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PAGE TWO THE NATIONAL FANTASY MAGAZINE FANTASY-TIMES ____________________________ ____________________________ FANTASY-TIMES Fantasy-Times is published monthly by James V. Taurasi, 137-07 32nd Ave, Flushing, New York Newark office, 603 S. 11th St. Newark, New Jersey. RATES: 5c a copy - 5 issues 25c, 50c a year. (No stamps please) JAMES V. TAURASI, publisher SAM MOSKOWITZ, editor JOHN GIUNTA, art editor F. ORLIN TREMAINE, advisor ____________________________ THE TIME STREAM The October, 1941 issue of "Writers Digest" contains an article by Ross Rocklynne, "Science Fiction Simplified", purported to tell "Where and how to sell stf. stories." That it tells where is undeniable, since many of the fantasy markets are listed, but that it tells "how" is a gross exaggeration. All I can say is that if new writers follow Rocklynne's formula they will have to wait for the millenium before their first sale.....Uncanny Tales, the Canadian science-weird magazine is edited by M.R. Colby, and published by the Adam Publishing Company, 78 Wellington St., Toronto, Canada. American writers cannot hope for payment here because of war restrictions....Harry Walton, well known author has moved to East Rutherford, N.J., and commutes to N.Y. every day. He has just rounded up work on a 500 page volume of shop-notes for "Popular Science" Magazine......Astounding will use more novelletes in the future since Campbell believes the author has more room to develop his plot in a longer story.....Elliot Dold makes a living doing Coats of Arms for distinguished southern families. He mentions having served in the French, English & U.S. Navies, and in the serb army....Jack Binder lives in Englewood, N.J. He has bought himself a big house and hires a staff of artists who do art work in the attic.....Whenever things get slack they hop out for a game of ball......Joseph Gilbert, editor of the fan mag "The Southern Star", has sold a 3,000 word short "The Man Who Knew Roger Stanley" to Alden H. Norton for either "Astonishing" or "Super Science."........According to the latest "Writers Digest" Albing Publications have officially collapsed. If any of their mags are revived it will be under the mast head of "Manhattan Fiction Company." James Hilton author of "Lost Horizons" has a new two part novel in "Good Housekeeping Magazine." ____________________________ MANY THANKS THRILLING WONDER STORIES STREET & SMITH PUBLICATIONS, INC. THE FRANK A. MUNSEY COMPANY FOR GENEROUS USE OF THEIR CUTS _____________________________ PLAIN TALK In our hurry to get our first new processed issue of "Fantasy-Times" out, last month, we forgot to mention that we printed the pictures through courtesy of Thrilling Wonder Stories, whom we wish to thank very much for that privilege. We have a new printer, starting with this issue, and a much better job is expected. Fantasy-Times is backing the Fourth World Science Fiction Convention to be held in California in 1942. -- ONE HUNDRED PER CENT and wish those who are working hard to put it over, best wishes and good luck. The Publisher ___________________________ FANTASY TIMES' HALL OF FAME {3 pictures} {Picture of Frank R. Paul} FRANK R. PAUL One of science-fictions most beloved artists, his fame has circled the globe. Wherever science fiction is read and admired, there too is Frank R. Paul spoken of with admiration that borders on fanaticicism. He came to us from Austria in 1916, and early made his association with Hugo Gernsback. It is believed by many that Paul's brilliant portrayals of the most bizarre settings science-fiction could conceive won for this youthful type of fiction the early acclaim which it received. For years "Amazing Stories" carried his covers and in teriors and so did the "Amazing Stories Annual" and "Amazing Stories Quarterlies." Soon people were viewing his work in "Science Wonder Stories," "Science Wonder Quarterly", "Air Wonder Stories", "Scientific Detective Monthly", and so great became his reknown, that Colliers, Popular Science, Science and Invention, Hearst's Magazine used his work. Now Paul draws for science-fiction more as a hobby then as an avocation. He has absorbed a love of fantasy charicteristic of all who work with it for any length of time. Book companies flood him with all the work he can handle, but still he finds time for the less lucrative, but better liked fantasy illustrating. As amiable likeable a man as you'd ever care to meet Paul is modest and unpresuming considering that he has carved an immortal niche of fame for himself in the fantasy world. _____________________________ Disbelievers Eber (Dedicated to the late H.P. Lovecraft) {Picture} "O Muse of Art, what bitter irony! Alive they hound, but dead they worship me! 'Tis my poor name floats up in cadenced song!" Throughout the course of his entire literary career he found himself wedged between two factions---a group of enthusiastic followers who worshipped his very name.....while his critics reeled blast upon blast of biteing criticism of his works across the editorial desk. Always strife. Always trouble and hardship. And suddenly, with serpentine swiftness death intervenes......and, fighting through wave after wave of weakening resistance, the seed of the genius of the man takes root in their minds....too late. ___________________________ {Drawing of space ship} ___________________________ ARKHAM HOUSE ___________________________ Sauk City, Wisconsin SOMEONE IN THE DARK by August Derleth Fourteen stores and two novelettes by August Derleth, about a tenth of his published stories of the supernatural, make up this attractive little volume, published October 1, 1941 The stories, selected by Mr. Derleth, are introduced by a brief essay: When the Night and the House Are Still; those chosen for inclusion represent the best of August Derleth's work in the genre -- Glory Hand, A Gift for Uncle Herman, Compliments of Spectro, Three Gentlemen in Black, McGovern's Obsession, Muggridge's Aunt, Bramwell's Guardian, Joliper's Gift, Altimer's Amulet, The Shuttered House, The Sheraton Mirror, The Wind from the River, The Telephone in the Library, The Panelled Room, The Return of Hastur, and The Sandwin Compact. Planned as the first volume in a uniform series to be entitled the Arkham House Fantasy Library, SOMEONE IN THE DARK is limited to 1000 copies, printed from Linotype Old Style No. 1 on Cream Winnebago Eggshell, bound in black Holliston Novelex, stamped in gold, jacket by Frank Utpatel. $2.00 the copy from Arkham House per your bookseller ____________________________ ITS CALIFORNIA FOR THE FOURTH WORLD SCIENCE-FICTION CONVENTION 1942
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PAGE TWO THE NATIONAL FANTASY MAGAZINE FANTASY-TIMES ____________________________ ____________________________ FANTASY-TIMES Fantasy-Times is published monthly by James V. Taurasi, 137-07 32nd Ave, Flushing, New York Newark office, 603 S. 11th St. Newark, New Jersey. RATES: 5c a copy - 5 issues 25c, 50c a year. (No stamps please) JAMES V. TAURASI, publisher SAM MOSKOWITZ, editor JOHN GIUNTA, art editor F. ORLIN TREMAINE, advisor ____________________________ THE TIME STREAM The October, 1941 issue of "Writers Digest" contains an article by Ross Rocklynne, "Science Fiction Simplified", purported to tell "Where and how to sell stf. stories." That it tells where is undeniable, since many of the fantasy markets are listed, but that it tells "how" is a gross exaggeration. All I can say is that if new writers follow Rocklynne's formula they will have to wait for the millenium before their first sale.....Uncanny Tales, the Canadian science-weird magazine is edited by M.R. Colby, and published by the Adam Publishing Company, 78 Wellington St., Toronto, Canada. American writers cannot hope for payment here because of war restrictions....Harry Walton, well known author has moved to East Rutherford, N.J., and commutes to N.Y. every day. He has just rounded up work on a 500 page volume of shop-notes for "Popular Science" Magazine......Astounding will use more novelletes in the future since Campbell believes the author has more room to develop his plot in a longer story.....Elliot Dold makes a living doing Coats of Arms for distinguished southern families. He mentions having served in the French, English & U.S. Navies, and in the serb army....Jack Binder lives in Englewood, N.J. He has bought himself a big house and hires a staff of artists who do art work in the attic.....Whenever things get slack they hop out for a game of ball......Joseph Gilbert, editor of the fan mag "The Southern Star", has sold a 3,000 word short "The Man Who Knew Roger Stanley" to Alden H. Norton for either "Astonishing" or "Super Science."........According to the latest "Writers Digest" Albing Publications have officially collapsed. If any of their mags are revived it will be under the mast head of "Manhattan Fiction Company." James Hilton author of "Lost Horizons" has a new two part novel in "Good Housekeeping Magazine." ____________________________ MANY THANKS THRILLING WONDER STORIES STREET & SMITH PUBLICATIONS, INC. THE FRANK A. MUNSEY COMPANY FOR GENEROUS USE OF THEIR CUTS _____________________________ PLAIN TALK In our hurry to get our first new processed issue of "Fantasy-Times" out, last month, we forgot to mention that we printed the pictures through courtesy of Thrilling Wonder Stories, whom we wish to thank very much for that privilege. We have a new printer, starting with this issue, and a much better job is expected. Fantasy-Times is backing the Fourth World Science Fiction Convention to be held in California in 1942. -- ONE HUNDRED PER CENT and wish those who are working hard to put it over, best wishes and good luck. The Publisher ___________________________ FANTASY TIMES' HALL OF FAME {3 pictures} {Picture of Frank R. Paul} FRANK R. PAUL One of science-fictions most beloved artists, his fame has circled the globe. Wherever science fiction is read and admired, there too is Frank R. Paul spoken of with admiration that borders on fanaticicism. He came to us from Austria in 1916, and early made his association with Hugo Gernsback. It is believed by many that Paul's brilliant portrayals of the most bizarre settings science-fiction could conceive won for this youthful type of fiction the early acclaim which it received. For years "Amazing Stories" carried his covers and in teriors and so did the "Amazing Stories Annual" and "Amazing Stories Quarterlies." Soon people were viewing his work in "Science Wonder Stories," "Science Wonder Quarterly", "Air Wonder Stories", "Scientific Detective Monthly", and so great became his reknown, that Colliers, Popular Science, Science and Invention, Hearst's Magazine used his work. Now Paul draws for science-fiction more as a hobby then as an avocation. He has absorbed a love of fantasy charicteristic of all who work with it for any length of time. Book companies flood him with all the work he can handle, but still he finds time for the less lucrative, but better liked fantasy illustrating. As amiable likeable a man as you'd ever care to meet Paul is modest and unpresuming considering that he has carved an immortal niche of fame for himself in the fantasy world. _____________________________ Disbelievers Eber (Dedicated to the late H.P. Lovecraft) {Picture} "O Muse of Art, what bitter irony! Alive they hound, but dead they worship me! 'Tis my poor name floats up in cadenced song!" Throughout the course of his entire literary career he found himself wedged between two factions---a group of enthusiastic followers who worshipped his very name.....while his critics reeled blast upon blast of biteing criticism of his works across the editorial desk. Always strife. Always trouble and hardship. And suddenly, with serpentine swiftness death intervenes......and, fighting through wave after wave of weakening resistance, the seed of the genius of the man takes root in their minds....too late. ___________________________ {Drawing of space ship} ___________________________ ARKHAM HOUSE ___________________________ Sauk City, Wisconsin SOMEONE IN THE DARK by August Derleth Fourteen stores and two novelettes by August Derleth, about a tenth of his published stories of the supernatural, make up this attractive little volume, published October 1, 1941 The stories, selected by Mr. Derleth, are introduced by a brief essay: When the Night and the House Are Still; those chosen for inclusion represent the best of August Derleth's work in the genre -- Glory Hand, A Gift for Uncle Herman, Compliments of Spectro, Three Gentlemen in Black, McGovern's Obsession, Muggridge's Aunt, Bramwell's Guardian, Joliper's Gift, Altimer's Amulet, The Shuttered House, The Sheraton Mirror, The Wind from the River, The Telephone in the Library, The Panelled Room, The Return of Hastur, and The Sandwin Compact. Planned as the first volume in a uniform series to be entitled the Arkham House Fantasy Library, SOMEONE IN THE DARK is limited to 1000 copies, printed from Linotype Old Style No. 1 on Cream Winnebago Eggshell, bound in black Holliston Novelex, stamped in gold, jacket by Frank Utpatel. $2.00 the copy from Arkham House per your bookseller ____________________________ ITS CALIFORNIA FOR THE FOURTH WORLD SCIENCE-FICTION CONVENTION 1942
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