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T Y M P A N I
Vol. I, No. 18     29 December 1947

"Munsey Classics" Make Comeback

FANTASTIC NOVELS TO BE REVIVED IN JANUARY

Fantastic Novels, sister magazine of Famous Fantastic Mysteries during its Munsey days, will reappear on the newsstands January 21st, 1948, "in answer to popular demand", according to announcement from Mary Gnaedinger, FTM editor. The first issue, dated March 1948, will feature A. Merritt's "The Ship of Ishtar", illustrated by Virgil Finlay.

Fantastic Novels will revive the original purpose of both FFM and FN under the Munsey imprint, that of reprinting the great fantasy stories from Argosy and other early Munsey publications.

The new FN will appear bi-monthly, alternating with FFM, which will continue its present policy of publishing only new fiction or first magazine appearances of book fantasy. Fantastic Novels was founded in 1940, and published five issues before being combined with FFM under the latter title in mid-1941.

U. N. SHOULD READ STF, BILLY ROSE SAYS. Delegates to the United Nations might "pull themselves together and work out a sensible set of ground rules for peace" if they read science fiction, declared Billy Rose in one of his syndicated "Pitching Horseshoes" columns for November. In an "open letter" addressed to Trygve Lie, secretary-general of the U. N., Rose claimed that the delegates at Lake Success "go on gabbing as if this were still a bow-and-arrow world." He proposed to "knock a little sense into their nubbleheads" by sending them a copy of Pilgrims Through Space and Time, the historical study of science fiction by J.  O. Bailey ((Tympani #13, #15)). "Bailey's book scared the bejabbers out of me," Rose admitted, pointing out that, since many modern discoveries and inventions were predicted long ago by science fiction "hacks", it might be a good idea to listen to the prophecies of today's science fiction writers. He concluded: "Currently the science fiction fellas are predicting a world which will be 'barefooted, skin-robed and fireless'. Their stories all seem to end the same way. Someone pushes a button and -- bloop! -- no world. Crazy talk, you say? Well, I wouldn't be so sure. These guys have a record for being right that gives me goose bumps."

TUCKER ATTENDS STF YULE PARTY IN NEW YORK. "I have just returned from another trip to New York, where I was invited to the annual Christmas party of the Hydra Club, a group of ex- and present science fiction writers, editors, artists, agents and what-have-you of the New York area. About thirty people were there, including the ever-present-everywhere George O. Smith, Fletcher Pratt (whose beard reminded me of Gus Willmorth), Sam Merwin, Ted Sturgeon, Mary Marin, John Forte, Kyle, Lowndes, Pohl, Zissman, Knight, Even Anderson, Charlie Dye and wife Ree, Ron Clyne, a mess of others whose names I don't remember, and a girl named Florence who came with Kyle and left with me. Don't take that wrong. It seems that at sun-up Kyle was awaiting the outcome of the poker game Florence was as pooped as I, and inasmuch as we were going in the same direction, well...."
--BOB TUCKER

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T Y M P A N I Vol. I, No. 18 29 December 1947 "Munsey Classics" Make Comeback FANTASTIC NOVELS TO BE REVIVED IN JANUARY Fantastic Novels, sister magazine of Famous Fantastic Mysteries during its Munsey days, will reappear on the newsstands January 21st, 1948, "in answer to popular demand", according to announcement from Mary Gnaedinger, FTM editor. The first issue, dated March 1948, will feature A. Merritt's "The Ship of Ishtar", illustrated by Virgil Finlay. Fantastic Novels will revive the original purpose of both FFM and FN under the Munsey imprint, that of reprinting the great fantasy stories from Argosy and other early Munsey publications. The new FN will appear bi-monthly, alternating with FFM, which will continue its present policy of publishing only new fiction or first magazine appearances of book fantasy. Fantastic Novels was founded in 1940, and published five issues before being combined with FFM under the latter title in mid-1941. U. N. SHOULD READ STF, BILLY ROSE SAYS. Delegates to the United Nations might "pull themselves together and work out a sensible set of ground rules for peace" if they read science fiction, declared Billy Rose in one of his syndicated "Pitching Horseshoes" columns for November. In an "open letter" addressed to Trygve Lie, secretary-general of the U. N., Rose claimed that the delegates at Lake Success "go on gabbing as if this were still a bow-and-arrow world." He proposed to "knock a little sense into their nubbleheads" by sending them a copy of Pilgrims Through Space and Time, the historical study of science fiction by J. O. Bailey ((Tympani #13, #15)). "Bailey's book scared the bejabbers out of me," Rose admitted, pointing out that, since many modern discoveries and inventions were predicted long ago by science fiction "hacks", it might be a good idea to listen to the prophecies of today's science fiction writers. He concluded: "Currently the science fiction fellas are predicting a world which will be 'barefooted, skin-robed and fireless'. Their stories all seem to end the same way. Someone pushes a button and -- bloop! -- no world. Crazy talk, you say? Well, I wouldn't be so sure. These guys have a record for being right that gives me goose bumps." TUCKER ATTENDS STF YULE PARTY IN NEW YORK. "I have just returned from another trip to New York, where I was invited to the annual Christmas party of the Hydra Club, a group of ex- and present science fiction writers, editors, artists, agents and what-have-you of the New York area. About thirty people were there, including the ever-present-everywhere George O. Smith, Fletcher Pratt (whose beard reminded me of Gus Willmorth), Sam Merwin, Ted Sturgeon, Mary Marin, John Forte, Kyle, Lowndes, Pohl, Zissman, Knight, Even Anderson, Charlie Dye and wife Ree, Ron Clyne, a mess of others whose names I don't remember, and a girl named Florence who came with Kyle and left with me. Don't take that wrong. It seems that at sun-up Kyle was awaiting the outcome of the poker game Florence was as pooped as I, and inasmuch as we were going in the same direction, well...." --BOB TUCKER