ed with Astounding
Stories since May--since then I have had greater pleasure in
reading them than anything else. To my sad disappointment I
missed the first four issues, but I've read every story
since.

The first story I read was "The Atom Smasher," and I
considered this very good. The majority of your stories are
very good. Occasionally a poor one will mix in, but I know
we all regard this as only a slight error.

I suggest that it would be to your advantage to advertise
Astounding Stories more than you do because it was by mere
accident that I came in contact with it, and it has happened
to others the same way. You would see the increased number
of copies sold if you make special advertising a part of
your business. The reason I suggest this is because I know
what your future readers are missing if they don't read
Astounding Stories.

Here's wishing you success in continuing to publish the best
stories.--Walter Oathout, 91 College Ave., Troy, New York.

"_Cut That Romantic Stuff_"

Dear Editor:

I am accepting your offer to come over to "The Readers'
Corner," and am coming over in two ways, as you will see by
my address.

First of all, I must say that I raise my hat to you and your
coworkers for having brought out another Science Fiction
magazine--a real benefaction to readers like myself who
thrive, as it were, on such stories. I can tell you my eyes
grew big with delight when I saw the first number--to me--of
Astounding Stories. Mille mercis. Why don't you try
publishing a thick Quarterly?

My favorite authors are A. Hyatt Verrill, J. W. Campbell,
Jr., Miles J. Breuer, M. D., Captain S. P. Meek, Ray
Cummings, Arthur J. Berks and Edmond Hamilton. If you get
stories by these for your magazine it will continue to
prosper, as they are excellent writers, and the first four
have fine science in their tales. I have had only three
copies of Astounding Stories, and the tales I like best are:
"Vandals of the Stars," the serial "Brigands of the Moon,"
"Monsters of Moyen"--this was most interesting--"The Ray of
Madness," "The Soul Snatcher," and "The Jovian Jest." This
last, though short, I thought to be very good, and it gave
one furiously to think, too. While I like all kinds of
Science Fiction, I have