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Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
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I
am
still
waiting
for
a
different
colored
cover.--Jack
Darrow,
4225,
N.
Spaulding
Ave.,
Chicago,
Illinois.
An
Enthusiastic
Reader
Dear
Editor:
As
a
reader
of
long
standing
of
Science
Fiction
I
feel
I
am
qualified
to
make
some
remarks
and
give
my
opinion
of
the
wonderful
Astounding
Stories
magazine
lately
put
out.
Although
I
read
three
other
Science
Fiction
magazines
none
of
them
have
aroused
in
me
such
a
wonderful
enthusiasm
as
Astounding
Stories.
Before
I
forget
it
I
want
to
mention
that
I
read
two
quarterlies
also.
The
reason,
or
rather
reasons,
for
my
enthusiasm
I
will
now
enumerate.
(1)
The
stories
are
wonderful.
(2)
The
binding
is
very
strong
and
efficient.
(3)
The
print
is
just
right,
and
soothing
to
the
eyes
of
one
who
reads
much.
The
paper
is
good,
and
the
size
and
price
of
the
magazine
is
just
right.
The
covers
are
excellent,
and
with
the
addition
of
"The
Readers'
Corner"
the
magazine
becomes
absolutely
perfect.
Truly
a
wonderful
start.
See
that
it
is
kept
up.
The
only
thing
that
can
still
spoil
the
magazine
is
poor
stories.
Science
Fiction
stories
that
contain
no
science.
In
"Vampires
of
Venus"
the
plot
was
rather
weak.
Even
if
the
Venerians
knew
nothing
of
entomology,
they
should
have
brains
enough
to
get
rid
of
the
vampires
the
way
Leslie
Larner
did
without
having
to
call
an
Earthman
to
help
them.
Another
thing:
the
Venerians
kept
only
insects
that
were
not
harmful
to
the
crops.
On
Earth
there
are
such
insects
who
help
the
farmer
by
eating
harmful
insects.
If
the
harmful
insects
were
exterminated--an
almost
impossible
and
gigantic
task--the
harmless
insects
would
change
their
diet
and
become
harmful
too.
And
it
seems
funny,
too,
that
such
a
highly
civilized
planet
as
Venus
should
still
depend
on
domesticated
animals
for
food,
drink
and
clothing
instead
of
manufacturing
what
they
need
synthetically.
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