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Fantasite, v. 1, issue 3, April 1941
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stack of vocational guidance books to discover what he would like to be next. There was a time machine flickering back and forth through time to carry authors in view of new pictures of the past and future. Racks of gas tanks labelled "Doom Gas" and in smaller letters, "Authors please note, no one will believe this except the hero, editor, and readers of certain magazines, but if you're hard up why not give it a try?" stood along one wall. Space ship plans and pictures of pretty girls were pasted up everywhere. The girls all had high foreheads and you could see they were intelligent and oh so sweet. Here was an author copying stories from a book of naval stories, substituting spaceship for battleship; there was one copying from a book of western stories substituting ray gun for .45. Here and there were pictures of mad scientists, but there weren't enough I thought. "We took most of them down," the little man explained, "and put up mirrors instead." At last I came to a cage holding a horrible looking monster. "Some mutant?" I suggested. "No. A few of our authors revert occaisionally, but don't worry, he'll recover soon. He is really quite a nice chap -- and so we lock him up instead of shoving him into the cellar." There was a heavy pause. "Uh, what's upstairs?" "The pure fantasy writers. And, by the way, that is where I used to work. I'm a gnome. Now they don't need models upstairs like they do here and in the cellar, for they've discovered a better way." He pointed significantly to a stack of wooden cases marked XXX. "Do you want to go up?" "No, I want to see how you have it arranged for me in the cellar. I presume that is where I'll work?" The gnome shivered. "You'll have to go down by yourself, I'm afraid. You know, ghouls, vampires, devils, bats, and vultures, and all..." He shuddered again. Suddenly a hoarse throaty roar shook the floor. A trap door opened and a black amorphous shape heaved itself over the edge. It stared at me with its one huge, watery eye, and bellowed, "Are you the new model we ordered?" I stammered, "Yessir." "Well, damn it all, by all the bats in Hell," it roared and slavered, "Hurry up and get down here. You've got work to do, Corpse." "Yessir." -- adv. -- MAGAZINE SALE AMAZING STORIES: 1929 -- January thru October -- ten issues only $1.00 postpaid. All with front covers intact. 1932 -- March and April - both for 35¢--excellent condition. WONDER STORIES: 1933--January, Feb. & August -- all three 4 45 cents. 1934 -- Jan., Feb., 1935 --- Aug. -- 3 for 40¢ -- good condition --- postpaid. AIR WONDER: Jan. 1930 -- 25¢ AMAZING STORIES: June 1938 thru January 1941....$3.00.... THRILLING WONDER: August 1933 thru Nov. 1940 -- twenty issues only only $1.80.............................. Send all orders to Phil Bronson, 224 W. 6th Street, Hastings, Minn. Coin or low denomination stamps acceptable on order of less than $1.00................ All orders sent promptly and postpaid..
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stack of vocational guidance books to discover what he would like to be next. There was a time machine flickering back and forth through time to carry authors in view of new pictures of the past and future. Racks of gas tanks labelled "Doom Gas" and in smaller letters, "Authors please note, no one will believe this except the hero, editor, and readers of certain magazines, but if you're hard up why not give it a try?" stood along one wall. Space ship plans and pictures of pretty girls were pasted up everywhere. The girls all had high foreheads and you could see they were intelligent and oh so sweet. Here was an author copying stories from a book of naval stories, substituting spaceship for battleship; there was one copying from a book of western stories substituting ray gun for .45. Here and there were pictures of mad scientists, but there weren't enough I thought. "We took most of them down," the little man explained, "and put up mirrors instead." At last I came to a cage holding a horrible looking monster. "Some mutant?" I suggested. "No. A few of our authors revert occaisionally, but don't worry, he'll recover soon. He is really quite a nice chap -- and so we lock him up instead of shoving him into the cellar." There was a heavy pause. "Uh, what's upstairs?" "The pure fantasy writers. And, by the way, that is where I used to work. I'm a gnome. Now they don't need models upstairs like they do here and in the cellar, for they've discovered a better way." He pointed significantly to a stack of wooden cases marked XXX. "Do you want to go up?" "No, I want to see how you have it arranged for me in the cellar. I presume that is where I'll work?" The gnome shivered. "You'll have to go down by yourself, I'm afraid. You know, ghouls, vampires, devils, bats, and vultures, and all..." He shuddered again. Suddenly a hoarse throaty roar shook the floor. A trap door opened and a black amorphous shape heaved itself over the edge. It stared at me with its one huge, watery eye, and bellowed, "Are you the new model we ordered?" I stammered, "Yessir." "Well, damn it all, by all the bats in Hell," it roared and slavered, "Hurry up and get down here. You've got work to do, Corpse." "Yessir." -- adv. -- MAGAZINE SALE AMAZING STORIES: 1929 -- January thru October -- ten issues only $1.00 postpaid. All with front covers intact. 1932 -- March and April - both for 35¢--excellent condition. WONDER STORIES: 1933--January, Feb. & August -- all three 4 45 cents. 1934 -- Jan., Feb., 1935 --- Aug. -- 3 for 40¢ -- good condition --- postpaid. AIR WONDER: Jan. 1930 -- 25¢ AMAZING STORIES: June 1938 thru January 1941....$3.00.... THRILLING WONDER: August 1933 thru Nov. 1940 -- twenty issues only only $1.80.............................. Send all orders to Phil Bronson, 224 W. 6th Street, Hastings, Minn. Coin or low denomination stamps acceptable on order of less than $1.00................ All orders sent promptly and postpaid..
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