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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 1950; rev. a “brochure” from 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.