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Fantascience Digest, v. 2, issue 2, January-February 1939
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Page 10 FANTASCIENCE DIGEST began." Editor Campbell guarantees UNKNOWN to be the greatest imaginative-fiction magazine ever to appear. He intends to get the general writers who do not have the acienttific/knowledge for science fiction to write for UNKNWN. Already Steve Fisher, who is a regular contributor to such "slicks" as LIBERTY, COSMOPOLITAN, etc., has sold "Return From Hell," which will be featured in the third issue. The second issue will feature "The Ultimate Adventure" by L. Ron Hubbard, which tells of a little man who discovers how to put himself in any story he reads -- and lands in the Arabian Nights! Interesting? I'll say! No matter how good Mr. Campbell makes UNKNOWN he will never neglect ASTOUNDING. In fact, Mr. Campbell promises that, in one year, ASTOUNDING will lead the field by twice as much as it does now! After four years of absence, John Taine will return to science fiction in the April issue of MARVEL SCIENCE STORIES. One of his hitherto unpublished novels, "Tomorrow," will be the feature of this issue. Harl Vincent is also scheduled for this number. . . . . With the publication of "Cloak of Aesir" in the March ASTOUNDING, Don A. Stuart will retreat from the writing field. As most everyone knows, Stuart is one of Campbell's pseudonyms and Campbell states that he cannot edit two magazines and still find time to write. . . . . The cover of the April ASTOUNDING will show Saturn as seen from Japetus. It will be the best of the astronomical series and will be illustrated by Schneeman, instigated by Nat Schachner's "World's Don't Care". WEIRD TALES first rejected "The Hound of Pedro" because it was "too horrible". However, Bloch tamed it down a bit and Wright accepted it. . . . .The names of Harl Vincent and L. Ron Hubbard appeared on the binding of the December ASTOUNDING but the issue contained stories by neither of them. WEIRD TALES also made several mistakes recently; the name of Talbot Johns appeared on the cover of the December WT, but his story was published the following month. Also, the cover of the February WT contained in large letters; "The House Where Time Stood Still" by Seabury Quinn. This story appeared one month later, in the March issue. . . . . George R. Hahn (Cyril Mand), who copped the cover of the January WEIRD TALES with his first accepted story, is working on a short fantasy, "The Tree of Death". He is also planning a 50,000 word novel, to be aimed at ARGOSY. Milton A. Rothman, prominent Philadelphia fan, is trying his best to sell a story. He states that he will be the next fan to receive an acceptance slip. . . . It would seem that the chances of an amateur to sell a story would be better now that so many stf. magazines are popping up. However, they all seem to desire material from the long established writers. . . . .There are many good stories being written by sf fans today. Perhaps conditions will change in the near future. The first issue of STRANGE DETECTIVE MYSTERIES features on the cover, "The Invisible Killer". There are other sin this issue that can be termed "fantastic". . . . ."The Winford Company, states Harry Warner, Jr., "are publishing a new stf. magazine." Oh well, what's another, more or less?
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Page 10 FANTASCIENCE DIGEST began." Editor Campbell guarantees UNKNOWN to be the greatest imaginative-fiction magazine ever to appear. He intends to get the general writers who do not have the acienttific/knowledge for science fiction to write for UNKNWN. Already Steve Fisher, who is a regular contributor to such "slicks" as LIBERTY, COSMOPOLITAN, etc., has sold "Return From Hell," which will be featured in the third issue. The second issue will feature "The Ultimate Adventure" by L. Ron Hubbard, which tells of a little man who discovers how to put himself in any story he reads -- and lands in the Arabian Nights! Interesting? I'll say! No matter how good Mr. Campbell makes UNKNOWN he will never neglect ASTOUNDING. In fact, Mr. Campbell promises that, in one year, ASTOUNDING will lead the field by twice as much as it does now! After four years of absence, John Taine will return to science fiction in the April issue of MARVEL SCIENCE STORIES. One of his hitherto unpublished novels, "Tomorrow," will be the feature of this issue. Harl Vincent is also scheduled for this number. . . . . With the publication of "Cloak of Aesir" in the March ASTOUNDING, Don A. Stuart will retreat from the writing field. As most everyone knows, Stuart is one of Campbell's pseudonyms and Campbell states that he cannot edit two magazines and still find time to write. . . . . The cover of the April ASTOUNDING will show Saturn as seen from Japetus. It will be the best of the astronomical series and will be illustrated by Schneeman, instigated by Nat Schachner's "World's Don't Care". WEIRD TALES first rejected "The Hound of Pedro" because it was "too horrible". However, Bloch tamed it down a bit and Wright accepted it. . . . .The names of Harl Vincent and L. Ron Hubbard appeared on the binding of the December ASTOUNDING but the issue contained stories by neither of them. WEIRD TALES also made several mistakes recently; the name of Talbot Johns appeared on the cover of the December WT, but his story was published the following month. Also, the cover of the February WT contained in large letters; "The House Where Time Stood Still" by Seabury Quinn. This story appeared one month later, in the March issue. . . . . George R. Hahn (Cyril Mand), who copped the cover of the January WEIRD TALES with his first accepted story, is working on a short fantasy, "The Tree of Death". He is also planning a 50,000 word novel, to be aimed at ARGOSY. Milton A. Rothman, prominent Philadelphia fan, is trying his best to sell a story. He states that he will be the next fan to receive an acceptance slip. . . . It would seem that the chances of an amateur to sell a story would be better now that so many stf. magazines are popping up. However, they all seem to desire material from the long established writers. . . . .There are many good stories being written by sf fans today. Perhaps conditions will change in the near future. The first issue of STRANGE DETECTIVE MYSTERIES features on the cover, "The Invisible Killer". There are other sin this issue that can be termed "fantastic". . . . ."The Winford Company, states Harry Warner, Jr., "are publishing a new stf. magazine." Oh well, what's another, more or less?
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