st some time in the future, as they are very
interesting, and often uncover hitherto unknown talent in
the contestants.

I sincerely wish you the utmost of success in Astounding
Stories and hope that it will live a long, enduring life.

I hope, as time goes on, you will favor us with more
illustrations, for this type of story needs a large amount
of drawings so that the readers won't overwork their
imaginations.

Astounding Stories seems to be very shy, for I heard of it
from a friend and got the February, 1930 issue only after an
exhaustive search. The place where I got it appears to be
about the only one in town selling it. I hope more stores
will handle your great magazine. (I didn't intend the words
"great magazine" to be sarcastic. I really think it's
great!)

I hope you will have a department in which the readers may
discuss the merits or lacks of stories published. Or at
least print excerpts now and then.

Enclosed find twenty cents in stamps for which please send
me the first issue.--A. W. Bernal, 1374 E. 32 Street,
Oakland, Calif.

"_Stories I Like Best_--"

Dear Editor:

The stories I like best in your Astounding Stories of
Super-science were "The Beetle Horde" by Victor Rousseau,
"The Cave of Horror," by Capt. S. P. Meek, "Compensation,"
by C. V. Tench, "Invisible Death," by Anthony Pelcher. I
have just bought your second copy of Astounding Stories. I
like the book very much, and expect to buy it every
month--Issac Dworkowits, 1262 Valentine Avenue, Bronx, N. Y.

"_Just What Is Needed_"

Dear Editor:

I have read the first two copies of your new magazine and I
would like to make a few comments and criticisms. This
magazine is very popular in my community and is just what is
needed to instill scientific interest in the mind of the
general public. Science Fiction will arouse more interest
and will be read by more people than any amount of dry
science and cold facts. Since you would like to have a
reader's opinion, I will say that "The Beetle Horde" is the
best story that I have read in a long time and was based on
the most excellent science; "The Thief of Time" was good;
try to get some more stories by Capt. S. P. Meek; one in
every copy would not be too many. I could not get all "he