If you do not intend to subscribe, send us your dime for the next issue within a week. Well, here's hoping THE FANTASY FAN grows and grows, and someday you will be proud to say: "I was one of the earliest readers!" Stick with us. Look for more pages, a colored cover and illustrations in the near future. WELL WISHES We wish to give our sincere thanks to all those who have so kindly written in and expressed their hope that THE FANTASY FAN will prosper. From that supreme master of the weird and occult, Clark Ashton Smith, we hear: "I am vastly interested to learn of your plans for THE FANTASY FAN. I enclose dollar bill, for which please enroll me on your roster at once. The magazine should fill a definite need.... Of course, I shall be glad to give you any help that lies in my power. Imaginative fiction, particularly the weird and occult, is my chief interest. I hope that the public for it, and the publications devoted to it, will increase in number with the lightening of the present depression." Allen Glasser writes: "The name you have chosen, THE FANTASY FAN, seems far better to me than anything previously used in this line, since it is all-inclusive and embraces the entire field of weird, fantastic, and scientific fiction. With that title, the mag has a good start toward success--and I certainly hope it attains it!" From Conrad H. Ruppert we learn that; "You never get anywhere if you don't try anything. I certainly wish you all the success in the world, and will do my best to help." Brief, but ever welcome, is the message from Mortimer Weisinger: "Best of luck in your venture." Julius Schwartz also drops a line: "With all the articles you have, THE FANTASY FAN should get along quite well." This column would not be complete without a good word from that super-active fan, Forrest J. Ackerman, who says: "I'm looking forward to every number of THE FANTASY FAN. Good luck!" We have received many other letters on the same trend. They encourage us, and we appreciate them. We know you feel the same way. Boost THE FANTASY FAN to your friends. * * * * * Have you any original fan material you would like us to print? Anything you submit will be carefully considered. All accepted material will be paid for in copies of TFF--we hope, later, in cash. INFORMATION In this department each month we will answer your questions concerning science and weird fiction. Do you want to know when and where a certain story was first printed?--who wrote a certain story?--the date and a list of stories of the first issue of a magazine?--a list of your favorite author's stories?--anything at all that you would like to know. This column may clear up many doubtful points in your mind, and you are free to use it. THIS MONTH'S CASH CONTEST Each month we shall award a one dollar bill for the best answer to the simple questions that we ask. The best answer to "Why do you read fantasy fiction?"