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Comet, v. 1, issue 1, January-February 1940
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CONTEST! Are you an undiscovered author???? Have you hidden writing talents? May be that you are a combination Weinbaum, Merritt, and E.E. Smith, may be... If you are, THE COMET will discover you!! On the page across from this you will see a drawing. A very intriguing drawing that ought to suggest many plots. If it don't, well, you'd better give up as an author. It might be a giant amoeba created by a mad scientist, it might be a Leumarian, or anything, but there are many better stories that could be written. Try it. The rules follow. 1- The story must not be over 4 typewritten pages long. 2- All stories must reach me before February 14th. 3- You may enter as many stories as you wish. 4- Send to the same address as you send the subscriptions to. (Hint) 5- It may be written in ink, pencil, or typed. Nothing religious or political accepted. Now for the prizes. 1st...Your story published and a two issue subscription. 2nd..." " " " " one " ". 3rd..." " " " " . Hurry--HURRY--HURRY!!!! OUR FAN REVIEW: J.J. FORTIER He's 17, dark-haired, brown eyes, five foot eight, and weighs 125. Has been reading Science Fiction since 1932. He goes to Freemont High (2300 pupils). Which has just finished the largest school gym in Northern California. He's in the 11th grade and plenty smart. He was born in Fresno, and was amateur champ of 1937 at skating. Is French, Dutch, Scotch-Irish, and a wee bit o'English. Was raised on a fam, but finds them boring after a month or so. Was an active chicken fancier until last spring. Bantams that is. Likes life a lot. (Don't we all?) Publishes SCIENTIFAN and contemplates publishing a couple more fan mags. One will be a supplement to SCIENTIFAN called MERCURY. Although he's very busy he still finds time to help me with THE COMET. That's All... Join THE ILLINI FANTASY FICTIONEERS. Help put over the WORLD SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION
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CONTEST! Are you an undiscovered author???? Have you hidden writing talents? May be that you are a combination Weinbaum, Merritt, and E.E. Smith, may be... If you are, THE COMET will discover you!! On the page across from this you will see a drawing. A very intriguing drawing that ought to suggest many plots. If it don't, well, you'd better give up as an author. It might be a giant amoeba created by a mad scientist, it might be a Leumarian, or anything, but there are many better stories that could be written. Try it. The rules follow. 1- The story must not be over 4 typewritten pages long. 2- All stories must reach me before February 14th. 3- You may enter as many stories as you wish. 4- Send to the same address as you send the subscriptions to. (Hint) 5- It may be written in ink, pencil, or typed. Nothing religious or political accepted. Now for the prizes. 1st...Your story published and a two issue subscription. 2nd..." " " " " one " ". 3rd..." " " " " . Hurry--HURRY--HURRY!!!! OUR FAN REVIEW: J.J. FORTIER He's 17, dark-haired, brown eyes, five foot eight, and weighs 125. Has been reading Science Fiction since 1932. He goes to Freemont High (2300 pupils). Which has just finished the largest school gym in Northern California. He's in the 11th grade and plenty smart. He was born in Fresno, and was amateur champ of 1937 at skating. Is French, Dutch, Scotch-Irish, and a wee bit o'English. Was raised on a fam, but finds them boring after a month or so. Was an active chicken fancier until last spring. Bantams that is. Likes life a lot. (Don't we all?) Publishes SCIENTIFAN and contemplates publishing a couple more fan mags. One will be a supplement to SCIENTIFAN called MERCURY. Although he's very busy he still finds time to help me with THE COMET. That's All... Join THE ILLINI FANTASY FICTIONEERS. Help put over the WORLD SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION
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