In the first intro by Bates, Harry states that he had originally thought that it was he alone who suggested the Astounding title to Clayton, but that in preparing his piece for the book he became aware that both Douglas Dold and Harold Hersey also make similar claims. Harry settles on allowing everyone a share of the credit.

He also states that the covers for the Clayton magazines were printed four by four, leaving three blank spaces on the proof, not just one: “Now, there were blank spaces on this sheet. The proofs occupied places arranged in four rows of four columns each, only thirteen of the sixteen places being filled. This meant that month after month three of the sixteen places would stare empty at Clayton…”

Of course my information comes second-hand, while yours is first hand, and I suspect that your next parts will go into your own editorial career which I am more interested in learning about than I am Bates’ or Campbell’s (we’ve heard plenty about both over the years). The man responsible for bringing us Cordwainer Smith deserves at least a little mention, right?

Besides, I own every single one of the first issues of the magazines you edited which number far more than a single title…