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Fantascience Digest, v. 2, issue 4, May-June 1939

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Page 26                      FANTASCIENCE DIGEST

cepted stories not fit to see print." I wish he would name three and tell me what's wrong with them, and then think of such stories as: "The Secret of the Ring" by Thornton Ayre; "Revolution of 1950" by Stanley G. Weinbaum; "I Robot" by Eando Binder; "Ghost of Mars" by Festus Pragnell; "Mr. Craddock's Amazing Experience" by Wm. F. Temple; and Bob Bloch's unique story, "The Strange Flight of Richard Clayton". In the June issue, Abner J. Gelula rings the bell with "The Whistling Death".
   Page ten, 2nd paragraph: "...said some ridiculous things in editorials," Again, I'd like to see a few examples.
   He also talks about Palmer being stubborn; I call myself a real fan and I always wanted the following things:
   An Author's Column: (RAP gave it to us.)
   A real informal editorial: (We've certainly got that.)
   Answers to questions in discussions: (Aren't all answered now?)
   A science quiz: (All us "Einsteins" like that.) 
   A back cover: (I thought this impossible until Palmer did it.)
   A correspondence corner: (Now I know who to write to.)
   Again he remarks that Palmer has had two stories published in his own mag. So what? Campbell often includes his own stories in ASTOUNDING, yet no one says anything about it.
   Well, that ends my squak about Warner's article (not to mention a few others.) (What others?**RAM) If you permit such destructive criticism in your mag in the future, you'll have one less reader:-that's me!
   (Well, well. Apparaently someone likes AMAZING STORIES. Perhaps Mr. Warner will answer this letter of Mr. Ripa in the near future? Frankly, I do not think Warner meant to be destructive, as you interpreted the article. Anyway, wasn't most of Reinsberg's "Amazing News" taken up with praising AMAZING STORIES last issue? That should atone, somewhat, for Warner's article. By the way, how do you like Warner's THRILLING WONDER article in the current issue?---RAM)

   DONN BRAZIER: Digest came today, and I am delighted with it. Kuttner is amusing; have more of those xrazy yarns. News is good --- how do you guys know it all? Too many letters from readers. 
(First kick we've received about the letter department--RAM)

   TOM WATSON: I think you have one, if not the best all-around fan mags today. Please continue "Ten Years Ago in Science Fiction" by Mr. Rothman. 'Tis swell.

   SYLVESTER BROWN, JR.: Concerning you Digest: Please omit "Ten Years Ago in Science Fiction."

   JOHN A. BRISTOL: The cover of the latest FANTASCIENCE DIGEST is a good piece of work. The scene is frequent in science fiction, but hasn't, in my experience, been overworked as badly for fan magazine illustrations as the space-ship eternally zooming up an out.
   Moskowitz and Milton A. Rothman were both fair this time. Harry Warner reviewed the history of Amazing Stories, but he didn't go far to prove the statement made in the title of his article, "An Aristocrat Abdicates."
   Your questions are still interesting, but there are some I know I couldn't answer, and since a 100% correct set of answers is required, I'll stay out.
   Fred W. Fischer's article was faintly amusing. Reinsberg as usual. I like the department, "Ten Years Ago in Science Fiction." 
   Keep up the good work.

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Page 26 FANTASCIENCE DIGEST cepted stories not fit to see print." I wish he would name three and tell me what's wrong with them, and then think of such stories as: "The Secret of the Ring" by Thornton Ayre; "Revolution of 1950" by Stanley G. Weinbaum; "I Robot" by Eando Binder; "Ghost of Mars" by Festus Pragnell; "Mr. Craddock's Amazing Experience" by Wm. F. Temple; and Bob Bloch's unique story, "The Strange Flight of Richard Clayton". In the June issue, Abner J. Gelula rings the bell with "The Whistling Death". Page ten, 2nd paragraph: "...said some ridiculous things in editorials," Again, I'd like to see a few examples. He also talks about Palmer being stubborn; I call myself a real fan and I always wanted the following things: An Author's Column: (RAP gave it to us.) A real informal editorial: (We've certainly got that.) Answers to questions in discussions: (Aren't all answered now?) A science quiz: (All us "Einsteins" like that.) A back cover: (I thought this impossible until Palmer did it.) A correspondence corner: (Now I know who to write to.) Again he remarks that Palmer has had two stories published in his own mag. So what? Campbell often includes his own stories in ASTOUNDING, yet no one says anything about it. Well, that ends my squak about Warner's article (not to mention a few others.) (What others?**RAM) If you permit such destructive criticism in your mag in the future, you'll have one less reader:-that's me! (Well, well. Apparaently someone likes AMAZING STORIES. Perhaps Mr. Warner will answer this letter of Mr. Ripa in the near future? Frankly, I do not think Warner meant to be destructive, as you interpreted the article. Anyway, wasn't most of Reinsberg's "Amazing News" taken up with praising AMAZING STORIES last issue? That should atone, somewhat, for Warner's article. By the way, how do you like Warner's THRILLING WONDER article in the current issue?---RAM) DONN BRAZIER: Digest came today, and I am delighted with it. Kuttner is amusing; have more of those xrazy yarns. News is good --- how do you guys know it all? Too many letters from readers. (First kick we've received about the letter department--RAM) TOM WATSON: I think you have one, if not the best all-around fan mags today. Please continue "Ten Years Ago in Science Fiction" by Mr. Rothman. 'Tis swell. SYLVESTER BROWN, JR.: Concerning you Digest: Please omit "Ten Years Ago in Science Fiction." JOHN A. BRISTOL: The cover of the latest FANTASCIENCE DIGEST is a good piece of work. The scene is frequent in science fiction, but hasn't, in my experience, been overworked as badly for fan magazine illustrations as the space-ship eternally zooming up an out. Moskowitz and Milton A. Rothman were both fair this time. Harry Warner reviewed the history of Amazing Stories, but he didn't go far to prove the statement made in the title of his article, "An Aristocrat Abdicates." Your questions are still interesting, but there are some I know I couldn't answer, and since a 100% correct set of answers is required, I'll stay out. Fred W. Fischer's article was faintly amusing. Reinsberg as usual. I like the department, "Ten Years Ago in Science Fiction." Keep up the good work.