Dear Reader,

The name of this magazine was decided, after much argument, by more or less the same means used by the founders of the "Dadaist" movement in painting - a dagger and a dictionary; though of course we authors have more respect for books. I admit we cheated in not taling the first word impaled on our pin, but what would you have thought of a magazine called "Pamphrey". At least "SLANT" is short, original. and not without relevance to our aims, which are to present an individual outlook on the S -F world. Besides, for some reason I feel there is a vague S-F sound about it.

You may have noticed that this is the first of Operation Fantast's followers to appear in print. This is not vulgar ostentation - it just happened that I hadn't access to a duplicator, and I was able to pick up an old printing press. I see Ken Slater is thinking of having U.F. printed: to him and anyone else interested, I may say that the equipment needed to produce a page of this size is not expensive, but setting up the type is quite a job. Another snag is illustrations. My paternal grandfather was a printer, but all he left for me was an engraving of a photograph of himself, glaring over a huge moustache. Not very helpful to an S-F magazine editor, but in desperation I was toying with the idea of running it as a lesser-known portrait of Jules Verne. You may thank my friend James White that you have been spared that experience. The looks are on my mother's side.

Your comments and suggestions would be very welcome. Send them along and I'll put on my green eyeshade and pick the more polite for the next issue.

Data entry and page scans provided by Judy Bemis

Data entry by Judy Bemis

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