Black Cat Weekly #131

This issue, we have a pair of original tales-Aeryn Rudel's "e;The Past, History"e; (which served double-duty as both science fiction and a crime story, courtesy of Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken) and Janet Law's urban fantasy, "e;The Fountain of Youth."e; We also have a pair of stories that fall squarely in the Weird Tales vein, one by fantasy master Seabury Quinn and one by Malcolm Jameson, best known for his military SF tales-this time, he serves up sci-fi horror in South America, complete with monsters! A Jerome Bixby / Joe E. Dean collaboration and a novel of a future in which the United States has cut itself off from the world with an atomic curtain of power (a variation of the "e;iron curtain"e; theme...) by Nick Boddie Williams round out the science fiction & fantasy part of the magazine. On the mystery side, Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman serves up a tale of a potential high school shooter and his best friend in Everybody Loves a Hero, by Richard Helms, plus we have a classic short story by Murray Leinster and a powerful anti-racism mystery novel by Dorothy B. Hughes. And, of course, one of Hal Charles s solve-it-yourself puzzlers. A warning to the culturally sensitive: Dorothy B. Hughes s novel, published in 1963, contains language which will be offensive to some. It is used to highlight the racism of villains in the story and was a powerful anti-racism tool of the time in a skilled author s hands. Here s the complete lineup Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: The Past, History, by Aeryn Rudel [Michael Bracken Presents short story] What s Wrong with this Picture? by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] Everybody Loves a Hero, by Richard Helms [Barb Goffman Presents short story] Island Honor, by Murray Leinster [short story]The Expendable Man, by Dorothy B. Hughes [novel]Science Fiction & Fantasy: The Past, History, by Aeryn Rudel [Michael Bracken Presents short story] The Fountain of Youth, by Janice Law [short story] Share Alike, by Jerome Bixby and Joe E. Dean [short story] The Vengeance of India, by Seabury Quinn [short story, Jules de Grandin series] Chariots of San Fernando, by Malcolm Jameson [short story]The Atom Curtain, by Nick Boddie Williams [novel]