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Tympani, v. 1, issue 18, December 29, 1947
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PALMER DENIES VAMPIRE LETTER. A month ago I wrote to Ray Palmer, editor of Amazing, saying that if he believed in fair play he would correct an error in his notes in "Discussions" on the anti-Lemurian resolution proposed at the Philcon: "The threat of legal action, dear Palmer, came not from our side but from yours. It was most expressly made in your Vampire letter where you threatened to 'hit back', which was said by your hireling Hamling to refer to contemplated libel suit against one or more fantasites who had told you off." I might have added, had I thought there was any question on the matter, that the threat of suit is confirmed by Joe Kennedy and Don Wilson, who sent the letter to Kennedy. The original of my letter came back with a penciled notation: "What letter? I wrote none." Opposite the reference to Hamling, a subeditor on Amazing, was a remark, "If you wish to quote me, don't quote a fan! And least of all, Hamling." Since there is abundant internal and external evidence that Palmer wrote the letter attributed to him, this attempt to deny it seems to suggest that he is again irresponsible. -- JACK SPEER. FIRST YEAR OF SCIENCE ILLUSTRATED. When Science Illustrated appeared in April 1946, this writer hoped it would fill the empty niche between the popular mechanics type magazines and the scientific journals. Though its beginning was hopeful, the growing section devoted to how-to-build antiques, games, models, and fur-lined toilet seats was frightening to this fugitive from such "science" articles. A saving grace was the magazine's many fine pix, but as an inescapable consequence the text material to accompany the pix was always disappointingly brief. # One article, in the July 1946 issue, was a direct and mostly complimentary account of science fiction and fandom. The only sour note was a pic of a conventional mad scientist reading a copy of Amazing Stories. Groff Conklin, editor of The Best of Science Fiction, authored this piece. Possibly as a result of this Conklin article, the letter section of the last four issues of the year contained almost 9% fandomonikers, Milton A. Rothman, Thomas S. Gardner, Albert Lopez, and Richard Bigelow, as the first year included, a new department -- Science Mystery -- promised to develop into something of interest to fans. The first mystery featured the lemmings and their suicidal march to the sea. --DON BRAZIER. EDITORIAL NOTE: Our cover this issue is the same as that featured on our special Philcon Memory Book issue. It was drawn by Bob Stein. ------------------------- TYMPANI is published biweekly by the Neotoric-Redlance Press at 3215 Benjamin St NE, Minneapolis 18, Minnesota. Subscription rates: 5¢ a copy; 6/25¢; 12/50¢. Advertising rates: Full-page: 75¢; half-page: 40¢; quarter-page: 20¢. Remittance may be made to either co-editor. Trades arranged with other fanzines. Opinions expressed by writers are not necessarily those of the editors. News and articles should be sent to Bob Stein. Your subscription expires with this issue. Sample copy; how about a subscription? CO-EDITORS Robert L. Stein 514 West Vienna Ave. Milwaukee 12, Wis. Redd Boggs 2315 Benjamin St NE Minneapolis 18, Minn CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Forrest J Ackerman SCIENCE EDITOR Donn Brazier
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PALMER DENIES VAMPIRE LETTER. A month ago I wrote to Ray Palmer, editor of Amazing, saying that if he believed in fair play he would correct an error in his notes in "Discussions" on the anti-Lemurian resolution proposed at the Philcon: "The threat of legal action, dear Palmer, came not from our side but from yours. It was most expressly made in your Vampire letter where you threatened to 'hit back', which was said by your hireling Hamling to refer to contemplated libel suit against one or more fantasites who had told you off." I might have added, had I thought there was any question on the matter, that the threat of suit is confirmed by Joe Kennedy and Don Wilson, who sent the letter to Kennedy. The original of my letter came back with a penciled notation: "What letter? I wrote none." Opposite the reference to Hamling, a subeditor on Amazing, was a remark, "If you wish to quote me, don't quote a fan! And least of all, Hamling." Since there is abundant internal and external evidence that Palmer wrote the letter attributed to him, this attempt to deny it seems to suggest that he is again irresponsible. -- JACK SPEER. FIRST YEAR OF SCIENCE ILLUSTRATED. When Science Illustrated appeared in April 1946, this writer hoped it would fill the empty niche between the popular mechanics type magazines and the scientific journals. Though its beginning was hopeful, the growing section devoted to how-to-build antiques, games, models, and fur-lined toilet seats was frightening to this fugitive from such "science" articles. A saving grace was the magazine's many fine pix, but as an inescapable consequence the text material to accompany the pix was always disappointingly brief. # One article, in the July 1946 issue, was a direct and mostly complimentary account of science fiction and fandom. The only sour note was a pic of a conventional mad scientist reading a copy of Amazing Stories. Groff Conklin, editor of The Best of Science Fiction, authored this piece. Possibly as a result of this Conklin article, the letter section of the last four issues of the year contained almost 9% fandomonikers, Milton A. Rothman, Thomas S. Gardner, Albert Lopez, and Richard Bigelow, as the first year included, a new department -- Science Mystery -- promised to develop into something of interest to fans. The first mystery featured the lemmings and their suicidal march to the sea. --DON BRAZIER. EDITORIAL NOTE: Our cover this issue is the same as that featured on our special Philcon Memory Book issue. It was drawn by Bob Stein. ------------------------- TYMPANI is published biweekly by the Neotoric-Redlance Press at 3215 Benjamin St NE, Minneapolis 18, Minnesota. Subscription rates: 5¢ a copy; 6/25¢; 12/50¢. Advertising rates: Full-page: 75¢; half-page: 40¢; quarter-page: 20¢. Remittance may be made to either co-editor. Trades arranged with other fanzines. Opinions expressed by writers are not necessarily those of the editors. News and articles should be sent to Bob Stein. Your subscription expires with this issue. Sample copy; how about a subscription? CO-EDITORS Robert L. Stein 514 West Vienna Ave. Milwaukee 12, Wis. Redd Boggs 2315 Benjamin St NE Minneapolis 18, Minn CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Forrest J Ackerman SCIENCE EDITOR Donn Brazier
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