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Phantagraph, v. 4, issue 2, November-December 1935

SCIENTA CLAUS ALIAS SANTA CLAUS Clay Ferguson, Jr.

"Stick 'em up!" It was the voice of my little orother. I turned to look into the muzzle of a 25th Century ray gun! Unbelievable, but true. In my astonishment I failed to raise my hands. ZOPP! went the gun. I was surprised that I wasn't burnt through.
Further examination revealed that the little weapon, very realistic in appearance, had been purchased at the 5 and 10 cent store. It was an excellent representation of a Buck Rogers 25th Century Ray Gun. I was immediately interested. On went my hat and I was away to the store in search of more articles pertaining to science fiction.
The first article I aw [saw] staring me in the fac [face] as I approached the toy counter was a Flash Gordon Radio Repeater hand projector, painted in shaped holsters, very business like in appearance. 
I crouched. That familiar wild, stf. glint in my eyes. I began to creep around the corner, eagerly studying every toy. Ah! What's there! There across the counter was a rocket automobile racer . . . . 
Moving on I saw a miniature futuristic tear-drop automobile and an ultra-streamlined racing car. Farther on there was a tiny auto-gyro. Around the corner I saw two excellent copies of the new Union Pacific stream-lined train. And tiny streamlined wagons.
What next? The book counter revealed picture books of Tarzan and Buck Rogers . . . and another which I immediately purchased. It was a tiny, but very complete book on Astronomy entitled "Seeing Stars."
I couldn't stand any more. Imagine seeing all that ever had been seen before. It was staggering.
I clutched my little book on "Seeing Stars" and swir's out of the store sending passers-by reeling and passerby's packages flying.

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SCIENTA CLAUS ALIAS SANTA CLAUS Clay Ferguson, Jr. "Stick 'em up!" It was the voice of my little orother. I turned to look into the muzzle of a 25th Century ray gun! Unbelievable, but true. In my astonishment I failed to raise my hands. ZOPP! went the gun. I was surprised that I wasn't burnt through. Further examination revealed that the little weapon, very realistic in appearance, had been purchased at the 5 and 10 cent store. It was an excellent representation of a Buck Rogers 25th Century Ray Gun. I was immediately interested. On went my hat and I was away to the store in search of more articles pertaining to science fiction. The first article I aw [saw] staring me in the fac [face] as I approached the toy counter was a Flash Gordon Radio Repeater hand projector, painted in shaped holsters, very business like in appearance. I crouched. That familiar wild, stf. glint in my eyes. I began to creep around the corner, eagerly studying every toy. Ah! What's there! There across the counter was a rocket automobile racer . . . . Moving on I saw a miniature futuristic tear-drop automobile and an ultra-streamlined racing car. Farther on there was a tiny auto-gyro. Around the corner I saw two excellent copies of the new Union Pacific stream-lined train. And tiny streamlined wagons. What next? The book counter revealed picture books of Tarzan and Buck Rogers . . . and another which I immediately purchased. It was a tiny, but very complete book on Astronomy entitled "Seeing Stars." I couldn't stand any more. Imagine seeing all that ever had been seen before. It was staggering. I clutched my little book on "Seeing Stars" and swir's out of the store sending passers-by reeling and passerby's packages flying.