, I
find it has a larger variety of stories than any of the
other Science Fiction magazines now found on the newsstands.
Why not keep it that way? It will be unique.

Mr. Wessolowski, your artist, is great. He is one who can
draw when it comes to a good scientific background.

I consider "Tanks" your best story as yet, with "Spawn of
the Stars" close second. "Invisible Death," "Creatures of
the Light" and "Mad Music" were also good. Try to give us
some stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs and A. Merritt. Did not
think much of "The Beetle Horde"--too many like it--Ted
Shatkowski, 812 Hoffman St., Hammond, Ind.

_Some Good Suggestions_

Dear Editor:

I received the pleasure of purchasing a copy of Astounding
Stories the other day, the first copy I have seen. I have
not yet read it, but I am unable to wait that long to inform
you of my great joy in greeting a new magazine of this type.

I am a reader of other magazines similar to A. S., Stories
of Harl Vincent, Capt. S. P. Meek, Murray Leinster, and
others appear in these magazines, also, so I am familiar
with your authors.

But you have asked me what sort of stories I'd like to see
in A. S., so here goes. First of all, I would earnestly beg
you not to print such stories as those that deal with
ghosts, etc., because in my opinion there are far too many
good stories available to cast them aside for trash.

The type of story I prefer is the kind that is fanciful, odd
and interesting. Some tales deal with a new invention of
some sort, but contain no action or plot. However, I fail to
see any like that in the present A. S., unless it's "Mad
Music."

A few utterly impossible stories are so interestingly told
that it is worth while to publish them. Some examples are
stories by A. Merritt (whose stories are the most
fascinating I have ever read). H. P. Lovecraft (master of
the bizarre and the grotesque) and G. A. England.

My letter seems to be mostly composed of suggestions, but
that is only because I am interested in anything pertaining
to stories of imagination, or Science Fiction, as it is
called. However, Astounding Stories seems to be very
satisfying to me. I am glad that you have Wessolowski on
your artist's staff. I hope that you will have a story
conte