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FANTASY-I TEN HOTI the Science Fiction Weekly Newspaper N E W S PRICE: tHKKR VJHILE ISSUES IT’S FANTASY-I TEN HOTI the science fiction weekly newspaper. CENTS l-VOLUME 5, NUMBER 15 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1940 WHOLE NUMBER 120 TALBOT MUNDY, FAMOUS AUTHOR, DIES! H.L.COLD « OSCAR J.FRIENO ARE OF FILE EMPLOYEES OF STANDARD PUBS. Talbot Mundy, well-known.ad­ venture writer and, on occassions, pseudo-science author, has passed H.L. Gold and Oscar J. Friend on. Mundy had reached a position who have been doing so many cover of great prominence before his yarns for THRILLING WONDER STORIES demise, and was recognized as one lately are now revealed to be reg­ of America’s finest narrators of ular staff employees of STANDARD romantic adventure. Publications. A cover, ordered at the last minute, will oome in and no story on file will fit it. TAINE’S ’’GREEN FIRE” PMcDUCED’. Either Friend or Gold are then John Taine’s great novel of quickly drafted to Create a yarn the near destruction of the Earth about the cover in double-quick by atomic di-sint regrat ion has been time. The results have been truly adapted and produced as a play. remarkable. Leo Margulies, Negus of STANDARD’S Leo Margulies, STANDARD’S group of mags, recently picked up genial chief, also revealed that a copy of the play in (of all Mort Weisinger does not do the places) a second hand book shOpl lion’s share of the work on the The play has been produced several various mags.He claims that about times in the better amateur thea­ ten fellows in the office share trical circles, usually by college ■the labor and that the result is groups. It was produced by a what we view in the fantasy books school in Pasadena, California. published by STANDARD. Storie-s must be O.K’d. by at least three ODD ITEMS by FN Reporters. Fanfare, published by Art Wid­ readers before acceptance, and ner and the members of the Cam­ none of the novels are accepted bridge, Mass. Stranger Club, will without the author first submit­ b e ou t next Sunday, Oct 13. (aw) ting and having accepted an Thos. S. Gardner, popular fan outline by Margulies himself. and author, has had a research art­ TWS will shortly pursue an icle published in the Journal of entirely new policy. The lead the American Chemical Society in novel will be put up in front of . ollaboration with M. L. Wolfrom as ■ the book in standard ten point I art of his work in the Chemistry type instead of the usual eight. Lab at Ohio State University.(wss) The length will be increased from John J. Ricci of Brooklyn, N.Y 20,000 to 30,000 words. Novelets js starting the Brooklyn Science will no longer be accepted, and Fiction League. He has five mem­ after those on hand are used up, bers, one of whom is a reporter for only the long novel and several the New York Heral Tribune.(ao) shorts will see print. Models of prehistoric monsters were on sale at the Alchemist Cor­ MATER PIRATE MYSTERY SOLVED’. ner of the Pastorama exhibit at the Graph Waldeyer, well knowh stfan, has received a check for his n.Y. World's Fair, (ao) A' five minute total eclipse of yarn ’’Beings Like These"'. which wu the sun took place on Oct 1, visible appear in the <Tan SUPERS LLEFLob. vn- in Southern Hemisphere, (ao) er" the pseudonym of E.A. Grosser. Page Two________________ __________ FANTASY NEWS FANTASY NEWS is published, every ACE SCIENCE FICTION NoTZ • week by William S. Sykora. by Thos."ST. Gardner. Address: P.O. Box 84, Elmont, N.Y Review of "Vandals Of the Sky" Editor: Will Sykora, by John Hurray Reynolds. Associates: Jimmy Taurasi, Sam Mos- A well worn plot, but well kowitz, Mario Racic, Jr. written'. Mars and Earth are united Rates: 3 issues 100, 30 issues $1, and peaceful until an invading body 52 issues (1 yr.) ^1.50. brings unpleasant visitors whose Ad Rates: Full page $52, page vl» sole aim seems to be steal atmos­ j 'p.5C)0_ minimum. (NO ST-t-MPS PLEASE) pheres and enslave both planets* NOTE: Make all checks and money­ peoples. Dan Dryden, head of Moon orders payable to Will Sykora. Excursions, Inc., unexpectedly leads the fight against the invad­ BOOST SCIENCE FICTION ers, and wins with ancient weapons, bombs, nil the subtle points of EDITORIAL by Will Sykora. Fantasy are worked in, invisibility, In' issue No. 115, we said: "In ray guns, villians, and traitors order to keep on printing FANTASY to the planets to make a rousing NEWS it would be necessary to chargetale of the future;. You’ll like 1Q0 per copy, 3 issues for 250." If his girl friend, Jean, who slings we return to mimeoing, as we have, a wicked bomb in t.he final battle , the subscription rates will remain incidentally. Although not a must the sane as before. We also said yarn, no true lover of Fantasy that the choice would be left en­ should miss Reynolds' work. Don't tirely up to our readers. There­ look for anything astounding or fore a postal card for balloting great, just an interesting science rurposes has been sent to every fiction story that wont let you subscriber with the following stop until it is finished. questions: "Vandals Of the Sky" is fea­ 1. Will you pay 100 per copy, 3 for tured in the March issue of FIVE 250, for a- printed FANTaSY HEWS? Novels MONTHLY. The cover is good Or 2. Vfl.ll you continue to support in spite of the fact it has no FANTASY LIE S, even though mimeod, direct Connection with the story at the usual low subscription rate? except the central figure. The NOTE: nil old subs will be contin­ background shows the artist did not ued at the low rate. r-ad the yarn. Please send in these postals If one is willing to go to the as soon as possible. If you wish past, the tale by David Allan Ross, to write a letter giving your "Viking Vengeance" is excellent as views and suggestions, do not hes­ pure adventure. It is interesting itate to do so, and if of suffic­ to note that the old Viking customs ient general interest, it will be are well portrayed in this story. published in these columns. It is in the same issue as the abov Readers, please so not lose ‘Thu mag is well worth your 200 sight of the fact that issues will Whenever occass ion ally be printed FANTASY IN jLRGOSY any vexy special news breaks, or If you like fine fantasy, the whenever our advertising income current series of shorts by H. Bed- warrants the extra expenditure, an ford Jones will suit your fancy issue of FN will be printed. At The latest is titled, "Ruby Of the s ame time we our working on a France". Looking into the heart plan whereby a large magazine sec­ of this ruby, you will be trans­ tion will be added to the paper bi­ ported into medieval Provence. monthly , which will bring the page "Satuns On Saturn" by Otis content up to as many as ten pages. Adelbert Kline and E. Hoffman Price All this will be done without any is in its second part. This five increase in the subscription rates. part soien co fiction serial is up Please let us have your sug­ to the usual high ARGOSY standard. gestions. We need news items, re­ These yarns are in the Nov 9 views, ads, and above all subs. issue.______ ____________________________.
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