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Fantascience Digest, v. 2, issue 3, March-April 1939
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Page 12 FANTASCIENCE DIGEST THE SCIENCE-FICTION SPOTLIGHT Readers of SCIENCE FICTION, Charles D. Hornig's new magazine, will be very pleased to learn that, beginning with the August issue (out the first week in June) the magazine will commence monthly publication. This issue will inaugurate something entirely new in professional magazines; a fan magazine supplement, THE FANTASY FAN, which will be by and about science fiction fans. As many of you know, THE FANTASY FAN was the name of the excellent printed fan magazine Hornig issued several years ago. If Editor Hornig finds that the majority of readers are in favor of short-novels, such as Binder's "Edge of Eternity," there will be one, at least in every other issue. The short-novel scheduled for the September issue (Vol. 1, No. 4) is "Swordsmen of Saturn" by that old favorite, Neil R. Jones. In regards to the proposed SCIENCE FICTION QUARTERLY, Hornig says, "Nothing definite has been decided as yet in regards to a quarterly magazine--but should one be issued, it would probably be one of large format, containing one long, foreign novel and several short stories." * * * * * * * * * * * * MARVEL SCIENCE STORIES has proved itself to be not a bi-monthly magazine, but a quarterly. The first issue was dated August, 1938 and the fifth issue will be dated August, 1939. For this issue,which will mark MARVEL's first anniversary, Editor Erisman has obtained a nice-looking lot of stories. As usual, there will be one long novel, this time by Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr. The title of the story is "Dark Invasion". Mr. Kummer appears to be one of the very few authors who are able to make a living out of writing s-f. R. De Witt Miller, who may or may not be Richard Tooker, will make his debut in MARVEL with a novelette, "Hour of Judgment,2 and two short stories will complete the issue; "Interplanetary Flatfoot" by R. R. Winterbotham, and "Dust" by L. A. Eshbach. * * * * * * * * * * * * It may surprise many to learn that Milton A. Rothman, of PSFS fame, has finally made good. Rothman was recently informed by his agent that ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION had accepted two of his stories. The first, "Heavy Planet," will appear in the July issue, and the other, "Shawn's Sword" is also scheduled for an early issue. However, do not look for Rothman's name on the contents page of the July issue, for "Heavy Planet" will appear under the pseudonym of Lee Gregor, and, judging from all indications, "Shawn's Sword" will also be accredited to Mr. Gregor. It seems that Mr. Campbell did not like Rothman's name. It seems that luck comes all at once, for Rothman just learned
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Page 12 FANTASCIENCE DIGEST THE SCIENCE-FICTION SPOTLIGHT Readers of SCIENCE FICTION, Charles D. Hornig's new magazine, will be very pleased to learn that, beginning with the August issue (out the first week in June) the magazine will commence monthly publication. This issue will inaugurate something entirely new in professional magazines; a fan magazine supplement, THE FANTASY FAN, which will be by and about science fiction fans. As many of you know, THE FANTASY FAN was the name of the excellent printed fan magazine Hornig issued several years ago. If Editor Hornig finds that the majority of readers are in favor of short-novels, such as Binder's "Edge of Eternity," there will be one, at least in every other issue. The short-novel scheduled for the September issue (Vol. 1, No. 4) is "Swordsmen of Saturn" by that old favorite, Neil R. Jones. In regards to the proposed SCIENCE FICTION QUARTERLY, Hornig says, "Nothing definite has been decided as yet in regards to a quarterly magazine--but should one be issued, it would probably be one of large format, containing one long, foreign novel and several short stories." * * * * * * * * * * * * MARVEL SCIENCE STORIES has proved itself to be not a bi-monthly magazine, but a quarterly. The first issue was dated August, 1938 and the fifth issue will be dated August, 1939. For this issue,which will mark MARVEL's first anniversary, Editor Erisman has obtained a nice-looking lot of stories. As usual, there will be one long novel, this time by Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr. The title of the story is "Dark Invasion". Mr. Kummer appears to be one of the very few authors who are able to make a living out of writing s-f. R. De Witt Miller, who may or may not be Richard Tooker, will make his debut in MARVEL with a novelette, "Hour of Judgment,2 and two short stories will complete the issue; "Interplanetary Flatfoot" by R. R. Winterbotham, and "Dust" by L. A. Eshbach. * * * * * * * * * * * * It may surprise many to learn that Milton A. Rothman, of PSFS fame, has finally made good. Rothman was recently informed by his agent that ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION had accepted two of his stories. The first, "Heavy Planet," will appear in the July issue, and the other, "Shawn's Sword" is also scheduled for an early issue. However, do not look for Rothman's name on the contents page of the July issue, for "Heavy Planet" will appear under the pseudonym of Lee Gregor, and, judging from all indications, "Shawn's Sword" will also be accredited to Mr. Gregor. It seems that Mr. Campbell did not like Rothman's name. It seems that luck comes all at once, for Rothman just learned
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