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CD o . tn m r i O a a , t F OS* e A r W B & » A i u a 5' 2. m U _ l ^5 s t S f r T o O a l r 3 R i a A p . u L b A I l A i l ­ l |SSUE No. 64 ETIffiRLINE EIHERLTNE SCI r'LASHI’S 3 A IT T H 0 R I S E D N E W Elizabeth Street, Melbourne. C.l. BOOKS: ETHNICAL BOOKS, LATEST NOVELS MAGAZINES, PAPERS, SUBSCRIPTIONS Assignment in Eternity R.Heinlein 12/- A.D.2500 A.Wilson 18/9 A World of Differance R.Conque st 15/5 If they keep up their terrific pace, A Private Volcano L.Sievking 15/5 Universal International Studios will probably be renamed UNIVER­ A Mirror for Observers E.Pangborn 15/6 SAL INTERPLANETARY Studios ! They are now the undisputed lead­ Burn Witch Burn A.A.Merret 14/6 ers in the scifilm field. In addition to the record breaking Brain1 Wave ’ ■ Pl Ander soth./r 15/5 (it was named 5th in the month of December by VARIETY) TARANT - Crisis 2000 0.E.Maine ULA they are finishing THE DEADLY MANTIS for early release. The Demigods A.G.Bennett Also slated are THE MOLE MEN (subte­ A. 0.Clarke 15/5 rr aneon civilization), THE LAND UNKNOWN (dinosaurs on the prowl) Lest Darkness Fall L. S.deCamp 15/6 and Richard Matheson’s THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN, from his Looking Forward M.Lesser 19/9 recent Gold Medal PB, THE SHRINKING MAN. Dick is reported to he GoO.G.666 J.Taine happy with the amount of original story they allowed him to re­ Midtoomm C.M.Kornbluth 15/6 tain in the script. Shadows in the Sun C.Oliver He is hoping to interest UI in revi­ Split Imagage R.De.Rouens 15/6 ving their property, CONJURE WIFE, and allow him to script it . The Space Merchants Pohl & Kornbluth It was filmed some years ago under the title of WITCH WOMAN, The Seeds 15/5 of Life J Taine and flopped. If this is not feasible, he would like to do Jack ouched by Human Hands R'*Sheckley 15/6 Williamson's DARKER THAN YOU THINK. What a film that would be! Worlds of Tomorrow A.Derleth Whan the Moo® Died R.Savage • Charles Beaumont has prepared an or­ Wild Talents W.Tucker 15/5 iginal screenplay, THE MAN WHO COULD NOT DIE for early product­ POCKET BOOKS: ion by UI. The Day of the Triffids J.Wyndham There is a possibility of two sci fi The Kraken Wake s V- shows running simultaneously on Broadway ! In addition to the The War off V- the Worlds H.G.Wells V- forthcoming VISIT TO A SMAIL PLANET by Gore Vidal, and starring 19 84 G.Orwell ^Z- Cyril Ritchard, there is talk of producing Ray Bradbury’s FAH­ Dreaming Jewals T.Sturgeon ^Z- RENHEIT 451, with Charles Laughton in the lead. Jack of Eagles J. Bl ish 5/- 'THE LEADING HIIIWE FICTION JOURNAL THE LEADING SCIENCE FICTION JOURNAL 4 SCI FI FLASHES ETHERLINE Mexico is rapidly becoming the scifilm pro­ duction centre, with Brynie Foy heading there to ready the sequel to 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA. Title will be THE MYSTERIOUS IS­ LAND. Also in production south of the border are THE LIVING IDOL and Frank Quattrocchi’s GIGANTURO (formerly GIGANTOSO). Ivan Tors rumored to be returning to sci-fi film making with a vehicle tentatively titled THE SPACE AROUND US An unusual title in VOTER, AUTUMN, SUMMER, SPRING cloaks a film dealing with the theme of weather control. Dirty pros are invading the American fan A'new British CinemaScope film in the mak - scene. ing is FLAME IN THE SKY, dealing with the supersonic jet and roc­ This is not unusual, considering that the ket ships breaking the space barrier. Bobs Bloch and Tucker have been among the most active and most literate for monetary gain - then must fandom sound the old old Curt Siodmak is on location up the Amazon , battle cry , ’First fandom is not dead!' and rally to the def - producing another of his sci films. No title as yet, but from ence ! the location, I'd suspect DONOVAN'S SHRUNKEN HEAD or THE AMAZON - "Gnome Press Presents............. The Science IAN BRAIN ! Fiction World", thus beginning the hateful invasion from anoth- 14 feet will be the height of THE BEAST OF . er world, where editors sometimes pay money, an Ghod is spell­ HOLLOW MOUNTAIN, upcoming sci fi western, filmed in the new med - ed God ! THE SCIENCE FICTION WORLD, edited by Messrs. Bloch and ium of Regiscope and, of course, color. Stars Guy Madison. Tucker, is supposed to be a ’newspaper' to reach many thousands of readers to whom the term ’actifan’ has no meaning whatsoever: American Releasing Corp prexy James Nichol­ Those who regularly' or occasionally purchase science fiction in son, longtime fan, was so impressed with Paul Blaisdell's THE DAY books and magazines, but have not yet discovered the unique THE WORLD ENDED, that he is considering several repeats along the world of fandom........we trust we will not confuse the newcomer same theme. Film was released in Detroit on December 10th, fol­ to the field with undue abstrusities nor try the patience of the lowed by San Francisco on Dec. 12 and Milwaukee Dec. 15. oldtimer with our simplicity." Unfortunately the editors do Two upcoming TV series are Curt Siodmhk’s both in the first issue of the printed 4 page quarterly newspa­ color CAPTAIN FATHOM, and GENERAL UNIVERSE. per; they also speak half the time with a tongue-in-cheek super­ ciliousness hardly to be welcomed by the newcomer, half the time More film chatter next issue. with a formality unbecoming to either editor in a supposedly fannish publication. The jokes (Wanted: Four headed ■ girl to Forrest J. Ackerman. model new line in hats) are weak, the news sounds like excerpts from fan magazines- movie fan magazines. Advertisements for Gnome Press science fiction books are liberally - but not over­ Cover by KEITH MSLELLAND illustrating AN ATOMIC PILE ally so - sprinkled through the paper; it is, after all, Gnome THE LEADING SCIENCE FICTION JOURNAL________________________ THE LEADING SCIENCE FICTION JOURNAL 6 THE M^RKY yon ETHERLINE Press who subsidizes, prints and' distributes the thing. Theodore a 8004 a“rt-Sbart lat apSS Mr. Smith, after trying to intimidate me by minimizing my knowledge of the Rapidly Changing World I live in (’DO'YOU ENOW that New York’s Hayden Planetarium today has isSnid A"117 ?'igh^ GP°^S £a?e a COUple of typo^ZphicaFerrOTs- «It over 30,000 reservation-applications (two from'US Senators) for trips to the Moon, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn?”), makes the fanrish s mid August as this issue goes to press, and your editors -' pitch in a separate sheet, entitled ‘These unsolicited comments from members help you understand the benefits of membership in the Science Fiction Book Club ’: TUGker’S MA WM TOMORROW was the July " 1 I have been one of the "fen" since the ciu-j-oo u_ cmci j first issue of RADIO NEWS by Hugo Gernsbeck, and can truthfully • zr> The newspaper should have improved when and -if say that science fiction far outranks other contemporary types of to enome Ino-80 literature, even some of the so-called classics.’ ’ Here’s to your continuing success! (Might I add that I have been a sf .fan since 1938, and am happy to see science fiction rise to its des­ .. tv. -u-> „ . The Vile Gousins of sf pros, the pronietorsof the Doubleday Science Fiction Book Club, are also usiZg fandom X erved place in literature)’.