the magazine,
come first:

"Dark Moon," by Charles W. Diffin, is the best novelette you
have yet published, and that's saying a lot for it, isn't
it?

Next comes "The Exile of Time," by Ray Cummings, another
impossible time-traveling story, but nevertheless
interesting.

Welcome to Astounding Stories, Mr. Schachner and Mr. Zagat.
Your story "The Death Cloud" was great. I hope you'll favor
us with another story very soon.

And if here isn't Capt. Meek with another Dr. Bird story!
Captain Meek, if you stop writing them, I'll never read
another of your marvelous stories.

The moon turned green, and I'll be doggone if Hal K. Wells
didn't go and write a nice little story telling us all about
it. That was nice of you, Mr. Wells; I enjoyed it very, very
much.

Now let's take a look at the cover. Mr. Wesso, you certainly
have a marvelous imagination. You are an excellent cover
artist. It isn't everyone that can illustrate Science
Fiction stories, I do wish that you will illustrate Science
Fiction stories only, as that is where you are at your best.
Almost any artist can illustrate detective story magazines,
so don't waste your talent on them.

Ha! Here we are at the "In the Next Issue" page.

Hurrah! Hurrah! Arthur J. Burks is back again! Can't you
manage to get next month's issue out a little earlier, Mr.
Bates? R. F. Starzl's also back again; and there's to be
another story by Charles W. Diffin. Isn't this a grand old
world?

I will close with this suggestion. Let's have more
illustrations. At least two for each installment of the
serials and two for each long novelette. Make the extra
illustrations full page ones.--Jack Darrow, 4225 N.
Spaulding Ave., Chicago, Ill.

"--_And Amusing_"

Dear Editor:

I have just finished the May issue of A. S. and I want to
tell you that "Dark Moon," by Charles W. Diffin, was fine.
Let's have more stories like that. Your "The Readers'
Corner" sure is interesting--and amusing. I like to read
letters from Readers.

A bouquet: A. S. is a really fine magazine. I think it's one
of the best of its kind. Of course, it can be improved--but
what can't? There's no sense in criticizing a magazine as
some Readers do. I think if the Editor could make his