John V. Baltadonis, of Philadelphia, writes: "No wonder the characters in Thorp McClusky's Loot of the- Vampire considered the Count an eery monster! He certainly looks it, at least in Mrs. Brundage's picturi-zation of that fiendish monster. I was disappointed that Loot of the Vampire turned out to be a serial. Think of it, I'll have to wait a few issues before I can read the rest of the story."
Alan Chesselet, of Bandon, Oregon, writes: "I have been reading your magazine for about three years and look forward to reading it for a long while yet. As long as I can remember, my mother has bought it and read it, and she talks and praises it so much that she has me reading it."
Doctor Satan's Secret
Beverly G. Grocke, of Arlington, New Jersey, writes: "What about Paul Ernst letting us in on his secret? Who is Doctor Satan? And why isn't he ever caught with his mask off? Can't he die? The Rajah's Gift, your April reprint, was very good. . . . Give us something like C. L. Moore's Yiala again; tt was a honey. Yours for better weird tales."
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E. M. Stubbs, of Detroit, writes: *'I am well satisfied with your stories, but I do not
like your covers. Brundage has deteriorated, greatly, since she began illustrating in 1953. Her covers are not weird; and after seeing practically the same woman on the cover, month after month, it grows tiresome, to say the least. The best artists you have ever had are St John and C. C. Senf. I suggest that you let them each do at least one cover. Give them a trial, and see how your readers like them."
Books of Weird Tales
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