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Fantasy Commentator [Volume One, Number One, December 1943] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, 15¢, 16pp, quarto) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed 3 · “A Few Uncomfortable Moments” · A. Langley Searles · ar [Ref. E. F. Benson] 11 · Rendezvous with Triplets · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. John Collier]; review of Presenting Moonshine (1941). 15 · Devil Take the Hindmost— · A. Langley Searles · ms

Fantasy Commentator [Volume One, Number Two, June 1944] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, 15¢, 17-32pp, quarto) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 18 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed 20 · For Bibliophiles Only… · A. Langley Searles · ar 25 · Book Reviews · A. Langley Searles · rc _ · The Touch of Nutmeg and More Unlikely Stories by John Collier (1944) · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. John Collier] 29 · Devil Take the Hindmost— · A. Langley Searles · ms

Fantasy Commentator [Volume One, Number Three, September 1944] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, 20¢, 33-48pp, quarto) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 34 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed 35 · Bibliography of William Hope Hodgson · A. Langley Searles · bi [Ref. William Hope Hodgson] 36 · Forgotten Classics · Sam Moskowitz · ar 43 · William Hope Hodgson: In His Own Day · A. Langley Searles · ar [Ref. William Hope Hodgson]

Fantasy Commentator [Volume One, Number Four, December 1944] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, 15¢, 49-68pp, quarto) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 50 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed 51 · A Congressman Rediscovers Atlantis · Stewart Holbrook · ar [Ref. Ignatius Donnelly] 54 · But Not Forgotten… · Thyril L. Ladd · ar [Ref. H. Rider Haggard] 57 · Book Reviews · A. Langley Searles · rc 59 · Fantasy in The Blue Book Magazine · William H. Evans · bi

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. I, No. 5, Winter 1944-45] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, 20¢, 69-100pp, quarto) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 70 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed 71 · Hidden Horizons · Thyril L. Ladd · ar 74 · Concerning “The Country of the Blind” · A. Langley Searles · ar 77 · Malden’s Nine Ghosts · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. R. H. Malden] 78 · It Might Have Been— · Sam Moskowitz · ar 80 · Forgotten Creators of Ghosts—I · A. Langley Searles · ar 85 · Little Men, What Now? · H. C. Koenig · ar 87 · Past Decades in Science-Fiction · A. Langley Searles · ar 91 · As I See It… · A. Merritt · ar 92 · Space-Time in Literary Form · Margaret Curtis Walters · ar Tomorrow June 1942 97 · After Death · Christina G. Rossetti · pm (r) 98 · Barbey d’Aurevilly’s Bewitched · Matthew H. Onderdonk · br [Ref. Barbey d’Aurevilly] 99 · Thumbing the Munsey Files · William H. Evans · bi

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. I, No. 6, Spring 1945] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, 20¢, 101-132pp, quarto) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 102 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed 103 · The Lord of R’yleh · Matthew H. Onderdonk · ar [Ref. H. P. Lovecraft] 112 · Fast’s Out of This World · Harry Warner, Jr. · br [Ref. Howard Fast] 113 · An Appreciation of William H. Hodgson · A. St. John Adcock · ar (r) [Ref. William Hope Hodgson] 115 · Calling All Crack-Pots! · Thomas S. Gardner · ar 118 · Dark Cavalier · Margaret Widdemer · pm The Old Road to Paradise by Margaret Widdemer, Henry Holt, 1918 119 · Tips on Tales · Thyril L. Ladd · rc 120 · Gawsworth’s Strange Assembly · Harold Wakefield · br [Ref. John Gawsworth] 122 · “Very Much in Demand” · Thyril L. Ladd · ar 126 · Forgotten Creators of Ghosts—II · A. Langley Searles · ar 130 · Sudden Light · Dante Gabriel Rossetti · pm Poems by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Roberts Brothers, 1870 131 · Thumbing the Munsey Files · William H. Evans · bi

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. I, No. 7, Summer 1945] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, 20¢, 133-166pp, quarto) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 134 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed 135 · The Day After Tomorrow · Thyril L. Ladd · ar 140 · Williams’ Hallie Marshall · R. George Medhurst · br [Ref. F. P. Williams] 141 · From the Bygone Days of Weird Tales · Richard Witter · ar 144 · The Mourner · Nora May French · pm (r) 145 · Jepson’s Garden at No. 19 · Matthew H. Onderdonk · br [Ref. Edgar Jepson] 147 · By-Products · Malcolm Jameson · ar 150 · Apostle of the Outside · Matthew H. Onderdonk · ar 156 · Crack-Pot Heaven · Thomas S. Gardner · ar 158 · Forgotten Creators of Ghosts—III · A. Langley Searles · ar 160 · Tips on Tales · Joyce Mayday · rc 161 · Thumbing the Munsey Files · William H. Evans · bi 163 · Open House · The Readers · lc

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. I, No. 8, Fall 1945] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, 20¢, 167-200pp, quarto) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 168 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed 169 · The Immortal Storm [Part 1 of 20] · Sam Moskowitz · ar 177 · Rohmer’s Haunting of Low Fennel · Matthew H. Onderdonk · br [Ref. Sax Rohmer] 178 · Marpessa · Stephen Phillips · pm Christ in Hades by Stephen Phillips, 1896 179 · Fantasy in the Work of Rudyard Kipling · W. Robert Gibson · ar [Ref. Rudyard Kipling] 180 · Tarzan Books in Spanish · Darrell C. Richardson · ar [Ref. Edgar Rice Burroughs] 183 · Tips on Tales · Thyril L. Ladd · rc 184 · The Time Stream · Richard Witter · ar 190 · Armour’s So Fast He Ran · Frederick Charles Brown · br [Ref. Donald Armour] 191 · Still in Demand · Thyril L. Ladd · ar 193 · Forgotten Creators of Ghosts—IV · A. Langley Searles · ar 194 · Open House · The Readers · lc 195 · Thumbing the Munsey Files · William H. Evans · bi 196 · Fantasy in Complete Stories Magazine: A Bibliography · William H. Evans · bi

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. I, No. 9, Winter 1945-46] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, 20¢, 201-234pp, quarto) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 202 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed 203 · Paper-back Fantasy in England, 1941-45 · R. George Medhurst · ar 208 · The Wind Trail · A. Merritt · pm The Smart Set March 1910 209 · Spitz’s Sever the Earth · Francis T. Laney · br [Ref. Jacques Spitz] 210 · It Nearly Was · Richard Frank · ar 211 · Shoon of the Dead · William Hope Hodgson · pm from The House on the Borderland, Chapman & Hall, 1908 212 · He Pierced the Veil · Thyril L. Ladd · ar 214 · Farrère’s House of the Secret · Maynard Solomon · br [Ref. Claude Farrère] 215 · Tips on Tales · Thyril L. Ladd · rc 216 · Forgotten Creators of Ghosts—V · A. Langley Searles · ar 218 · Thumbing the Munsey Files · William H. Evans · bi 219 · The Immortal Storm [Part 2 of 20] · Sam Moskowitz · ar 233 · Open House · The Readers · lc

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. I, No. 10, Spring 1946] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, 20¢, 235-268pp, quarto) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 236 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed 237 · The Superman in Modern English Fiction · Richard Witter · ar 249 · Lewis’ Tales of the Grotesque · Matthew H. Onderdonk · br [Ref. L. A. Lewis] 251 · Omega—and Olaf Stapledon · Thyril L. Ladd · ar [Ref. Olaf Stapledon] 252 · Carr’s Burning Court · Harry Warner, Jr. · br [Ref. John Dickson Carr] 253 · Some Strange Stories · Harold Wakefield · ar 258 · Tips on Tales · Thyril L. Ladd · rc 259 · Thumbing the Munsey Files · William H. Evans · bi 260 · The World · Christina G. Rossetti · pm The Goblin Market and Other Poems by Christina Rossetti, 1862 261 · The Immortal Storm [Part 3 of 20] · Sam Moskowitz · ar 267 · Open House · The Readers · lc

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. I, No. 11, Summer 1946] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, 15¢, 269-302pp, quarto) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 270 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed 271 · The Far Future of Science-Fiction · Jack Speer · ar 274 · Doyle’s Captain of the “Pole Star” · Maynard Solomon · br [Ref. Arthur Conan Doyle] 275 · Spring-Heeled Jack · St. John Hamund · pm The Idler August 1900 276 · Forgotten Creators of Ghosts—VI · A. Langley Searles · ar 285 · Channing’s White Python · Thyril L. Ladd · br [Ref. Mark Channing] 286 · Wollheim’s Portable Novels of Science · Sam Moskowitz · br [Ref. Donald A. Wollheim] 287 · Tips on Tales · John C. Nitka · rc 288 · The Immortal Storm [Part 4 of 20] · Sam Moskowitz · ar 300 · Thumbing the Munsey Files · William H. Evans · bi 302 · Fantasy in The Idler Magazine: A Bibliography · William H. Evans & A. Langley Searles · bi

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. I, No. 12, Fall 1946] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, 20¢, 303-336pp, quarto) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 305 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed 307 · Backwards in Time · Francis T. Laney · ar 309 · Blackwood’s Doll and One Other · Sam Moskowitz · br [Ref. Algernon Blackwood] 310 · My Mirror · Aline Kilmer · pm 311 · “Ganpat”—Literate Romancer · Thyril L. Ladd · ar [Ref. Ganpat] 313 · Macardle’s Unforeseen · Matthew H. Onderdonk · br [Ref. Dorothy Macardle] 315 · Tips on Tales · Thyril L. Ladd · rc 316 · Some Thoughts on the Lovecraft Pattern— · George T. Wetzel · ar [Ref. H. P. Lovecraft] 318 · More British Paper-back Fantasy, 1945-6 · R. George Medhurst · ar 323 · Open House · The Readers · lc 327 · The Immortal Storm [Part 5 of 20] · Sam Moskowitz · ar 339 · Indexes to Volume One of Fantasy Commentator · [uncredited] · ix

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. II No. 1, Whole No. 13, Winter 1946-47] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, 20¢, 36pp, quarto) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed 3 · Painter in Words · Thyril L. Ladd · ar 4 · Body’s Beauty · Dante Gabriel Rossetti · pm (r) 5 · Wadleton’s Sarah Mandrake · Matthew H. Onderdonk · br [Ref. Maggie Jeanne Wadleton] 7 · Thumbing the Munsey Files · William H. Evans · bi 8 · Forgotten Creators of Ghosts—VII · A. Langley Searles · ar 9 · Molnar’s Slave of Ea · John C. Nitka · br [Ref. Ferenc Molnar] 10 · The Immortal Storm [Part 6 of 20] · Sam Moskowitz · ar 20 · Tips on Tales · John C. Nitka · rc 21 · Fantasy in the Munsey Publications [Part 1 of 2] · William H. Evans · bi 35 · Merritt’s Fox Woman & Bok’s Blue Pagoda · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. A. Merritt & Hannes Bok]

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. II No. 2, Whole No. 14, Spring 1947] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, 25¢, 37-74pp, quarto) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 38 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed 39 · Half a Century of Writing · Lt. Col. David H. Keller, M.D. · ar 48 · Tips on Tales · A. Langley Searles · rc 49 · The Immortal Storm [Part 7 of 20] · Sam Moskowitz · ar 58 · Fantasy—in Top Hat! · Thyril L. Ladd · ar 59 · “In a Quaintly Shaped Skull…” · Joseph Krucher · pi 60 · “Amid a Maze of Gravestones…” · Joseph Krucher · pi 61 · Coblentz’ When the Birds Fly South · Matthew H. Onderdonk · br [Ref. Stanton A. Coblentz] 61 · Fantasy in the Munsey Publications [Part 2 of 2] · William H. Evans · bi 72 · Open House · The Readers · lc

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. II No. 3, Whole No. 15, Summer 1947] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, 25¢, 75-110pp, quarto) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 76 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed 77 · Weinbaum’s Unpublished Novel, The Mad Brain · Sam Moskowitz · ar [Ref. Stanley G. Weinbaum] 82 · Sloane’s Edge of Running Water · Maynard Solomon · br [Ref. William Sloane] 83 · Tips on Tales · A. Langley Searles · rc 84 · Rotation for Better Crops of Fantasy · Henry Kuttner · ar 86 · The Immortal Storm [Part 8 of 20] · Sam Moskowitz · ar 97 · Stapledon’s Death Into Life · Richard Witter · br [Ref. Olaf Stapledon] 99 · Chaos · Thyril L. Ladd · ar 102 · The Birth of Art · A. Merritt · pm Bohemia 1904 103 · Todd’s Lost Traveller · John F. Burke · br [Ref. Ruthven Todd] 104 · Open House · The Readers · lc 105 · Forgotten Creators of Ghosts—VIII · A. Langley Searles · ar

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. II No. 4, Whole No. 16, Fall 1947] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, 20¢, 111-146pp, quarto) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 112 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed 113 · The Gothic Novel and Percy B. Shelley · James Warren Thomas · ar [Ref. Percy B. Shelley] 120 · White’s Mistress Masham’s Repose · Thyril L. Ladd · br [Ref. T. H. White] 121 · The Tarzan Theme · Darrell C. Richardson · ar [Ref. Edgar Rice Burroughs] 123 · The Thrill Book · William H. Evans · ar 131 · Moore’s Greener Than You Think · Charles Peter Brady · br [Ref. Ward Moore] 132 · Faunus Nocturnal · L. Blackledge Lippmann · pm 133 · Tips on Tales · John C. Nitka · rc 134 · The Immortal Storm [Part 9 of 20] · Sam Moskowitz · ar 144 · Lytle’s Name for Evil · Matthew H. Onderdonk · br [Ref. Andrew Lytle] 146 · Open House · The Readers · lc

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. II No. 5, Whole No. 17, Winter 1948] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, 25¢, 147-182pp, quarto) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 148 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed 149 · This Is About Ray Cummings · Thyril L. Ladd · ar [Ref. Ray Cummings] 152 · Fantasy in All-American Fiction · William H. Evans · bi 154 · Little Known Fantasy—I · Darrell C. Richardson · ar 155 · Unwritten Books · David H. Keller, M.D. · ar 157 · Stapledon’s Flames · Sam Moskowitz · br [Ref. Olaf Stapledon] 160 · A Wine of Wizardry · George Sterling · pm Cosmopolitan Magazine September 1907; illustrated by Joseph Krucher 168 · Something About Vampires · George T. Wetzel · ar 169 · Tips on Tales · A. Langley Searles · rc 171 · The Immortal Storm [Part 10 of 20] · Sam Moskowitz · ar 184 · Cabell’s There Were Two Pirates · Paul Spencer · br [Ref. James Branch Cabell]

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. II No. 6, Whole No. 18, Spring 1948] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, 25¢, 183-220pp, quarto) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 185 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed 187 · John Buchan: A Possible Influence on Lovecraft · Sam Moskowitz · ar [Ref. John Buchan & H. P. Lovecraft] 190 · Clouds · H. P. Lovecraft · pm The Tryout July 1919, as by Ward Phillips 191 · “Erich Zann Was a Genius of Wild Power” · Joseph Krucher · pi 192 · Photographs of the Lovecraft-Phillips Family · [uncredited] · pt 193 · Charon—in Reverse · Matthew H. Onderdonk · ar 197 · Serviss’s Edison’s Conquest of Mars · Sam Moskowitz · br [Ref. Garrett P. Serviss] 201 · Keller’s Life Everlasting · Charles Peter Brady · br [Ref. David H. Keller] 203 · H.P.L. on Imaginative Fiction · Darrell C. Richardson · ar [Ref. H. P. Lovecraft] 204 · Taine’s Forbidden Garden · Richard Witter · br [Ref. John Taine] 206 · Tips on Tales · Thyril L. Ladd · rc 207 · The Immortal Storm [Part 11 of 20] · Sam Moskowitz · ar 219 · Some Lovecraft Sidelights · F. Lee Baldwin · ar [Ref. H. P. Lovecraft]

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. II No. 7, Whole No. 19, Summer 1948] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, 25¢, 221-258pp, quarto) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 222 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed 223 · Music in the Wilderness · Paul Spencer · ar 227 · Karig’s Zotzl · Charles Peter Brady · br [Ref. Walter Karig] 228 · Occult Authenticity in Bulwer-Lytton’s Novels · James Warren Thomas · ar [Ref. Bulwer-Lytton] 234 · Did Lovecraft Miss This? · Thyril L. Ladd · ar [Ref. H. P. Lovecraft] 235 · Tips on Tales · Winston F. Dawson · rc 237 · Shadows Over Lovecraft · David H. Keller, M.D. · ar [Ref. H. P. Lovecraft] 246 · The Elder Runes · Joseph Schaumburger · pm 247 · The Immortal Storm [Part 12 of 20] · Sam Moskowitz · ar 257 · Gottlieb’s Key to the Great Gate · Raymond Van Houten · br [Ref. Hinko Gottlieb] 257 · Fantasy in Romance Magazine · William H. Evans · bi 258 · Thumbing the Munsey Files · William H. Evans · bi

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. II No. 8, Whole No. 20, Fall 1948] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, 25¢, 259-296pp, quarto) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 260 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed 261 · The “Polaris” Trilogy · Richard Witter · ar [Ref. Charles B. Stilson] 264 · Tips on Tales · Thyril L. Ladd · rc 265 · An Analytical Approach to the Supernatural-Horror Tale · George T. Wetzel · ar 266 · Beyond the Shadow · Genevieve K. Stephens · pm 267 · In a Glass—Darkly · Matthew H. Onderdonk · ar 271 · Phillpotts’ Lycanthrope · Marion Zimmer · br [Ref. Eden Phillpotts] 273 · Fantasy in the Popular Magazine · William H. Evans · bi 282 · Merritt & Bok’s Black Wheel · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. A. Merritt & Hannes Bok] 284 · The Immortal Storm [Part 13 of 20] · Sam Moskowitz · ar 290 · Talbot Mundy: Oriental Mystic · Darrell C. Richardson · ar [Ref. Talbot Mundy] 292 · Thumbing the Munsey Files · William H. Evans · bi 294 · Indexes to Volume Two of Fantasy Commentator · [uncredited] · ix

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. III No. 1, Whole No. 21, Winter 1948-1949] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, 25¢, 32pp, quarto) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed 3 · Conflict for the Soul · David H. Keller, M.D. · ar 11 · Two in One · Thyril L. Ladd · ar 12 · Pratt & de Camp’s Carnelian Cube · Charles Peter Brady · br [Ref. L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt] 13 · Of an Old Woman · Genevieve K. Stephens · pm 14 · Leaves—a Botanical Rarity · Redd Boggs · ar; on the magazine Leaves. 19 · Mullen’s Moonfoam and Sorceries · Alice M. Perry · br [Ref. Stanley Mullen] 20 · Tips on Tales · A. Langley Searles · rc 21 · Mr. Hubbard Points the Way · George Ebey · ar 23 · Open House · The Readers · lc 28 · The Immortal Storm [Part 14 of 20] · Sam Moskowitz · ar

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. III No. 2, Whole No. 22, Spring 1949] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, 25¢, 33-64pp, quarto) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 34 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed 35 · Encores in the Wilderness · Paul Spencer · ar 38 · A Pair of Satires: East and West · Francis T. Laney · ar 40 · Timlin’s Ship That Sailed to Mars · Thyril L. Ladd · br [Ref. William Timlin] 42 · Little Known Fantasy—II · Darrell C. Richardson · ar 43 · Midsummer’s Eve · Joseph Schaumburger · pm 44 · Taine’s Cosmic Geoids · Richard Witter · br [Ref. John Taine] 46 · Keller’s Solitary Hunters & The Abyss · Philip Gray · br [Ref. David H. Keller] 48 · The Immortal Storm [Part 15 of 20] · Sam Moskowitz · ar 57 · Tips on Tales · John C. Nitka · rc 58 · Checklist of Avon Fantasy Reader · J. Russell Mars · bi 60 · The Sigil of Scoteia · David H. Keller, M.D. · ar [Ref. James Branch Cabell] 61 · Thumbing the Munsey Files · William H. Evans · bi

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. III No. 3, Whole No. 23, Summer-Fall 1949] [] 64 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed; a list of all fantasy books, with annotations, not previously mentioned in the “editorial” pages. Continues at the foot of some other pages, lists approx. 74 titles. 65 · Chaucer and Science-Fiction · Samuel Sackett · ar 67 · The Logic of the Keller Cycle · Alex Osheroff · ar 70 · The Devil’s Mistress · Thyril L. Ladd · br [Ref. J. W. Brodie-Innes] 71 · The Man Who Came at Midnight · Ruth M. Eddy · ar [Ref. H. P. Lovecraft] 72 · The Immortal Storm [Part 16 of 20] · Sam Moskowitz · ar 82 · Behold Thy Host · Genevieve K. Stevens · pm 82 · The Madman · Thomas H. Carter · pm 83 · Some Radio Fantasy · James Harmon · ar; brief looks at “Lights Out”, “The Shadow”, “The Mysterious Traveller”, “Suspense”, “Weird Tales” and other radio series. 85 · Tips on Tales · Charles Peter Brady · rc _85 · Seen and the Unseen · Charles Peter Brady · br [Ref. Richard Marsh] _85 · Doings of Raffles Haw · Charles Peter Brady · br [Ref. A. Conan Doyle] _85 · Last Spaceship · Charles Peter Brady · br [Ref. Murray Leinster] 86 · Keller “Homunculus” · Thomas H. Carter · br 88 · Thumbing the Munsey Files · William H. Evans · bi; an annotated listing of the fantasy fiction in “All-Story” from Jul, 1910 to Jan 23, 1915.

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. III No. 4, #24, Winter 1949/1950] ed. A. Langley Searles (25¢, 30pp) [] (Full Text) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 94 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed; very brief comments on some thirty recent sf/f books. 94 · Vampire · A. M. Perry · pm 95 · The Face of Fantasy: 1950 · Sam Moskowitz · ar; a survey of state of magazines, publishers, fandom, etc. 111 · Book Review: Exiles of Time, by Nelson S. Bond · Thomas H. Carter · br [Ref. Nelson S. Bond] 113 · Tips on Tales · Thyril L. Ladd · rc _113 · Gay Hunter, by J. Leslie Mitchell · Thyril L. Ladd · br [Ref. J. Leslie Mitchell] _113 · Athalie, by Robert W. Chambers · Thyril L. Ladd · br [Ref. Robert W. Chambers] _113 · Little Night Music, by Barbara Hunt · Thyril L. Ladd · br [Ref. Barbara Hunt] _113 · Savaran and the Great Sand, by Douglas Newton · Thyril L. Ladd · br [Ref. Douglas Newton] 114 · A 17th Century Weird Play · Samuel Sackett · ar [Ref. Thomas Goffe]; on Goffe’s Tragedy of Orestes. 116 · The Immortal Storm [Part 17 of 20] · Sam Moskowitz · ar 121 · Book Review: Shot in the Dark, ed. Judith Merril · Charles Peter Brady · br [Ref. Judith Merril] 122 · Thumbing the Munsey Files · William H. Evans · bi; notes on fantasy stories in All Story-Cavalier, Feb.8-July 3, 1915.

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. III No. 5, #25, Winter 1951-1952] ed. A. Langley Searles (36pp) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 124 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed 125 · Space Opera · George O. Smith · ar 129 · Wright’s Throne of Saturn · Thomas H. Carter · br [Ref. S. Fowler Wright] 131 · The Ghoul-Changeling · George T. Wetzel · ar 132 · Brown’s What Made Universe · Matthew H. Onderdonk · br [Ref. Fredric Brown] 135 · Stanley G. Weinbaum: A Comprehensive Appraisal · Sam Moskowitz · ar [Ref. Stanley G. Weinbaum] 150 · The Silver Birches · A. Merritt · pm Nepenthe 1940 151 · Master of Fantasy · Darrell C. Richardson · ar; presumably on A. Merritt. 152 · Tips on Tales · John C. Nitka · rc 153 · Open House · The Readers · lc 157 · The Sword of Genghis Khan · Thyril L. Ladd · ar 158 · Thumbing the Munsey Files · William H. Evans · bi

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. III No. 6, Whole No. 26, Spring-Summer 1952] [] 160 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed; a list of all fantasy books, with annotations, published throughout 1950 and 1951 and the early part of 1952. Covers pages 160 & 184-189 and lists approx. 220 titles. 161 · Weaver of Nightmares · George T. Wetzel · ar [Ref. Edward Lucas White]; a critical appreciation of Edward Lucas White. 167 · Little Known Fantasy—III · Darrell C. Richardson · ar; a look at fantasy fiction in “New Magazine”, “New Story” and “All Around”. 169 · New Tales of Space and Time · Charles Peter Brady · br [Ref. Raymond J. Healy] 171 · Night’s Yawning Peal · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. August Derleth] 172 · Thumbing the Munsey Files · William H. Evans · bi; a very brief listing on this occasion, giving an annotated listing of the fantasy fiction in “All-Story” from Dec 11, 1915 to Jan 8, 1916. 173 · The Immortal Storm [Part 18 of 20] · Sam Moskowitz · ar 182 · Dream City · Thomas H. Carter · pm 183 · Tips on Tales · John C. Nitka · rc _ · Missing Angel · John C. Nitka · br [Ref. Erle Cox] _ · Bat Woman · John C. Nitka · br [Ref. Cromwell Gibbons] _ · The Last Man · John C. Nitka · br [Ref. Mary Shelley] 190 · Open House · The Readers · lc _ · [letter] · Darrell Richardson · lt _ · [letter] · Thomas G. L. Cockroft · lt _ · [letter] · Francis T. Laney · lt _ · [letter] · Sam Moskowitz · lt

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. III No. 7, #27, Spring 1953] ed. A. Langley Searles (30pp, 8½″ x 11″) [] “150 copies of this issue have been printed” per back cover note. While ToC is dated Spring 1953, as the introduction explains the issue was not actually published and copywrited until 1986. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 196 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed; on history of the magazine and his life since 1953, dated Jan. 12-13, 1986. 197 · Science, Salesman for Science Fiction · Sam Moskowitz · ar [Ref. Albert Einstein & Fred Hoyle]; includes letters from and to SaM from Albert Einstein and Fred Hoyle. 204 · Book Reviews · Various · rc _204 · Children of Wonder, ed. William Tenn · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. William Tenn] _205 · Out of the Silent Planet, by C.S. Lewis · Raymond Van Houten · br [Ref. C. S. Lewis] _207 · Fancies and Goodnights, by John Collier · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. John Collier] _208 · The Literary Remains of the Late Henry Neele, by Henry Neele · Thyril L. Ladd · br [Ref. Henry Neele] 211 · A Few More Uncomfortable Moments · A. Langley Searles · ar [Ref. E. F. Benson & W. F. Harvey]; updates to earlier FC articles on Benson and Harvey. 213 · Tips on Tales · A. Langley Searles · rc; brief reviews of older books of sf/f interest. _213 · Quack!, by Robert Elson · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Robert Elson] _214 · Strange News from Heaven, by Alan Griffiths · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Alan Griffiths] _214 · It Breathed Down My Neck, by John Pudney · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. John Pudney] _214 · Brother Petroc’s Return, by S.M.C. · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Sister Mary Catherine] _215 · Rebels’ Triumph, by J.F.W. Hannay · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. J. F. W. Hannay] 215 · Slan! · A. M. Perry · pm 216 · The Immortal Storm [Part 19 of 20] · Sam Moskowitz · ar 221 · Open House · The Readers · lc _221 · [letter] · Hannes Bok · lt; on his own (and A. Merritt’s) The Black Wheel. _221 · [letter] · Redd Boggs · lt; quoting Seabury Quinn’s letter that “The Stone Image” is not part of the de Grandin series. _221 · [letter] · P. Schuyler Miller · lt; on his own “Status Quondam”. _223 · [letter] · A. H. Lybeck · lt; on Nelson Bond, Ignatius Donnelly, and Immanuel Velikovsky. 224 · Space Opera · Garth Bentley · pm

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. III No. 8, #28, Fall 1953] ed. A. Langley Searles (30pp, 8½″ x 11″) [] “150 copies of this issue have been printed” per back cover note. While ToC is dated Fall 1953, as the introduction explains the issue was not actually published and copywrited until 1986. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 226 · This-’n’-That · A. Langley Searles · ed; on history of the magazine and his life since 1953, dated Jan. 12-13, 1986. 227 · “The Other Worlds”: A Reappraisal · Sam Moskowitz · br [Ref. Phil Stong] 230 · The Traveller · W. F. Harvey · pm (r) 231 · He Came Early and Stayed Late · Darrell C. Richardson · ar [Ref. Jack Williamson] 235 · Book Reviews · Various · rc _235 · Someone Like You, by Roald Dahl · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Roald Dahl] _236 · The Science Fiction Galaxy, ed. Groff Conklin · Philip Gray · br [Ref. Groff Conklin] _237 · A Strange Discovery, by Charles Romyn Dake · Thyril L. Ladd · br [Ref. Charles Romyn Dake] _238 · A Book of Modern Ghosts, ed. Cynthia Asquith · A. M. Perry · br [Ref. Cynthia Asquith] _239 · The Peacemaker, by C.S. Forester · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. C. S. Forester] 241 · The Immortal Storm [Part 20 of 20] · Sam Moskowitz · ar; incomplete serialization? ends with events of Dec. 1939. 247 · Tips on Tales · Various · rc; brief reviews of older books of sf/f interest. _247 · Lords of Creation, by Eando Binder · Thyril L. Ladd · br [Ref. Eando Binder] _247 · Fiddlers’ Green, by Albert R. Wetjen · William H. Evans · br [Ref. Albert R. Wetjen] _248 · The Last Enemy, by Iris Barry · Thyril L. Ladd · br [Ref. Iris Barry] _248 · The Man with X-Ray Eyes and Other Stories, by Frois Froisland · James B. Harlow · br [Ref. Frois Froisland] _248 · The Fatal Kiss Mystery, by Rufus King · Thyril L. Ladd · br [Ref. Rufus King] _248 · The Inheritor, by E.F. Benson · Matthew H. Onderdonk · br [Ref. E. F. Benson] _249 · The Man Who Missed the War, by Dennis Wheatley · Thyril L. Ladd · br [Ref. Dennis Wheatley] _249 · Escape on Venus, by Edgar Rice Burroughs · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Edgar Rice Burroughs] _250 · The Hidden Tribe, by S. Fowler Wright · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. S. Fowler Wright] _250 · Peter Schlemihls Wundersame Geschicte, by Adelbert von Chamisso · Harry Warner, Jr. · br [Ref. Adelbert von Chamisso] _251 · Damned: The Intimate Story of a Girl, by Ethel Smith Dorrance · Thyril L. Ladd · br [Ref. Ethel Smith Dorrance] _251 · The People of the Ruins, by Edward B. Shanks · Thyril L. Ladd · br [Ref. Edward B. Shanks] 252 · The Path of Progress · Garth Bentley · pm 254 · Indexes · The Editor · ix; title and author index to volume III of Fantasy Commentator.

Fantasy Commentator [v4 #1, #29, Winter 1978-79] ed. A. Langley Searles ($3, 48pp, 8½″ x 11″) [] cover reproduces djs of Star Maker and of The Outsider and Others. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3-26, 32-33 · Olaf Stapledon: The Man Behind the Works · Sam Moskowitz · bg [Ref. Olaf Stapledon] 9 · Portrait of Olaf Stapledon · Frank R. Paul · il Science-Fiction Plus October 1953 15 · Cover Jacket for Odd John · Olaf Stapledon · pt (r) 27 · The Remaking of Man · Olaf Stapledon · ar The Listener April 8 1931 30 · Tips on Tales: Short Reviews of Books Old and New · A. Langley Searles · rc _30 · Songs of Stars and Shadows, by George R.R. Martin · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. George R. R. Martin] _30 · Dying of the Light, by George R.R. Martin · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. George R. R. Martin] _30 · The Best of Edmond Hamilton, by Edmund Hamilton · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Edmond Hamilton] _31 · Eden for One: An Amusement, by John Gunther · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. John Gunther] _31 · Zarlah the Martian, by R. Norman Grisewood · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. R. Norman Grisewood] _31 · Trips in Time, ed. Robert Silverberg · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Robert Silverberg] 34 · Lovecraft’s Literary Executor · George T. Wetzel · ar [Ref. Robert H. Barlow & August Derleth] 43 · Book Review: The Futurians, by Damon Knight · Lincoln Van Rose · br [Ref. Damon Knight] 47 · New Fungi from Yuggoth · Lee Becker · gp _47 · Unity · Lee Becker · pm _47 · The House · Lee Becker · pm _48 · The Stone · Lee Becker · pm _48 · Companion · Lee Becker · pm _48 · The Well · Lee Becker · pm

Fantasy Commentator [v4 #2, #30, Winter 1979-80] ed. A. Langley Searles ($3, 76pp, 8½″ x 11″) [] cover reproduces djs of books by Asimov, Wetzel, and Pohl. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 51 · “Plus Ultra”: An Unknown Science-Fiction Utopia [Part 1 of 5] · A. Langley Searles · ar [Ref. Edward Lucas White] 60 · Sonnets for the Space Age · Lee Becker · gp The Fonthill Dial April 1979 _60 · Brain · Lee Becker · pm The Fonthill Dial April 1979 _60 · Venus Probe · Lee Becker · pm The Fonthill Dial April 1979 _61 · Lost Satellite · Lee Becker · pm The Fonthill Dial April 1979 _61 · Leave Taking · Lee Becker · pm The Fonthill Dial April 1979 _61 · Derelict Planet · Lee Becker · pm The Fonthill Dial April 1979 62 · Man’s Future · W. Olaf Stapledon · ar Prediction April 1949 65 · Book Review of The Way the Future Was, by Frederik Pohl · Edward Wood · br [Ref. Frederik Pohl] 68, 70 · Drawings for Tom o’Bedlam’s Song · Norman Lindsay · il (r) 69 · Tom o’Bedlam’s Song · Francis Thompson · pm (r) 71 · Book Review of Empress of the Earth and The Purple Cloud, by M.P. Shiel · Sam Moskowitz · br [Ref. M. P. Shiel] 72 · Peace and Olaf Stapledon · Sam Moskowitz · ar Gafia Press, Spring 1950 81 · Tips on Tales: Short Reviews of Books Old and New · Various · rc _81 · The Living End, by Stanley Elkin · Lincoln Van Rose · br [Ref. Stanley Elkin] _81 · The Return of the Time Machine, by Egon Friedell · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Egon Friedell] _82 · The Witch’s Bridle and Other Occult Tales, by Forbes Stuart · Lee Becker · br [Ref. Forbes Stuart] _82 · Irrational Numbers, by George A. Effinger · Lincoln Van Rose · br [Ref. George A. Effinger] _83 · Prisoners of Power, by Arkady N. Strugatsky & Boris N. Strugatsky · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Arkady N. & Boris N. Strugatsky] _83 · The Earth Again Redeemed, by Martin Green · Lincoln Van Rose · br [Ref. Martin Green] _83 · The Great Victorian Collection, by Brian Moore · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Brian Moore] _84 · The Gothic Horror and Other Weird Tales, by George T. Wetzel · Lee Becker · br [Ref. George T. Wetzel] 85 · Thoughts About C.L. Moore · Sam Moskowitz · ar [Ref. C. L. Moore]; defending himself against Moore’s accusation of unethical reprinting of “Werewoman”. 90 · Book Review of Of Memory Yet Green, by Isaac Asimov · Lincoln Van Rose · br [Ref. Isaac Asimov] 94 · Edward Lucas White: Notes for a Biography [Part 1 of 5] · George T. Wetzel · bg [Ref. Edward Lucas White] 114 · The Dance · Edward Lucas White · pm Ainslee’s Magazine August 1907 115-120, 124 · Open House: Letters from Readers · The Readers · lc _115 · [letter] · Harry Warner, Jr. · lt Horizons February 1979 _115 · [letter] · Kenneth Faig, Jr. · lt Tekeli-li February 1979; mostly on Wetzel’s article on HPL’s literary executor claimants. _118 · [letter] · Larry Farsaci · lt _118 · [letter] · Edward Wood · lt _118 · [letter] · Lincoln Van Rose · lt _119 · [letter] · Sam Moskowitz · lt [Ref. Olaf Stapledon]; on Olaf Stapledon’s unpublished or uncollected works. _124 · [letter] · Thomas G. L. Cockcroft · lt; on Finlay’s cover art for The Oustider and Others. 122 · Matthew Henry Onderdonk, 1910-1979 · A. Langley Searles · ob [Ref. Matthew Henry Onderdonk]; includes a photo.

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. IV No. 3, Whole No. 31, Winter 1981] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, $3.00, 127-192pp, quarto) [] 127 · Voyagers Through Eternity: A History of Science-Fiction from the Beginning to H.G. Wells [Part 1 of 16] · Sam Moskowitz · ar; given as “Voyagers Through Infinity” in the Table of Contents. 146 · Sonnets for the Space Age · Lee Becker · gp _146 · Viking I · Lee Becker · pm _146 · Mother of Us All · Lee Becker · pm _147 · Epitaphs · Lee Becker · pm _147 · Echoes · Lee Becker · pm _147 · Lost Boundary · Lee Becker · pm 148 · Far Future Calling · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Olaf Stapledon] 150 · Future Without Future · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Jacques Sternberg] 153 · A Few Thorns · Lincoln Van Rose · cl 157 · Tips on Tales · Various · rc _157 · The Chain of Chance · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Stanislaw Lem] _157 · Return from the Stars · Lincoln Van Rose · br [Ref. Stanislaw Lem] _158 · The Haunted Woman · Lee Becker · br [Ref. David Lindsay] _159 · The Best of Roald Dahl · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Roald Dahl] _160 · The Essential Man · Lincoln Van Rose · br [Ref. Al Morgan] _160 · The Dead Zone · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Stephen King] _161 · The Venture: A Story of the Shadow World · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. R. Norman Grisewood] 162 · “Plus Ultra”: An Unknown Science-Fiction Utopia [Part 2 of 5] · A. Langley Searles · ar [Ref. Edward Lucas White] 170 · Doom Beyond Jupiter · Bernard De Voto · ar Harper’s Magazine September 1939 173 · The Dead Tree · John B. Tabb · pm The Cosmopolitan February 1890; “edited by Lee Becker”. 174 · A Spectrum of Fantasy · Sam Moskowitz · br [Ref. George Locke] 175 · The Works of M.P. Shiel, 1979 Update, Volumes II and III · Sam Moskowitz · br [Ref. A. Reynolds Morse & M. P. Shiel] 178 · Edward Lucas White: Notes for a Biography [Part 2 of 5] · George T. Wetzel · bg [Ref. Edward Lucas White] 183 · Azrael · Edward Lucas White · pm Matrimony by Edward Lucas White, Norman Publishing Co., 1932 183 · The Ghoula · Edward Lucas White · pm Narrative Lyrics by Edward Lucas White, 1908 185 · In Memorium: Alex Osheroff · Joseph Wrzos · ob [Ref. Alex Osheroff] 186 · Raven Night · Alex Osheroff · pm 187 · Open House · The Readers · lc _187 · [letter] · Sam Moskowitz · lt _187 · [letter] · Tom Cockcroft · lt _188 · [letter] · Edward Wood · lt _189 · [letter] · M. David Johnson · lt Starfire February 1980 _189 · [letter] · Harry Warner, Jr. · lt Horizons Science Fiction February 1980

Fantasy Commentator [v4 #4, Whole No. 32, Winter 1982] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, $3.00, 193-266pp, quarto) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 195 · Needle in a Haystack: In Search of Robert Duncan Milne · Joseph Wrzos · ar [Ref. Robert Duncan Milne]; on his and Sam Moskowitz’s share in rediscovery of Milne’s sf. 200 · A Few Thorns · Lincoln Van Rose · cl; applying Robert Gunning’s “Fog Index” of reading difficulty levels to various sf works. 205 · It’s the Same Everywhere! · Lee Becker · pm; humorous take on a BEM’s attitude toward humans. 206-213, 259-265 · Voyagers Through Eternity: A History of Science-Fiction from the Beginning to H.G. Wells [Part 2 of 16] · Sam Moskowitz · ar; influence of Defoe, Swift, and de Bergerac; descriptions of Niels Klim; Peter Wilkins; and Micromegas among other works, many non-English. 214 · Ten Sonnets · Stanton A. Coblentz · gp _214 · From the Outer Universes · Stanton A. Coblentz · pm The New York Times March 27 1955 _214 · First Man on the Moon · Stanton A. Coblentz · pm The New York Times June 12 1958 _215 · Space Travel · Stanton A. Coblentz · pm The New York Times February 21 1958 _215 · As the Space Age Begins · Stanton A. Coblentz · pm The New York Times April 10 1959 _215 · The Big Dipper · Stanton A. Coblentz · pm The New York Times January 12 1960 _216 · Radio Telescope · Stanton A. Coblentz · pm The New York Times May 18 1960 _216 · The Second Self · Stanton A. Coblentz · pm The New York Times February 27 1961 _216 · World Potentate · Stanton A. Coblentz · pm The New York Times May 15 1961 _217 · After the Bomb · Stanton A. Coblentz · pm The New York Times July 4 1961 _217 · The Face of Man · Stanton A. Coblentz · pm The New York Times August 5 1961 218 · Lucky Me · Stephen Fabian · ar; on the sf art world and his part in it, speech at March 1, 1981 ESFA meeting. 221 · My Uncle Oswald · Joseph Wrzos · br [Ref. Roald Dahl]; “highly entertaining”. 223 · H.P. Lovecraft: Four Decades of Criticism · Lincoln Van Rose · br [Ref. S. T. Joshi & H. P. Lovecraft]; mostly unfavorable re both editor and essays. 227 · The Lovecraft Collectors Library · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. George T. Wetzel & H. P. Lovecraft]; recommending for historic and intrinsic interest. 228 · Standing in the Shadows · B. Leilah Wendell · pm Amazing Adventures September 1981 229 · Edward Lucas White: Notes for a Biography [Part 3 of 5] · George T. Wetzel · bg [Ref. Edward Lucas White]; his early work and his major short stories. 239 · Alien · Lee Becker · pm 240 · “Plus Ultra”: An Unknown Science-Fiction Utopia [Part 3 of 5] · A. Langley Searles · ar [Ref. Edward Lucas White] 242 · Science Fiction in Old San Francisco, Vol. I (and) Vol. II · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Sam Moskowitz & Robert Duncan Milne]; “amazing” and “irreplacable” work. 245 · The Science Fiction Encyclopedia · Edward Wood · br [Ref. Peter Nicholls]; “magnificent conception” but far too many inaccuracies. 246 · Nicholls: Comments and Errata · T. G. Cockcroft & Graham Stone · ms [Ref. Peter Nicholls]; several pages of corrections and quibbles. 250 · Riddley Walker · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Russell Hoban]; “very very fine”. 252 · Driftwood · B. Leilah Wendell · pm 253 · Tips on Tales: Short Reviews of Books Old and New · Various · rc _253 · The Sendai · Lincoln Van Rose · br [Ref. William Woolfolk] _253 · Victorian Nightmare · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Hugh Lamb] _254 · The Best of Murray Leinster · Lincoln Van Rose · br [Ref. Murray Leinster] _254 · Unholy Relics and Other Uncanny Tales · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. M. P. Dare] 255 · [letter] · Norman Metcalf · lt 256 · [letter] · Joseph Wrzos · lt 257 · [letter] · Louis Russell Chauvenet · lt 257 · [letter] · Lee Becker · lt 258 · [letter] · T. G. Cockcroft · lt 258 · [letter] · Lincoln Van Rose · lt

Fantasy Commentator [v5 #1, Whole No. 33, Winter 1983] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, $3.00, 76pp, quarto) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3-25, 40-43 · Realizing the Impossible Dream · Sam Moskowitz · ar; on the “first academic sf course” taught by SaM at CCNY Extension School in 1953. 26 · Told After Midnight · Lee Becker · gp _26 · Shadows · Lee Becker · pm _26 · Nat White · Lee Becker · pm _27 · Lonely Field · Lee Becker · pm _27 · Avenging Snow · Lee Becker · pm _27 · Inheritance · Lee Becker · pm 28 · Tips on Tales: Short Reviews of Books Old and New · Kevin J. Anderson · rc _28 · Songmaster · Kevin J. Anderson · br [Ref. Orson Scott Card]; “best work I’ve yet seen from the best new author I’ve yet seen”. _28 · Little, Big · Kevin J. Anderson · br [Ref. John Crowley]; “It is dull, dull, dull, dull, dull!” “incoherent babble” “a big disappointment”. _29 · World Enough, and Time · Kevin J. Anderson · br [Ref. James Kahn]; “has potential” but is “sloppy job”. _30 · Fireflood and Other Stories · Kevin J. Anderson · br [Ref. Vonda McIntyre]; “powerful stories with real impact”. _30 · Lord Valentine’s Castle · Kevin J. Anderson · br [Ref. Robert Silverberg]; “in the top ten of the last hundred books I’ve read”. _31 · The Snow Queen · Kevin J. Anderson · br [Ref. Joan Vinge]; “destined for classic status; put it on your must-read list”. _32 · War Games · Kevin J. Anderson · br [Ref. Karl Hansen]; “repetitious” sex scenes but “has freshness and zeal”. 33 · A Planet Like a High Place in Church · Steve Sneyd · pm 34 · Shasta Publishers · Lloyd A. Eshbach · ar abridged chapter from then-forthcoming Over My Shoulder. 44 · “Plus Ultra”: An Unknown Science-Fiction Utopia [Part 4 of 5] · A. Langley Searles · ar [Ref. Edward Lucas White] 50 · Book Reviews · Steve Eng · rc _50 · Anatomy of Wonder, Second Edition · Steve Eng · br [Ref. Neil Barron]; very favorable but notes much was deleted from 1st ed so keep that one too. _53 · The Year’s Scholarship in Science Fiction and Fantasy, 1972-1973 · Steve Eng · br [Ref. Marshall B. Tymn & Roger C. Schlobin]; “a must for libraries, serious researchers…”. 55 · Voyagers Through Eternity: A History of Science-Fiction from the Beginning to H.G. Wells [Part 3 of 16] · Sam Moskowitz · ar [Ref. Mary Shelley]; proto-anthologies and Gothic fiction, especially Frankenstein. 64 · Book Reviews · A. Langley Searles · rc _64 · The Princess of All Lands · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Russell Kirk]; mostly favorable, two stories “outright excellent”. _65 · H.P. Lovecraft and Lovecraft Criticism: An Annotated Bibliography · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. H. P. Lovecraft & S. T. Joshi]; “sound and solid work”. 67 · Edward Lucas White: Notes for a Biography [Part 4 of 5] · George T. Wetzel · bg [Ref. Edward Lucas White] 71 · Open House: Letters from Readers · The Readers · lc _71 · [letter] · Sam Moskowitz · lt _73 · [letter] · Kenneth Faig, Jr. · lt Tekeli-li #6, 197? _73 · [letter] · T. G. Cockcroft · lt

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. V No. 2, Whole No. 34, Winter 1984] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, $3.00, 77-148pp, quarto) [] 77 · Algernon Blackwood and the Golden Dawn · Mike Ashley · ar [Ref. Algernon Blackwood] 91 · Poetry Collection · Steve Eng · pm 92 · The Genesis of Ideas · Algernon Blackwood · ar The Writer February 1937 95 · Gerald Biss: Creator of a Werewolf Classic · Richard Dalby · ar [Ref. Gerald Biss] 98 · Sonnets for the Space Age · Lee Becker · gp _98 · Statistic · Lee Becker · pm _98 · Spectroscopy · Lee Becker · pm _99 · Columbia I · Lee Becker · pm _99 · Thursday’s Children · Lee Becker · pm _99 · Aviary · Lee Becker · pm 100 · “Plus Ultra”: An Unknown Science-Fiction Utopia [Part 5 of 5] · A. Langley Searles · ar [Ref. Edward Lucas White] 105 · Voyagers Through Eternity: A History of Science-Fiction from the Beginning to H.G. Wells [Part 4 of 16] · Sam Moskowitz · ar 116 · Uses of the Occult in the ’Earthsea’ Trilogy · John Dean · ar [Ref. Ursula K. Le Guin] 121 · Tips on Tales · Kevin J. Anderson · rc _121 · The Road to Corlay · Kevin J. Anderson · br [Ref. Richard Cowper] _122 · Shikasta · Kevin J. Anderson · br [Ref. Doris Lessing] _122 · King David’s Spaceship · Kevin J. Anderson · br [Ref. Jerry Pournelle] _123 · The Phoenix Tree · Kevin J. Anderson · br [Ref. Robert H. Boyer & Kenneth J. Zahorski] 124 · Edward Lucas White: Notes for a Biography [Part 5 of 5] · George T. Wetzel · bg [Ref. Edward Lucas White] 127 · The Fanzine Index · Sam Moskowitz · br [Ref. Robert Pavlat & William H. Evans] 130 · H.P. Lovecraft · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. S. T. Joshi & H. P. Lovecraft] 132 · The Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Science Fiction Volume 3 · Sam Moskowitz · br [Ref. Donald H. Tuck] 133 · Gustave Doré: Das Graphische Werk · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Gustave Doré] 134 · Olaf Stapledon: A Man Divided · Harvey J. Satty · br [Ref. Leslie A. Fiedler & Olaf Stapledon] 137 · Science Fiction Collections: Fantasy, Supernatural & Weird Tales · Lincoln Van Rose · br [Ref. Hal W. Hall] 138 · Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch and Other Stories · Lee Becker · br [Ref. Dorothy K. Haynes] 139 · The Dream · Joseph Wrzos · pm 140 · Open House · The Readers · lc _140 · [letter] · S. T. Joshi · lt _141 · [letter] · T. G. Cockcroft · lt _142 · [letter] · Everett F. Bleiler · lt _144 · [letter] · Steve Eng · lt _145 · [letter] · Edward Wood · lt _146 · [letter] · Sam Moskowitz · lt 147 · Cargoes · Parthenia Hughes · pm

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. V No. 3, Whole No. 35, Fall 1985] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, $3.00, 151-222pp, quarto) [] 151 · Olaf Stapledon: His Son, His Daughter, His Political Perceptions · Sam Moskowitz · ar [Ref. Olaf Stapledon] 164 · Told After Midnight · Lee Becker · gp _164 · The Yew · Lee Becker · pm _164 · The Sacrifice · Lee Becker · pm _165 · St. Croix · Lee Becker · pm _165 · The Tenants · Lee Becker · pm _165 · Something Darker · Lee Becker · pm 166 · The Road to “The Empty House”: The Story of How Algernon Blackwood Became a Writer · Mike Ashley · ar [Ref. Algernon Blackwood] 176 · Fresh Inspections of the Marvellous: Recent Works in Science-Fiction and Fantasy Scholarship · John Dean · ar 183 · Solar Arch · Dean Allen Schreck · pm 184 · Olaf Stapledon: A Bibliography · Sam Moskowitz · br [Ref. Harvey J. Satty, Curtis C. Smith & Olaf Stapledon] 187 · Olaf Stapledon · Sam Moskowitz · br [Ref. John Kinnaird & Olaf Stapledon] 189 · A. Merritt: Reflections in the Moon Pool: A Biography · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. A. Merritt & Sam Moskowitz] 192 · An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography · Sam Moskowitz · br [Ref. Charlotte Laughlin, Daniel J. H. Levack & L. Sprague de Camp] 193 · Etchings & Odysseys #2 & #3 · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Eric A. Carlson, John J. Koblas & R. Alain Everts] 194 · On “Supernatural Horror in Literature” · S. T. Joshi · ar [Ref. H. P. Lovecraft] 205 · Tips on Tales · Various · rc _205 · Eternity · James A. Lee · br [Ref. Mack Reynolds & Dean Ing] _206 · Warlord of Ghandor · Kevin J. Anderson · br [Ref. Del Dowdell] _206 · The Third Grave · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. David Case] _207 · Wave Without a Shore · Eric Morrison · br [Ref. C. J. Cherryh] _208 · The 1984 Annual World’s Best SF · James A. Lee · br [Ref. Donald A. Wollheim] _208 · An End to Bugling · Lincoln Van Rose · br [Ref. Edmund G. Love] _209 · The Dramaturges of Yan · Kevin J. Anderson · br [Ref. John Brunner] _209 · Tales by Moonlight · Stuart Napier · br [Ref. Jessica Amanda Salmonson] 210 · Voyagers Through Eternity: A History of Science-Fiction from the Beginning to H.G. Wells [Part 5 of 16] · Sam Moskowitz · ar 215 · Open House · The Readers · lc _215 · [letter] · Everett F. Bleiler · lt _217 · [letter] · R. Alain Everts · lt _218 · [letter] · Graham Stone · lt _219 · [letter] · Darrell Schweitzer · lt _219 · [letter] · Steve Eng · lt _219 · [letter] · Sam Moskowitz · lt _220 · [letter] · T. G. Cockcroft · lt 222 · Mental Sunset · Steve Eng · pm

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. V No. 4, Whole No. 36, Fall 1986] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, $3.00, 225-296pp, quarto) [] 225 · Robert Aickman: Notes for a Biography · Gary W. Crawford · ar [Ref. Robert Aickman] 228 · Après le Delúge—Nous: The Survivalist Vogue in Science-Fiction · John J. Pierce · ar 241 · The White Witch · James Weldon Johnson · pm The Crisis 1915; revised by Lee Becker. 241 · The Case of James Harrington, Utopian Writer · Allan Howard · ar [Ref. James Harrington] 244 · The Handmaid’s Tale · Lincoln Van Rose · br [Ref. Margaret Atwood] 246 · Tom O’Bedlam · Darrell Schweitzer · br [Ref. Robert Silverberg] 247 · Watchers at the Strait Gate · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Russell Kirk] 248 · Friday · H. R. Felgenhauer · br [Ref. Robert A. Heinlein] 250 · Supernatural Fiction Writers · Sam Moskowitz · br [Ref. Everett F. Bleiler] 256 · The Uncertainty Principle · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Dmitri Bilenkin] 258 · Homages 258 · The Great God Pan · Robert Clark Schaller · pm The Throne of Merlin by Robert Clark Schaller, Argus Books, 1936 [Ref. Arthur Machen]; slightly different version. 258 · The House of Roses · Donald Sidney-Fryer · pm Songs and Sonnets Atlantean by Donald S. Fryer, Arkham House, 1971 [Ref. George Sterling]; slightly different version. 259 · John Collier · Lee Becker · pm [Ref. John Collier] 259 · To A. Merritt · Lee Becker · pm A. Merritt: Reflections in the Moon Pool: A Biography by Sam Moskowitz, Oswald Train, 1985 [Ref. A. Merritt] 259 · For H.P.L. · Lee Becker · pm [Ref. H. P. Lovecraft] 260 · Poe Legend · Elias Lieberman · pm The New York Times May 29 1961 [Ref. Edgar Allan Poe] 260 · To Clark Ashton Smith · H. P. Lovecraft · pm Weird Tales April 1938 [Ref. Clark Ashton Smith] 260 · Olaf Stapledon · Lee Becker · pm [Ref. Olaf Stapledon] 261 · Bernarr Macfadden and His Obsession with Science-Fiction, Part One: The Early Struggles · Sam Moskowitz · ar [Ref. Bernarr Macfadden] 280 · M. P. Shiel and Arnold Bennett: Passing in Review · Ibid M. Andor · ar 282 · Voyagers Through Eternity: A History of Science-Fiction from the Beginning to H.G. Wells [Part 6 of 16] · Sam Moskowitz · ar [Ref. Edgar Allan Poe & Nathaniel Hawthorne] 291 · Tips on Tales · Kevin J. Anderson · rc _291 · Stalking the Nightmare · Kevin J. Anderson · br [Ref. Harlan Ellison] _291 · The Lazarus Effect · Kevin J. Anderson · br [Ref. Frank Herbert & Bill Ransom] _292 · The Adversary · Kevin J. Anderson · br [Ref. Julian May] 294 · Indexes to Volume V of Fantasy Commentator · [uncredited] · ix 295 · Index to Book Reviews in Vols. I-V of Fantasy Commentator · [uncredited] · ix