This is a piece I have been looking for for a long, long time: “Gentlemen, Be Seated” from the May 1948 issue of the long-running former men’s magazine Argosy. It may not necessarily be Heinlein’s deepest or most memorable tale, but it occupies an interesting place as one of the stories that brought Heinlein from the genre SF pulp magazines such as Astounding Science-Fiction and Unknown and whatnot into the wider readership of “slicks” like The Saturday Evening Post and Town and Country.
The thing is, Argosy is not exactly easy to come by, at least when you’re after a particular issue. Years I’ve been searching for this one every few months, years...and it sure does feel good to have in my Heinlein collection at last.
In addition to the nicely detailed, good-natured cover painting by Charles Dye, the story also has a pretty decent action-oriented interior illustration by Robert Stanley.
The thing is, Argosy is not exactly easy to come by, at least when you’re after a particular issue. Years I’ve been searching for this one every few months, years...and it sure does feel good to have in my Heinlein collection at last.
In addition to the nicely detailed, good-natured cover painting by Charles Dye, the story also has a pretty decent action-oriented interior illustration by Robert Stanley.
| After rather thinking I might never encounter this story in its original printing, I was very excited for the package to arrive today. And now, of course, the cover and a couple interiors have been scanned and posted to my Heinlein Cover Art galleries, specifically the Pulp Magazines page. Enjoy! Rafeeq |  |
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