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Phantagraph, v. 11, issue 4, March 1944
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THE PHANTAGRAPH (fantasy fandom's oldest existing fanzine) Founded in 1934 as THE T.F.G. BULLETIN. Combined with SCIENCE FICTION REVIEW, MIND OF MAN, SCIENCE FICTION WEEKLY, LE VOMBITEUR, FANTASY FICTION DIGEST, THE PLANETEER, and others, including the rights to the original fantasy fanzine THE TIME TRAVELLER. Donald A. Wollheim Editor & Publisher Elside B. Wollheim John B. Michel Co-editor Art Editor 98-50 67th Avenue, Forest Hills, L.I., N.Y. Vol. 11 No. 4 FAPA March 1944 LITERATURE IS THE BUNK By Romney Boyd When fans first start reading science-fiction, its fascination is usually so great that they read it exclusively. Nothing not fantasy and not compulsory is likely to cross their eyes for a long time. And in many cases this concentration on fantasy alone continues for several years. It is probable that occasionally these fans may feel twinges of uneasiness. They are aware that they are reading something the rest of the world does not consider to warrant much attention; they have heard somewhere of the worthlessness of pulp literature; perhaps they feel that they may be lacking something in not keeping up with the world of regular literature and in missing the works of fame. Actually there is little to worry about for examination later in life will reveal that most popular writing is the bunk. Because a fan of several years ago was too busy reading Astounding Stories to bother with Gone With The Wind, which he knew everyone was reading and raving about, is no excuse for having to go back later on and read it. He missed no [illegible] The book
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THE PHANTAGRAPH (fantasy fandom's oldest existing fanzine) Founded in 1934 as THE T.F.G. BULLETIN. Combined with SCIENCE FICTION REVIEW, MIND OF MAN, SCIENCE FICTION WEEKLY, LE VOMBITEUR, FANTASY FICTION DIGEST, THE PLANETEER, and others, including the rights to the original fantasy fanzine THE TIME TRAVELLER. Donald A. Wollheim Editor & Publisher Elside B. Wollheim John B. Michel Co-editor Art Editor 98-50 67th Avenue, Forest Hills, L.I., N.Y. Vol. 11 No. 4 FAPA March 1944 LITERATURE IS THE BUNK By Romney Boyd When fans first start reading science-fiction, its fascination is usually so great that they read it exclusively. Nothing not fantasy and not compulsory is likely to cross their eyes for a long time. And in many cases this concentration on fantasy alone continues for several years. It is probable that occasionally these fans may feel twinges of uneasiness. They are aware that they are reading something the rest of the world does not consider to warrant much attention; they have heard somewhere of the worthlessness of pulp literature; perhaps they feel that they may be lacking something in not keeping up with the world of regular literature and in missing the works of fame. Actually there is little to worry about for examination later in life will reveal that most popular writing is the bunk. Because a fan of several years ago was too busy reading Astounding Stories to bother with Gone With The Wind, which he knew everyone was reading and raving about, is no excuse for having to go back later on and read it. He missed no [illegible] The book
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