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Fantasy Fiction Telegram, v. 1, issue 4, January 1937
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ETERNAL WANDERER by OSWALD TRAIN [Illustration of a space ship flying through asteroids] Ray Cummings is one writer I would like to see come back into his own. After putting out such great stuff as "The Girl on the Golden Atom", "Terrance the Conqueror", "The Man on the Matter", etc. he declined and began giving out his tripe and hash of recent years. In a few stories such as "Brigands of the Moon," "Exiles of Time," the "Tama" series, and a few more, it looked very much as though he was coming back to the old heights. But alas, he didn't. Ray, what happened to you, one of the old masters? Your new stories are always read, in hopes of discovering your comeback, and while it is true you shine in spots, you haven't done a great story for years. The beauty of a glittering subject is marred if it shines only here and there; so it is with a story. Milton Acquith, a fairly recent newcomer to science fiction, is trying his hand at writing, and has done several pretty good stories. Milt and I may do a collaboration in the near future. IF the first is a success we may do more together later. I have a little but important news to Burroughs fans. His first short story since the old days of the Tarzan Jungle Tales in 1915-1917 will appear in the February 20th Argosy. Title: "The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw". I haven't the slightest idea what it is about. By the way, his latest Pellucidar yarn, "Seven Worlds To Conquer," has begun in Argosy. It concerns the last member of the 0-220 expedition to the core of the Earth, Von Herst. Frank E. Bridge reached his peak in 1930 with the "Warriors of Venus" in Wonder Stories. This was a great story and I have waited in vain for a story from his pen that approached this one. George Paul Bauer, if my memory does not fail me, has had but two stories in science-fiction magazines; "Below the Infra-Red" in a 1927 Amazing and a series in Wonder, "A Subterranean Adventure". Both stories were excellent. A sequel was promised for the second one---in fact, it was announced that Bauer was working upon it at the time. But it never appeared. Another promised sequel which did not appear was for "The Bow Men of Mars," by [illegible] Jackson [illegible] in Wonder.
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ETERNAL WANDERER by OSWALD TRAIN [Illustration of a space ship flying through asteroids] Ray Cummings is one writer I would like to see come back into his own. After putting out such great stuff as "The Girl on the Golden Atom", "Terrance the Conqueror", "The Man on the Matter", etc. he declined and began giving out his tripe and hash of recent years. In a few stories such as "Brigands of the Moon," "Exiles of Time," the "Tama" series, and a few more, it looked very much as though he was coming back to the old heights. But alas, he didn't. Ray, what happened to you, one of the old masters? Your new stories are always read, in hopes of discovering your comeback, and while it is true you shine in spots, you haven't done a great story for years. The beauty of a glittering subject is marred if it shines only here and there; so it is with a story. Milton Acquith, a fairly recent newcomer to science fiction, is trying his hand at writing, and has done several pretty good stories. Milt and I may do a collaboration in the near future. IF the first is a success we may do more together later. I have a little but important news to Burroughs fans. His first short story since the old days of the Tarzan Jungle Tales in 1915-1917 will appear in the February 20th Argosy. Title: "The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw". I haven't the slightest idea what it is about. By the way, his latest Pellucidar yarn, "Seven Worlds To Conquer," has begun in Argosy. It concerns the last member of the 0-220 expedition to the core of the Earth, Von Herst. Frank E. Bridge reached his peak in 1930 with the "Warriors of Venus" in Wonder Stories. This was a great story and I have waited in vain for a story from his pen that approached this one. George Paul Bauer, if my memory does not fail me, has had but two stories in science-fiction magazines; "Below the Infra-Red" in a 1927 Amazing and a series in Wonder, "A Subterranean Adventure". Both stories were excellent. A sequel was promised for the second one---in fact, it was announced that Bauer was working upon it at the time. But it never appeared. Another promised sequel which did not appear was for "The Bow Men of Mars," by [illegible] Jackson [illegible] in Wonder.
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