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Fantasy-News, v. 6, issue 5, whole no. 136, February 2, 1941
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FANTASY-NEWS the science fiction weekly newspaper N E W S WHILE I T ' S H O T ! PRICE: THREE ISSUES TEN CENTS. VOLUME 6 NUMBER 5 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1941 WHOLE NUMBER 136 TREMAINE'S 'COMET' LINES UP! OR.E.E. SMITH CLICKS WITH NEW SERIES!!! MARCH ISSUE FIRST TO EXPRESS POLICY The Mar issue of COMET, which has just hit the N.Y. stands, carries the first two stories which actually express the COMET policy and interest. They are "The Immortal" by Ross Rocklynne, and "The Star Of Dreams" by Jack Williamson. The April issue will carry a cover illustration for "The Ice Planet" by Carl Selwyn. Paul will do the cover and the inside illustration as well. "Sky Trap" by Frank Belknap Long is woven about a very new and interesting idea. This yarn also has a Paul drawing, "The Facts Of Life" by P. Schuyler Miller is one of the most unforgettable stories this author has ever written. Sam Carson, Eando Binder, J[?] Harvey Haggard, Ed Earl Repp,and Neil R. Jones are also represented. Three new yarns are already slated for COMET'S May number. They are "The Whisperin Spheres" by R. R. Winterbotham, "The Street That Wasn't There" by Clifford B. Simak and Carl Jacobi, and "The Fourth Dimensional Doodler" by Graph Waldeyer. Paull will probably do the cover for this one too. The cover for the third issue was delayed slightly by the printer, hence the lateness of the issue. The mag, however, is still a monthly, and the third issue, dated March, has already appeared. The fourth number is dated April, and the fifth, May. The June issue contains the first complete feature story by Dr. E. E. Smith, titled "The Vortex Blaster". It has the fastest moving style that Dr. Smith has yet attained. The yarn is about(Col.2) [column break] 'UNKNOWN' CUTS SUBSCRIPTION SALES ! STREET & SMITH have informed their subscription agents that they are no longer accepting subscriptions for UNKNOWN. The publication will not be withdrawn from the newstands, however, and will continue to be sold there. All subscriptions already booked will be fulfilled. The publishers are also stocked up on short yarns for this mag and are only accepting long novels for the present. Further details will appear in an early issue of FANTASY NEWS. COMET Cont'd: a subject entirely new to science fiction, and should prove a pleasant surprise to the jaded appetites of stfans. It is the first of a series of stories, each complete in itself, which deal with the same characters. This one runs to about 8500 words. THE THEODORE STURGEON'S had a Christmas present from the stork in the form of a baby girl. She has been named Patricia. TAURASI CLASSED IN I-B BY ARMY TEST Jimmy Taurasi, well known literary agent and founder of the QUEENS SCIENCE FICTION LEAGUE, having received his order to report for induction at the Flushing Armory, reported there for his final army test with three days change of clothing, but was rejected for active army service on account of poor eyesight. He was classified in 1-b, and may be inducted next summer for limited service. Taurasi says he may enlist in the Flushing Home Guard immediately inste d of waiting till summer. He expects to become more active in fan activity.
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FANTASY-NEWS the science fiction weekly newspaper N E W S WHILE I T ' S H O T ! PRICE: THREE ISSUES TEN CENTS. VOLUME 6 NUMBER 5 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1941 WHOLE NUMBER 136 TREMAINE'S 'COMET' LINES UP! OR.E.E. SMITH CLICKS WITH NEW SERIES!!! MARCH ISSUE FIRST TO EXPRESS POLICY The Mar issue of COMET, which has just hit the N.Y. stands, carries the first two stories which actually express the COMET policy and interest. They are "The Immortal" by Ross Rocklynne, and "The Star Of Dreams" by Jack Williamson. The April issue will carry a cover illustration for "The Ice Planet" by Carl Selwyn. Paul will do the cover and the inside illustration as well. "Sky Trap" by Frank Belknap Long is woven about a very new and interesting idea. This yarn also has a Paul drawing, "The Facts Of Life" by P. Schuyler Miller is one of the most unforgettable stories this author has ever written. Sam Carson, Eando Binder, J[?] Harvey Haggard, Ed Earl Repp,and Neil R. Jones are also represented. Three new yarns are already slated for COMET'S May number. They are "The Whisperin Spheres" by R. R. Winterbotham, "The Street That Wasn't There" by Clifford B. Simak and Carl Jacobi, and "The Fourth Dimensional Doodler" by Graph Waldeyer. Paull will probably do the cover for this one too. The cover for the third issue was delayed slightly by the printer, hence the lateness of the issue. The mag, however, is still a monthly, and the third issue, dated March, has already appeared. The fourth number is dated April, and the fifth, May. The June issue contains the first complete feature story by Dr. E. E. Smith, titled "The Vortex Blaster". It has the fastest moving style that Dr. Smith has yet attained. The yarn is about(Col.2) [column break] 'UNKNOWN' CUTS SUBSCRIPTION SALES ! STREET & SMITH have informed their subscription agents that they are no longer accepting subscriptions for UNKNOWN. The publication will not be withdrawn from the newstands, however, and will continue to be sold there. All subscriptions already booked will be fulfilled. The publishers are also stocked up on short yarns for this mag and are only accepting long novels for the present. Further details will appear in an early issue of FANTASY NEWS. COMET Cont'd: a subject entirely new to science fiction, and should prove a pleasant surprise to the jaded appetites of stfans. It is the first of a series of stories, each complete in itself, which deal with the same characters. This one runs to about 8500 words. THE THEODORE STURGEON'S had a Christmas present from the stork in the form of a baby girl. She has been named Patricia. TAURASI CLASSED IN I-B BY ARMY TEST Jimmy Taurasi, well known literary agent and founder of the QUEENS SCIENCE FICTION LEAGUE, having received his order to report for induction at the Flushing Armory, reported there for his final army test with three days change of clothing, but was rejected for active army service on account of poor eyesight. He was classified in 1-b, and may be inducted next summer for limited service. Taurasi says he may enlist in the Flushing Home Guard immediately inste d of waiting till summer. He expects to become more active in fan activity.
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