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Spacewarp, v. 5, issue 2, whole no. 26, May 1949
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STF Again! BROADCASTS A clue to the identity of the author of this installemtn: He was one of the writers of "The Great S T F Broadcast," last year. Chapter V See June WARP for name of Author SYNOPSIS: Having invented a rocket ship, Karl von Heine suggests to John Upperberth that the first flight be used to publicize FITS, thus saving Upperberth's job. Timid Glover Mackintosh, FITS' Assistant Editor, is given the pilot's job. A mysterious pair known as "The Priestess" and Igor work to sabotage the flight. Igor, failing in an attempt to assassinate Upperberth, whom he believes to be the pilot, is captured and tortured. Meanwhile The Priestess, learning of Igor's failure asks von Heine who will go on the first flight. The Professor, striving to impress her, says he is to be the pilot. The Priestess lunges a knife into Professor von Heine's heart. This incident is observed by a man named Vogar, who, with a companion, Kola, is also interested in the space-ship. Vogar reports to "The Master," and is ordered to get von Heine's corpse. Called to the morgue to identify von Heine's body, Upperberth, Mackintosh, Starr and the police are astounded to discover that the corpse has vanished! CHAPTER V COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN by Upperberth, Starr, and Mackintosh in their rush to identify the late, lamented science-fiction writer and scientist, Professor Karl von Heine, Igor lay trussed up on Upperberth's living room floor. His alien eyes stared unblinkingly at the confusion before him. Empty beer bottles littered the carpet, nestling familiarly beside half-smoked cigarette butts and charred matches. The place looked like a pool hall at closing time. "This is my chance," Igor muttered, mentally oiling his none-too-bright brain. "I must get free now. I must escape now....." Igor's voice trailed off and his rock-like brow furrowed as he tried to think. "How can I do it? HOW?" Then he came up with an idea. The cigarette butts -- the half-smoked, still-smouldering cigarette butts. He would burn his bonds in two! Igor spied a butt. Sexily smeared with lipstick, the but lay where Starr had dropped it a moment before. It lay smouldering, mute reminder of the manner in which Starr, herself, could smoulder upon occasion. Igor was highly attracted to this smouldering butt. It intrigued him. It exiited him to the point of madness. Igor wriggled his rear furiously, first this way, then that. No man had ever tried to move so much with so little. His frantic exertions brought perspiration to his craggy brow, pinkish sweat that rivuleted into his eyes, causing them to roll wildly. His body writhed, snake-like and little by little he began to move. With a great effort he rolled over. He rolled over, and.....screamed! 10
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STF Again! BROADCASTS A clue to the identity of the author of this installemtn: He was one of the writers of "The Great S T F Broadcast," last year. Chapter V See June WARP for name of Author SYNOPSIS: Having invented a rocket ship, Karl von Heine suggests to John Upperberth that the first flight be used to publicize FITS, thus saving Upperberth's job. Timid Glover Mackintosh, FITS' Assistant Editor, is given the pilot's job. A mysterious pair known as "The Priestess" and Igor work to sabotage the flight. Igor, failing in an attempt to assassinate Upperberth, whom he believes to be the pilot, is captured and tortured. Meanwhile The Priestess, learning of Igor's failure asks von Heine who will go on the first flight. The Professor, striving to impress her, says he is to be the pilot. The Priestess lunges a knife into Professor von Heine's heart. This incident is observed by a man named Vogar, who, with a companion, Kola, is also interested in the space-ship. Vogar reports to "The Master," and is ordered to get von Heine's corpse. Called to the morgue to identify von Heine's body, Upperberth, Mackintosh, Starr and the police are astounded to discover that the corpse has vanished! CHAPTER V COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN by Upperberth, Starr, and Mackintosh in their rush to identify the late, lamented science-fiction writer and scientist, Professor Karl von Heine, Igor lay trussed up on Upperberth's living room floor. His alien eyes stared unblinkingly at the confusion before him. Empty beer bottles littered the carpet, nestling familiarly beside half-smoked cigarette butts and charred matches. The place looked like a pool hall at closing time. "This is my chance," Igor muttered, mentally oiling his none-too-bright brain. "I must get free now. I must escape now....." Igor's voice trailed off and his rock-like brow furrowed as he tried to think. "How can I do it? HOW?" Then he came up with an idea. The cigarette butts -- the half-smoked, still-smouldering cigarette butts. He would burn his bonds in two! Igor spied a butt. Sexily smeared with lipstick, the but lay where Starr had dropped it a moment before. It lay smouldering, mute reminder of the manner in which Starr, herself, could smoulder upon occasion. Igor was highly attracted to this smouldering butt. It intrigued him. It exiited him to the point of madness. Igor wriggled his rear furiously, first this way, then that. No man had ever tried to move so much with so little. His frantic exertions brought perspiration to his craggy brow, pinkish sweat that rivuleted into his eyes, causing them to roll wildly. His body writhed, snake-like and little by little he began to move. With a great effort he rolled over. He rolled over, and.....screamed! 10
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