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Pluto, v. 1, issue 4, September 1940

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PLUTO    VIA RADIO IN 2000 A.D.               33

immediately to his right, Hastings darted into it and examined his used gun. The barrel was fused to the ignition chamber rendering it unusable. Hastings cast it away and as he did so his foot slipped on the moss.
   He fell hard, his remaining gun clattering from his grasp and falling into a deep crack in the rocky crevasse bottom. And while he was still prone Hastings heard the ominous slapping of great feet upon the lip of the crevasse.
   He turned his head and looked up.
   Staring down at him were the hideous saucer sized eyes--of SKACK! The monsters great mouth gaped redly through a bilowing froth which covered the entire lower part of its head.
   The face swooped down at Hastings, the mouth opened hugely and the monster hissed:
   "The new BELAY shaving cream is extra kind to your face. Why not buy the large tube for economy and be sure your whiskers come clean?"
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   The telecylinder blanked out and reformed with the smiling face of famed comedian Lincoln Cambridge.
   "The Cambridge Program, of After Dinner Laughs, an aid to your digestion, hope that you enjoyed this one. It was at the expense of the rightly famed E. Fleischer Hastings."
   Cambridge grinned and continued:
   "But we must admire the social taste of SKACK. No monster lokes to have its tonsils tickled by an ungentlemanly hirsute, undergrowth. We believe you'll like BELAY-----"
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   Hastings laughed heartily. 
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Did YOU?
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                    OVERFLOW 
   We have an idea--which dawned upon us too late, to come to fruition for this issue: A department for English fans. We are receiving some good material from English Fans; one item appears in this number. The main idea behind this department in an American fan mag would be thus: To help the English Fans keep in closer touch with the American fans. Possibly it could be combined with an Australian department. This could become a permanent feature of PLUTO, if the idea is considered worthy. We invite opinions from English, Aussie, & American fans on the subject.
   
   In a recent letter from Claud E. Davis Jr. a member of the Lit, Sci & Hobbies Club, & our chief mimeographer, who has been in Youngstown, New York, for some time, he has this to say: "I am joining the CANADIAN Army." Up to this time, we have heard nothing further from him---

   "OSCAR", skeletal member of the club, went to the CHICON. He was there introduced as the "Uninvited Guest"....Oscar, says this of his trip: "I sure did have one swell time at the CHICON, and would like to take ti the DENCON, next year. But even at that I was glad to come home and get back in my closet again. So Long, until the next year"

   Be sure to get a copy of next month's PLUTO, and read "DPUPI--YEAR" by LEW MARTIN. One of the funniest things that was ever written---
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PLUTO VIA RADIO IN 2000 A.D. 33 immediately to his right, Hastings darted into it and examined his used gun. The barrel was fused to the ignition chamber rendering it unusable. Hastings cast it away and as he did so his foot slipped on the moss. He fell hard, his remaining gun clattering from his grasp and falling into a deep crack in the rocky crevasse bottom. And while he was still prone Hastings heard the ominous slapping of great feet upon the lip of the crevasse. He turned his head and looked up. Staring down at him were the hideous saucer sized eyes--of SKACK! The monsters great mouth gaped redly through a bilowing froth which covered the entire lower part of its head. The face swooped down at Hastings, the mouth opened hugely and the monster hissed: "The new BELAY shaving cream is extra kind to your face. Why not buy the large tube for economy and be sure your whiskers come clean?" .--. .-.. ..- - --- The telecylinder blanked out and reformed with the smiling face of famed comedian Lincoln Cambridge. "The Cambridge Program, of After Dinner Laughs, an aid to your digestion, hope that you enjoyed this one. It was at the expense of the rightly famed E. Fleischer Hastings." Cambridge grinned and continued: "But we must admire the social taste of SKACK. No monster lokes to have its tonsils tickled by an ungentlemanly hirsute, undergrowth. We believe you'll like BELAY-----" .--. .-.. ..- - --- Hastings laughed heartily. .--. .-.. ..- - --- Did YOU? .--. .-.. ..- - --- .--. .-.. ..- - --- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- OVERFLOW We have an idea--which dawned upon us too late, to come to fruition for this issue: A department for English fans. We are receiving some good material from English Fans; one item appears in this number. The main idea behind this department in an American fan mag would be thus: To help the English Fans keep in closer touch with the American fans. Possibly it could be combined with an Australian department. This could become a permanent feature of PLUTO, if the idea is considered worthy. We invite opinions from English, Aussie, & American fans on the subject. In a recent letter from Claud E. Davis Jr. a member of the Lit, Sci & Hobbies Club, & our chief mimeographer, who has been in Youngstown, New York, for some time, he has this to say: "I am joining the CANADIAN Army." Up to this time, we have heard nothing further from him--- "OSCAR", skeletal member of the club, went to the CHICON. He was there introduced as the "Uninvited Guest"....Oscar, says this of his trip: "I sure did have one swell time at the CHICON, and would like to take ti the DENCON, next year. But even at that I was glad to come home and get back in my closet again. So Long, until the next year" Be sure to get a copy of next month's PLUTO, and read "DPUPI--YEAR" by LEW MARTIN. One of the funniest things that was ever written--- .--. .-.. ..- - ---