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THIS month three new authors make their debut in Amazing Stories, one old-timer returns to the fold, and eight regulars complete a sparkling selection of no less than twelve great stories in this big (as usual) issue.

We might as well do first things first, and introduce the newcomers, so here they are: Mr. and Mrs. Reader, meet—

EMIL PETAJA, who writes a short time-travel tale with an unusual twist, is a newcomer to the writing game, being just a youngster from out on the west coast. But Julius Schwartz, his agent (now on Uncle Sam's call list), tells us he expects great things from the lad. We're inclined to agree, considering "Time Will Tell," the story in question.

E. K. JARVIS is our next to shake your hand. He's come at us out of nowhere, and we know little about him. except that his "The Man Who Was Two Men" struck us as a mighty fine job, and we hope he'll be back again—soon!

GERALD VANCE tickles our fancy with a rollicking yarn about the captain of a garbage scow. Looks like this lad knows something about characterization, because we feel a warm spot in our midriff for the plucky little captain they call "Stinky," and his (also appropriately named) space ship, "Sweet Pea."

WHEN it comes to introductions, we know you won't need to be told whom we are talking about when we mention the name Harl Vincent. Harl wrote some of the finest stories in the past decade that have come out of science fiction. And he's written a good deal more than we care to count off word for word right now! He knows how to shake a mean typewriter, and the people who come out of his stories at you are pretty real people. We think you'll agree with us when you read "Voice From The Void."

IT WOULD seem that the war had quite an effect on this particular issue. "The Avengers," cover story for this month, written by William P. McGivern, foretells the future after the present war is over and it's a pretty exciting forecast, we can tell you! Don't miss this story by all means. And the cover by Malcolm Smith ought to tickle you, too. It's more proof of the ability of our new cover artist.

THEN there's P. F. Costello's story based on the "remember Pearl Harbor" theme. It ought to be read by every American, and filed away in his memory—because if this story turns out to be a forecast, it'll be a sad commentary on American Democracy. We just can't afford to "forget" Pearl Harbor! If you wonder why, just let Costello enlighten you—and at the same time, thrill and entertain you as only he can.

JOHN YORK CABOT brings back the increasingly popular Sergeant Shane, in a story also based on the war, in which the doughboy spaceman does a little fighting, and a lot of his usual rather wacky "fixing" of things in general.

REMEMBER when we forecast a story by Nelson S. Bond, a new serial about the North Pole? Well, that was a lot of hooey. What we really meant was about Cambodia. Indo-China, Angkor Wat! And what a yarn! The first part of this new two-part serial is in this issue, and it'll guarantee that we were wise in not letting the world in on its exact theme before we published it. So, pardon us for misleading you slightly, but we wanted to surprise you with the unexpected—and after all, this is the season for unexpecteds!

THE new series by Willy Ley, scientist, giving the authoritative picture of landscapes of other worlds, is ringing the bell, according to your fan letters. There's another one in this issue, and there'll be one in each issue from now on, until we've covered the Solar System from stem to stern. It might be a good idea for you to save these copies—they will constitute a collection of material you can't get anywhere else, and they'll help you to visualize interplanetary stories with greater facility. Also, you authors might use the information contained therein to make your stories "pick-proof"

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