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Fantascience Digest, v. 2, issue 1, Novermber-December 1938
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FANTASCIENCE DIGEST Page 7 wondered slightly why the light in his room did not blink out at any time in the night, staying on even after the next dawn had arrived. More than one individual lifted a silent curse to the fiend next door who could type all day and all night without rest, and keep honest folk from their hard-earned sleep. ----------- Peculiarly enough, Bill Adams did not seem very surprised to receive an issue of "Infinity" only one week after the preceding issue. He opened the "Extra" marked pages interestedly, but with an assured air. Three [???] letters said: "The IDENTITY OF THE GREATEST FAN EVER CREATED IS NOW KNOWN!" Your favorite editor, the one and only Corrup, has unimpeachable evidence of the identity of "The greatest fan ever known." It is none other than Bill Adams, famous ten years ago for his mad-cap activities. He may still be remembered by the older fans as the editor of that publications of somewhat ancient vintage, titled "Science-Fantasy Fandom." From the letter addressed to me he plans a fan mag deluxe that will easily be the greatest fandom has ever known---." Bill read no further. His eyes gleamed with happy tears, and the hand he drew over his thinning hair magically seemed to bestow the fresh eagerness of youth upon it once again. For again Bill Adams was "One of the gang," and he gloried in this new-found joy. ---The End--- AUTHOR'S DREAM (3) Retrograde Dinosaurs were mighty thewed With mighty teeth and claws But brains were crude until time hewed An end to the polar thaws. (next column) Men were puny, small and weak Far from the dream sublime But they could sneak, in a manner meek Up the corridors of time. Helen Cloukey--- ---------- AH-WOE-HK IS RIGHT by Duclair Champagne --------- After reading Henry Kuttner's article "Fun With Atoms," in the May-June issue of Fantascience Digest, I determined to find out if his future-findings were authentic. Thereupon, I took my Time-Suit from the mothballs and set out. After rematerialising, I remembered the incautiousness of HK in swiping a magazine. I discreetly waited until no eyes were upon me, then snatched one and jumped back to the present. And here are the contents: 1. Planet of Passion (Romantic Fiction) 2. Private Life of an Atom (Semi-fiction) 3. H2O - Saturday Night (Humorous Essay) 4. Scarlet Adventure on Titan (!!!!) 5. My Husband is a Synthetic Man (Confession) 6. Martian Marital Relations (Factual Diary) 7. Love Life of a Robot (From a Diary) 8. Venusian Anatomy Chart (Pictorial Feature) Judge for yourself. It seems that Hank Kuttner is right as to the type of literature read by future centuries. (Aside to wise-guys: No, the centuries don't do the reading.) Marvel Science Stories is just the prophet of what is to follow. Let us all wail together. ******
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FANTASCIENCE DIGEST Page 7 wondered slightly why the light in his room did not blink out at any time in the night, staying on even after the next dawn had arrived. More than one individual lifted a silent curse to the fiend next door who could type all day and all night without rest, and keep honest folk from their hard-earned sleep. ----------- Peculiarly enough, Bill Adams did not seem very surprised to receive an issue of "Infinity" only one week after the preceding issue. He opened the "Extra" marked pages interestedly, but with an assured air. Three [???] letters said: "The IDENTITY OF THE GREATEST FAN EVER CREATED IS NOW KNOWN!" Your favorite editor, the one and only Corrup, has unimpeachable evidence of the identity of "The greatest fan ever known." It is none other than Bill Adams, famous ten years ago for his mad-cap activities. He may still be remembered by the older fans as the editor of that publications of somewhat ancient vintage, titled "Science-Fantasy Fandom." From the letter addressed to me he plans a fan mag deluxe that will easily be the greatest fandom has ever known---." Bill read no further. His eyes gleamed with happy tears, and the hand he drew over his thinning hair magically seemed to bestow the fresh eagerness of youth upon it once again. For again Bill Adams was "One of the gang," and he gloried in this new-found joy. ---The End--- AUTHOR'S DREAM (3) Retrograde Dinosaurs were mighty thewed With mighty teeth and claws But brains were crude until time hewed An end to the polar thaws. (next column) Men were puny, small and weak Far from the dream sublime But they could sneak, in a manner meek Up the corridors of time. Helen Cloukey--- ---------- AH-WOE-HK IS RIGHT by Duclair Champagne --------- After reading Henry Kuttner's article "Fun With Atoms," in the May-June issue of Fantascience Digest, I determined to find out if his future-findings were authentic. Thereupon, I took my Time-Suit from the mothballs and set out. After rematerialising, I remembered the incautiousness of HK in swiping a magazine. I discreetly waited until no eyes were upon me, then snatched one and jumped back to the present. And here are the contents: 1. Planet of Passion (Romantic Fiction) 2. Private Life of an Atom (Semi-fiction) 3. H2O - Saturday Night (Humorous Essay) 4. Scarlet Adventure on Titan (!!!!) 5. My Husband is a Synthetic Man (Confession) 6. Martian Marital Relations (Factual Diary) 7. Love Life of a Robot (From a Diary) 8. Venusian Anatomy Chart (Pictorial Feature) Judge for yourself. It seems that Hank Kuttner is right as to the type of literature read by future centuries. (Aside to wise-guys: No, the centuries don't do the reading.) Marvel Science Stories is just the prophet of what is to follow. Let us all wail together. ******
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