new. I have never had any trouble
with the covers departing from the rest of the magazine or
the pages becoming moldy.

Sewell Peaslee Wright's "The Man from 2071" is just perfect.
I enjoy nothing more than one of his realistic stories of
Commander John Hanson. We want more! Arthur J. Burks'
novelette, "Manape the Mighty," was clever. I had a
premonition that I wouldn't like this story, and in fact
told a friend so. It just goes to prove that hunches can be
wrong. Charles Willard Diffin should be proud of his
"Holocaust." I'm sure that most Readers enjoyed it as much
as I did. Of course, Starzl's "The Earthman's Burden" was a
peach. His stories of other planets are always weird,
bizarre, and yet they seem to ring true. That is the magic
of R. F. Starzl! Paul illustrated it in his own
unapproachable style. "The Exile of Time," as everyone
agrees, is Cummings' best. I am waiting for its thrilling
conclusion.

I am one who would like Astounding Stories to be a large
size magazine, but it can easily be seen that everyone can't
be pleased. If you'll just leave it the way it is--i. e.,
straight edges, illustrations by Paul, same authors and same
excellent Editor--I'll be satisfied.--Forrest J. Ackerman,
530 Staples Ave., San Francisco, Cal.

"_Great Relief_"

Dear Editor:

The story, "Manape the Mighty," by Arthur J. Burks, was by
far one of the most thrilling and educational stories that
ever appeared in Astounding Stories. Of course, others will
disagree, but an Author cannot please all. It is of great
relief to change from the monotonous every day kind of
stories that appear in Collier's, Liberty and The Saturday
Evening Post to the refreshing and soothing "impossible"
type of A. S.

Ever since the January issue, I've been an ardent pursuer of
Astounding Stories. To me it is even more astounding that I
seem to like it more and more each succeeding issue. I find
it, undoubtedly, the best magazine of its type. I've tried
others of similar type, but it seems as if my mind couldn't
grasp the knack of their stories, which were either boresome
with scientific and technical explanations, or, as one might
say, "not a darn thing to them."

R. F. Starzl is a wonderful author. Ray Cummings, Sewell
Peaslee Wright