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Fantasite, v. 2, issue 2, May-June 1942
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24 THE FANTASITE sounds suspiciously like the first one I sank my teeth into. "After These Fifty"--not bad, but not exceptionally good. Stuff of this type is getting to be too common. Nobody can shove their favorite stories off on me; I have my own ideas. And I wonder how many others would agree with the selections presented? How anyone can classify "The Kid from Mars" as other than tripe fit only for morons, is well beyond me. That is too much, Gilbert, I am going insane! Hell's fire, man, use some sense! The letter section was putrid, in comparison to some I have read; however, I don't suppose you are very much to blame for that. 929 Butler St., Peoria, Illinois.-------------------------------- A. L. SCHWARTZ: So you want to know how I got the name of SUDDSY, do you? I suppose I could say, "Send 15c for the ROGUE'S GALLERY and you'll find out how I got it." But I won't. Y'see it's this way: about six-seven years ago I was called "Schwartzie". One day a friend of mine said, "Let's contract Schwartzie into Suddsy." They did, and it stuck. Now let's get off the interesting subject of me and turn to Fantasite. 1) Fanty #7 is much neater that #6. 2) material is all unquestionably excellent. I don't agree with Jacobi. A Handbook would be no good at all. Why? There are, and always have been, people who travel against the grain. They wouldn't care if everyone used the Handbook; They'd go ahead and write as they pleased. Second, it would lead to stagnation of stf. The backgrounds in all stories would be the same. The only reaction a story would get would be a soft, "ho-hum". Third, it would prevent a lot of good stories from being written. For example: the Handbook says, "In the year 2000 Prof. Jones of X University discovered the way to commercially smash the atom by using U-235." Now I've got the idea for a story. It's about Prof. Smith at Y University in 1960, who finds a way to smash the atom by using Thorium. Something goes wrong and the whole planet starts to disintegrate. The Prof. goes crazy and finally the whole menace is stopped. The story couldn't be written because the editors would look at their Handbook, and say, "This story's not accurate. It says here that the atom was smashed in 2000, that it was performed safely, and that no one was hurt." He promptly send me a rejection slip. ((Numerical ratings followed -- and we might say here that in the future, contrary to previous requests, we'd rather you dispense with such ratings, and just give us your opinions on the material at more length!)) Is there any truth to the rumor that you'll need a tin cup to help you get out the next FANTASITE? ((Yes--emphatically!)) 229 Washington St., Dorchester, -- Massachusetts.------------------------------------ JOE J. FORTIER: Now to comment on the admirable anniversary issue of THE FANTASITE. The cover, needless to say, is truly superb. As far as true portent may go, this is superior to any other work of late. Contents neat, m'frans (heh--and fills). Here is a suggestion for future editorials: one choose the early editorial to be placed at the fore and one choose the late one to be placed aft. Fran: most interesting; Phil: most newsy. Doubtless the crediting of Farsaci to the sonnet has been thoroughly enmeshed (to do nasty things to grammar) in your minds by the Columbia Camp. Your system of mimeo-foto, while of merit and new system, is rather poor as far as photos go. I would suggest making a more thorough study of this medium, though, if the new system is inexpensive, these pictures would go well in a regular newsmag (yeh, with Merk on the brain and a request for details if they're cheap as regards price). "A Proposal" by Carl Jacobi is fine, but it needs much more thought and work. My suggestion is to turn this over to the National Fantasy Fan Federation's Planning Committee. ((Good suggestion; what about it NFFF?)) I will be anxious and willing to submit this as per Carl's wish regarding presentation to the hard-working group. What does the group have for recommendation after years
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24 THE FANTASITE sounds suspiciously like the first one I sank my teeth into. "After These Fifty"--not bad, but not exceptionally good. Stuff of this type is getting to be too common. Nobody can shove their favorite stories off on me; I have my own ideas. And I wonder how many others would agree with the selections presented? How anyone can classify "The Kid from Mars" as other than tripe fit only for morons, is well beyond me. That is too much, Gilbert, I am going insane! Hell's fire, man, use some sense! The letter section was putrid, in comparison to some I have read; however, I don't suppose you are very much to blame for that. 929 Butler St., Peoria, Illinois.-------------------------------- A. L. SCHWARTZ: So you want to know how I got the name of SUDDSY, do you? I suppose I could say, "Send 15c for the ROGUE'S GALLERY and you'll find out how I got it." But I won't. Y'see it's this way: about six-seven years ago I was called "Schwartzie". One day a friend of mine said, "Let's contract Schwartzie into Suddsy." They did, and it stuck. Now let's get off the interesting subject of me and turn to Fantasite. 1) Fanty #7 is much neater that #6. 2) material is all unquestionably excellent. I don't agree with Jacobi. A Handbook would be no good at all. Why? There are, and always have been, people who travel against the grain. They wouldn't care if everyone used the Handbook; They'd go ahead and write as they pleased. Second, it would lead to stagnation of stf. The backgrounds in all stories would be the same. The only reaction a story would get would be a soft, "ho-hum". Third, it would prevent a lot of good stories from being written. For example: the Handbook says, "In the year 2000 Prof. Jones of X University discovered the way to commercially smash the atom by using U-235." Now I've got the idea for a story. It's about Prof. Smith at Y University in 1960, who finds a way to smash the atom by using Thorium. Something goes wrong and the whole planet starts to disintegrate. The Prof. goes crazy and finally the whole menace is stopped. The story couldn't be written because the editors would look at their Handbook, and say, "This story's not accurate. It says here that the atom was smashed in 2000, that it was performed safely, and that no one was hurt." He promptly send me a rejection slip. ((Numerical ratings followed -- and we might say here that in the future, contrary to previous requests, we'd rather you dispense with such ratings, and just give us your opinions on the material at more length!)) Is there any truth to the rumor that you'll need a tin cup to help you get out the next FANTASITE? ((Yes--emphatically!)) 229 Washington St., Dorchester, -- Massachusetts.------------------------------------ JOE J. FORTIER: Now to comment on the admirable anniversary issue of THE FANTASITE. The cover, needless to say, is truly superb. As far as true portent may go, this is superior to any other work of late. Contents neat, m'frans (heh--and fills). Here is a suggestion for future editorials: one choose the early editorial to be placed at the fore and one choose the late one to be placed aft. Fran: most interesting; Phil: most newsy. Doubtless the crediting of Farsaci to the sonnet has been thoroughly enmeshed (to do nasty things to grammar) in your minds by the Columbia Camp. Your system of mimeo-foto, while of merit and new system, is rather poor as far as photos go. I would suggest making a more thorough study of this medium, though, if the new system is inexpensive, these pictures would go well in a regular newsmag (yeh, with Merk on the brain and a request for details if they're cheap as regards price). "A Proposal" by Carl Jacobi is fine, but it needs much more thought and work. My suggestion is to turn this over to the National Fantasy Fan Federation's Planning Committee. ((Good suggestion; what about it NFFF?)) I will be anxious and willing to submit this as per Carl's wish regarding presentation to the hard-working group. What does the group have for recommendation after years
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