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Imagination, v. 2, issue 1, October 1938
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IMAGINATION! #13 38 Oke 3 we wrote the latter for a bigger laf in 1948 to think we ever thot we'd last that long! (Maybe we were optimists to think even the world woud last that long!) "In 6 days we were sold out. One month later a quarter was oferd for a copy. In 2 mos' time, 35c for one in good condition. 3d month, 50c for the copy in any condish. & the 5th ish saw the fanomena of the first number's commanding $1--a $1000% increase! "IMAGINATION!'s first cover was by Vodoso. Autograficongratulations were extended by (among others) Ed Earl Repp, who was to return to Stf; Joe W Skidmore, untimely to die; and L Ron Hubbard, to establish himself as a stf favorite. WAY OUT WEST was inaugurated, to gain immediate popularity & ever remain our favorite feature. Bruce Yerke wrote "Foo-losofy" & an article as 'Ted Berk'. All very colorful, all very curious. "Our 2d cover was designd by Russ (& Incidently the lettering, which our draftsmannish Director so uniformly has reproduced from month to month) & has remaind one of our simplest & best. Blue. This was our first mimeod issue, done on Saturday afternoons after hrs at Morojo's office. With the exception of Morojo, we were novices at the new art. Signatures did not reproduce so very well. Last pg was stencild rite at the office. Also the interviews with Art Barnes & Cath Moore (Perry Lewis pounded out these employing the Columbusystem of typing: Finding a key & landing on it. (Hope U havent a good memory as I think I may've used that pun before in Madge. Like the Columbuships, I'm all at sea...).). 'It Hapnd in Hypr-Space' a hi-lite by 'Hanky Panky' (Kuttner). The Hazy Hord begins, 2e (Perry - get it?) providing 4e with sig for Weaver Wright. We learnt Allis Villette had become an ex-Canadian & new Californian, also a Mrs (Kerlay). It was she who nicknamed IMAGINATION!. "Weird Tales artist Mooney makes next cover. Yelo. Russ, Morojo, Forry, Celeste De Pinto, conjecture 2 hrs what to write on outside of the pictured mag in the colossus' hand. 'Bk of the Universe'? Or maybe 'Food for Thot'. Memory dims, now, re other suggestions, but I recall Russ always favord just a Big Question Mark. "New Yr No. One the best! Expressive, timely cover, again by Mooney. In blue. Beginning biogs--Russ, Morojo. Letter from Lovecraft. Hollerbochen's Dilemma! "Feb: IN MEMORIAM - Stf Author Skidmore. Among our Mems, Mooney & Squires. Mystery Manuscript. 'Ashtrays & the Downfall of Civilization'. First appearance Vogue typ. Flagg-FJA serial finally ends, & with it, fiction in Madge. "Mar: Marred by Bradbury's foist cover-- blue--boo! Yerke-Lewis in interview. Atheism rears its ungodly head. Robt the Bloch. 'Resurrection'. Ad by Burroughs. "Apr Foo. Green, drawn by 'John R Hodge' (Russel Jno Hodgkins) after a sugjestion by Jack Erman. Freehafer & Fairchild write-ups. Rap. Brady breaks in. Yerke replys to 'Michelism', which as yet we don't even know how to pronounce. Azygous-Wilson contributes. Ackerman writes in orthodox English! "May: 'Spirit of Spring' by Bak (he carved the cut for COSMOS). Shepherd-Vodoso, Among Our Mems. More Michelism. Allen Glasser returns. Special: Karel 'RUR' Capek. 'Why Stf Eds Go Nuts'. Miske's
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IMAGINATION! #13 38 Oke 3 we wrote the latter for a bigger laf in 1948 to think we ever thot we'd last that long! (Maybe we were optimists to think even the world woud last that long!) "In 6 days we were sold out. One month later a quarter was oferd for a copy. In 2 mos' time, 35c for one in good condition. 3d month, 50c for the copy in any condish. & the 5th ish saw the fanomena of the first number's commanding $1--a $1000% increase! "IMAGINATION!'s first cover was by Vodoso. Autograficongratulations were extended by (among others) Ed Earl Repp, who was to return to Stf; Joe W Skidmore, untimely to die; and L Ron Hubbard, to establish himself as a stf favorite. WAY OUT WEST was inaugurated, to gain immediate popularity & ever remain our favorite feature. Bruce Yerke wrote "Foo-losofy" & an article as 'Ted Berk'. All very colorful, all very curious. "Our 2d cover was designd by Russ (& Incidently the lettering, which our draftsmannish Director so uniformly has reproduced from month to month) & has remaind one of our simplest & best. Blue. This was our first mimeod issue, done on Saturday afternoons after hrs at Morojo's office. With the exception of Morojo, we were novices at the new art. Signatures did not reproduce so very well. Last pg was stencild rite at the office. Also the interviews with Art Barnes & Cath Moore (Perry Lewis pounded out these employing the Columbusystem of typing: Finding a key & landing on it. (Hope U havent a good memory as I think I may've used that pun before in Madge. Like the Columbuships, I'm all at sea...).). 'It Hapnd in Hypr-Space' a hi-lite by 'Hanky Panky' (Kuttner). The Hazy Hord begins, 2e (Perry - get it?) providing 4e with sig for Weaver Wright. We learnt Allis Villette had become an ex-Canadian & new Californian, also a Mrs (Kerlay). It was she who nicknamed IMAGINATION!. "Weird Tales artist Mooney makes next cover. Yelo. Russ, Morojo, Forry, Celeste De Pinto, conjecture 2 hrs what to write on outside of the pictured mag in the colossus' hand. 'Bk of the Universe'? Or maybe 'Food for Thot'. Memory dims, now, re other suggestions, but I recall Russ always favord just a Big Question Mark. "New Yr No. One the best! Expressive, timely cover, again by Mooney. In blue. Beginning biogs--Russ, Morojo. Letter from Lovecraft. Hollerbochen's Dilemma! "Feb: IN MEMORIAM - Stf Author Skidmore. Among our Mems, Mooney & Squires. Mystery Manuscript. 'Ashtrays & the Downfall of Civilization'. First appearance Vogue typ. Flagg-FJA serial finally ends, & with it, fiction in Madge. "Mar: Marred by Bradbury's foist cover-- blue--boo! Yerke-Lewis in interview. Atheism rears its ungodly head. Robt the Bloch. 'Resurrection'. Ad by Burroughs. "Apr Foo. Green, drawn by 'John R Hodge' (Russel Jno Hodgkins) after a sugjestion by Jack Erman. Freehafer & Fairchild write-ups. Rap. Brady breaks in. Yerke replys to 'Michelism', which as yet we don't even know how to pronounce. Azygous-Wilson contributes. Ackerman writes in orthodox English! "May: 'Spirit of Spring' by Bak (he carved the cut for COSMOS). Shepherd-Vodoso, Among Our Mems. More Michelism. Allen Glasser returns. Special: Karel 'RUR' Capek. 'Why Stf Eds Go Nuts'. Miske's
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