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Science Fiction Collector, v. 5, issue 4, November-December 1939
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Cold Water and No Soap Jack Erman It was in "Shep's Shop," Hollywood's major second-hand mag-mart, Sunday nite, end of July. As I stood by the counter, having paid for my purchases and about to leave, I observed a young couple come in and make their way without hesitation to the science fiction section. Obviously they had been here before. (Lucie Sheperd, the proprietress, later confirmed that they came in often.) Soon I heard "her" -- the young lady -- say, "What is that one like, honey -- Astounding or Amazing?" "Honey" had an Amazing in his hand. When I heard him say "The Scientific Ghost" I hurriedly made my way to his side, where I said, "Say, do you read science fiction? Ed Earl Rapp, who wrote that ghost story, lives here, you know. I've just come back from the Science Fiction Convention in New York a couple of weeks ago. Met Merritt there, and Paul, Williamson, Hamilton ... all the editors ... Here, here are all their signatures." And I showed them my copy of Morojo's autograph maglet, Stephan the Stfan, and poured on a perfect torrent. Hadn't they ever heard of the League? Henry Kuttner -- you know, "Hollywood on the Moon" -- was here in town; one had the opportunity to meet Bob Olsen, Arthur K. Barnes, etc. Sometimes travelling authors -- like Dr. Keller, Burke, Bloch, and Farley -- would visit a meeting and give us a talk. We were expecting Firlay, Binder, Schwartz, and others soon. There was a number of young ladies at-
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Cold Water and No Soap Jack Erman It was in "Shep's Shop," Hollywood's major second-hand mag-mart, Sunday nite, end of July. As I stood by the counter, having paid for my purchases and about to leave, I observed a young couple come in and make their way without hesitation to the science fiction section. Obviously they had been here before. (Lucie Sheperd, the proprietress, later confirmed that they came in often.) Soon I heard "her" -- the young lady -- say, "What is that one like, honey -- Astounding or Amazing?" "Honey" had an Amazing in his hand. When I heard him say "The Scientific Ghost" I hurriedly made my way to his side, where I said, "Say, do you read science fiction? Ed Earl Rapp, who wrote that ghost story, lives here, you know. I've just come back from the Science Fiction Convention in New York a couple of weeks ago. Met Merritt there, and Paul, Williamson, Hamilton ... all the editors ... Here, here are all their signatures." And I showed them my copy of Morojo's autograph maglet, Stephan the Stfan, and poured on a perfect torrent. Hadn't they ever heard of the League? Henry Kuttner -- you know, "Hollywood on the Moon" -- was here in town; one had the opportunity to meet Bob Olsen, Arthur K. Barnes, etc. Sometimes travelling authors -- like Dr. Keller, Burke, Bloch, and Farley -- would visit a meeting and give us a talk. We were expecting Firlay, Binder, Schwartz, and others soon. There was a number of young ladies at-
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