Next month we have a few treats in store which we've been saving up. We'll give you some hint of what's coming to you in January. First, there're some shorts that are realty fine. Gerald Vance does "Larson's Luck," a short-short (which is a rarity) and Clee Garson makes more than a name for himself with "Direct Wire." This story is illustrated by Robert Fuqua with a really fine illustration. John York Cabot, who never fails to surprise us with his short stories, again rings the "unusual" bell with "Bats In The Belfry." Next comes that A. R. Steber story which was crowded out of this issue, "Moon of Double Trouble." And P. F. Costello puts in his bid for the shorter length competition with "Death Makes a Mistake." Stanton A. Coblentz (didn't we tell you we had treats!) presents "The Cosmic Deflector."
Longer lengths are the second part of Howard Browne's Cro-Magnon serial, which builds up to a smash climax that will have you screaming for more. Robert Moore Williams presents the cover story with "The Lost Warship," which lives up to its title. A United States battleship is steaming through the Pacific when suddenly . . . well, suddenly it's tremendous, is all we can say!
Due to many requests, we've written artist Paul and asked him to do a series of interior illustrations based on his own ideas, with the intention of allotting them to authors as a basis for a story. We believe that this will result in some of Paul's finest interior work. Artist Virgil Finlay is doing the same. As a result of H. W. McCauley's newest successes as an interior artist, you will note that we are including more of his work on our inside pages.
Speaking of Paul, he is beginning a new series of covers for us (back covers) which will be very popular with you, we are sure. It may be that we will alternate with Paul and Settles on the back covers, depending upon the availability of Mr. Settles, who is in great demand as a marine artist. Sometimes we wish we could reproduce one of his Navy paintings. However, we will soon begin the presentation of the "ocean vessels" of other worlds, and we think you'll get some idea of how wet painted water can be!
Apparently we started a terrific argument when we introduced a reprint. Which is why we've held off the past few months. However, now at last we've reached a decision—and it really is your decision. As a result, beginning in February we will present Stanley G. Weinbaum's famous "New Adam" which was originally published in book form in a limited edition which is now out of print. We expect to publish this as a two-part serial, and we think you'll all agree that this is what you want. We are open to further suggestions as to reprints of famous science fiction novels, no matter how long ago they were written.
We have on hand a new novel by Nelson S. Bond, written especially for Amazing Stories. Its title is "That Worlds May Live" and it's 50,000 words of (to quote Mr. Bond himself) "space travel and yet more space travel. It goes from Earth to Venus . . . Mars . . . Jupiter . . . thence outward to the star, Sirius." That ought to make your mouths water!
Incidentally, we received a birth announcement the other day from Lancelot Biggs and wife. It seems a son has been born to the famous couple. Congrats, Lanse! Now how about a story with the youngster in it?
Your editor is interested in buying copies of Amazing Stories Quarterly from 1933 on (excluding the Ziff-Davis quarterlies). If any of you readers have copies on hand which you'd like to sell, write this editor and make him an offer. List the copies you have. If any avid fan has a complete collection we would appreciate an itemized list of the Quarterly issues published in 1933 to the time they were discontinued. The reason for all this— our files are incomplete.
On October 16, the third issue of our new "big brother" Mammoth Detective, will be on the stands. The new addition to the family has now graduated to the bi-monthly class and will appear regularly. So you fans who welcomed the first two issues will now have a steady fare of the best detective fiction sold anywhere. If you don't believe that, read our fan mail! As one reader put it, "if it's a Ziff-Davis magazine, and edited by the same staff that puts out Amazing Stories, it's like buying money—you can't lose!" Which brings us to the end for this month. See you again in thirty days. Rap.
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