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Tycho, v. 1, issue 2, November 1942
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Page 22 Tycho _______________________________________ tee Ave - Columbia, SC; notes on the back of a postal: Cover (70), quote fair, and bears slight resemblance to the Fantasite Ann-Ish cover. Not quite as good as the one Morrie did for Phil, however. Schultz: 30. Schwartz: 20, and I still don't like it. MacGregor: 40. The writing is rather shaky, too melodramatic, and an inconcievably trite plot. Controversy! was perhaps the best thing in the issue - 75. An Experiment of Interest ... ist? However, 55. As first issues go, an average-first-issue. I'm sure that with #2, it will improve tremendously. -- Harry and I had a nice little talk on MacGregor and Schultz's article, and HJ promises sometime to write the ending of MacGregor as he thinks it should be. Would readers like to see it? - ed -- Harry Warner, Jr, of 303 Bryan Place - Hagerstown, Maryland: I think I've covered everything about Tycho. On which I promptly congratulate you. It's a very excellent first-issue. I like immensely the Dollens cover, which shows a fine knowledge of the possibilities of that kind of reproduction, and it's very effective. ' Most enjoyable inside was Schultz's article, although it leaves one with a rather frustrated feeling. In the name of all that's holy, who doesn't this fellow with such amazing powers to see Einstein or something? If what he says is true, they have the wonder of the age. If it's all a hoax, the article is worthless - of course. Irregardless of whether the guy was actually displaying powers of clairvoyance, or acting telepathically, he's got something there; I certainly wouldn't be disappointed if the phenomenon turned out to be just telepathy. That would be the same as grieving because a spaceship that chanced to land on Earth was found to have come from Mars, instead of from Sirius's seventeenth planet. '' Ratings as you request them: 58;35;75;83;65;88;67;63. Most of these are arbitrary, but you wanted them from one-to-a-hundred; a system I don't care for. How can one decide whether an item rates 82 or 83? Whereas it's seldom difficult to determine whether a thing rates 7 or 8. In short - a very good first issue. There are some bad points, mostly in format, but you've done a far better job than the average fan does on his first attempt. Keep it up! -- Regarding An Ex of Int: Sherm's article was most definitely not a hoax. & the system, tests, etc, used, are nothing new but have been used for years by Professor Rhine of Duke University. As regards rating-system: Ours was adopted purely for something new and different.. however, we find it has its good points. As you say, it's easier to decide which rating would fit an item: 7 or 8. But when deciding between 82 or 83, you finally pick the more accurate - ed -- S.A. McElfresh, of 317 Cedar St - Lexington, Kentucky: Just finished the initial issue of Tycho. Since I got
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Page 22 Tycho _______________________________________ tee Ave - Columbia, SC; notes on the back of a postal: Cover (70), quote fair, and bears slight resemblance to the Fantasite Ann-Ish cover. Not quite as good as the one Morrie did for Phil, however. Schultz: 30. Schwartz: 20, and I still don't like it. MacGregor: 40. The writing is rather shaky, too melodramatic, and an inconcievably trite plot. Controversy! was perhaps the best thing in the issue - 75. An Experiment of Interest ... ist? However, 55. As first issues go, an average-first-issue. I'm sure that with #2, it will improve tremendously. -- Harry and I had a nice little talk on MacGregor and Schultz's article, and HJ promises sometime to write the ending of MacGregor as he thinks it should be. Would readers like to see it? - ed -- Harry Warner, Jr, of 303 Bryan Place - Hagerstown, Maryland: I think I've covered everything about Tycho. On which I promptly congratulate you. It's a very excellent first-issue. I like immensely the Dollens cover, which shows a fine knowledge of the possibilities of that kind of reproduction, and it's very effective. ' Most enjoyable inside was Schultz's article, although it leaves one with a rather frustrated feeling. In the name of all that's holy, who doesn't this fellow with such amazing powers to see Einstein or something? If what he says is true, they have the wonder of the age. If it's all a hoax, the article is worthless - of course. Irregardless of whether the guy was actually displaying powers of clairvoyance, or acting telepathically, he's got something there; I certainly wouldn't be disappointed if the phenomenon turned out to be just telepathy. That would be the same as grieving because a spaceship that chanced to land on Earth was found to have come from Mars, instead of from Sirius's seventeenth planet. '' Ratings as you request them: 58;35;75;83;65;88;67;63. Most of these are arbitrary, but you wanted them from one-to-a-hundred; a system I don't care for. How can one decide whether an item rates 82 or 83? Whereas it's seldom difficult to determine whether a thing rates 7 or 8. In short - a very good first issue. There are some bad points, mostly in format, but you've done a far better job than the average fan does on his first attempt. Keep it up! -- Regarding An Ex of Int: Sherm's article was most definitely not a hoax. & the system, tests, etc, used, are nothing new but have been used for years by Professor Rhine of Duke University. As regards rating-system: Ours was adopted purely for something new and different.. however, we find it has its good points. As you say, it's easier to decide which rating would fit an item: 7 or 8. But when deciding between 82 or 83, you finally pick the more accurate - ed -- S.A. McElfresh, of 317 Cedar St - Lexington, Kentucky: Just finished the initial issue of Tycho. Since I got
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