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The Editor, Weird Tales
9 Rockefeller Plaza, New York 20, N. Y.
I've been reading Weird Tales for over three years, but I've never sent a letter to the Eyrie; however, there's always a first time and this is it.
The main reason for this shattering of precedent is to laud Frank Kelly Freas, whose November cover painting is a true work of art. After being nauseated time after time by the garish monstrosities which your competitors see fit to adorn their magazines with, such a magnificent cover is a sight for sore eyes. Any "slick" magazine would find it difficult—if not impossible—to dig up a cover from its files to match that November masterpiece.
The first paragraph leads nicely into the second reason for penning this epistle, namely: in the past you have had several really excellent covers; now a magazine is a fragile thing at best, and after a few years of rereading the covers tend to tear and fade. Why not reproduce your best cover illustrations on a good grade of paper, in full color, and in a size suitable for framing? I think it is a pretty good idea, even if I do say so myself!
My third reason for writing this letter is this: I'm as much a science-fiction fan as the next fellow, and I buy and read all the publications devoted to this branch of fantasy; but Weird Tales is not the place for science-fiction.
My fourth reason is the customary one: to comment on the stories. Mr. Leiber is
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