. Smith A MESSAGE.....By Hugo Gernsback MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE.....By Mark Reinsberg ANNUS MIRABILIS.....By Robert A. Madle CONCERNING WEINBAUM.....By Richard I Meyer ARE S-F READERS SANE!.....By W. Lawrence Hamling MARK TWAIN -- SCIENTIFICTIONIST.....By Harry Warner, Jr. But, our supply hovers hear exhaustion! Are you going to be left out? Eighteen, carefully mimeographed pages, the front cover on special thick, colored paper for 10[[cent symbol]]! Or, if you want to be sure of receiving the next three issues, send 25[[cent symbol]] to AD ASTRA, 3156 Cambridge Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. You won't be sorry. (Advt.) [[underline]]THE EDITORS MESSAGE[[end underline]] As you no doubt realize by now this issue of FD is about two weeks late. However, you'll have to excuse us for this inconsistency, for publishing a magazine the size of FD is not play! Many things can go wrong when you least expect them to. We'll attempt to have the next issue in the mails by June 1st, although this forthcoming issue also may be a little late. Anyway, the next issue will be out within two months. I can guarantee that. The first mimeographed issue of FD met with amazing success. Practically everyone considered it one of the best fan mags ever to appear, but we, the editors, honestly believe this issue is much superior to the last. We have added four pages and managed to obtain excellent material. The circulation of FD has taken a nice rise, but we still need more subscribers to continue publishing a magazine the size of the present FD. If the support continues, FD will become the best fan magazine. Let's work toward that goal together. We greatly appreciate the fine attitude and cooperation displayed by editors Campbell and Palmer. The notices published in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE-FICTION and AMAZING STORIES have helped us a lot. This issue we introduce the work of two comparative newcomers to the fan-mag writing field. Tell me how you liked the work of Fred W. Fischer and John A. Bristol. Mr. Fischer will probably be a pretty consistent writer for FD. He is already at work on another article similar to the one he has in this issue. Remember, boys, the date of the World Science Fiction Convention is rapidly approaching. Don't get left out. ***RAM
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