▁ 1 9 4 0 . J af fer y ▁& ▁Cook ▁( 1 9 8 5 ), ▁p . ▁ 1 0 4 . We ird ▁T ales ▁included ▁a ▁letters ▁column , ▁titled ▁" The ▁E y rie ", ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁existence , ▁and ▁during ▁Wright ' s ▁time ▁as ▁editor ▁it ▁was ▁usually ▁filled ▁with ▁long ▁and ▁detailed ▁letters . ▁ ▁When ▁Bru nd age ' s ▁n ude ▁covers ▁appeared , ▁a ▁length y ▁debate ▁over ▁whether ▁they ▁were ▁suitable ▁for ▁the ▁magazine ▁was ▁fought ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁E y rie , ▁with ▁the ▁two ▁sides ▁divided ▁about ▁equally . ▁ ▁For ▁years ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁discussed ▁topic ▁in ▁the ▁magazine ' s ▁letter ▁column . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁authors ▁Wright ▁published ▁wrote ▁letters ▁too , ▁including ▁Love craft , ▁Howard , ▁K utt ner , ▁Blo ch , ▁Smith , ▁Qu inn , ▁ ▁Well man , ▁Price , ▁and ▁W and rei . ▁In ▁most ▁cases ▁these ▁letters ▁pra ised ▁the ▁magazine , ▁but ▁occasionally ▁a ▁critical ▁comment ▁was ▁raised , ▁as ▁when ▁Blo ch ▁repeatedly ▁expressed ▁his ▁dis like ▁for ▁Howard ' s ▁stories ▁of ▁Con an ▁the ▁Bar bar ian , ▁referring ▁to ▁him ▁as ▁" Con an ▁the ▁C immer ian ▁Ch ip m unk ". ▁ ▁Another ▁debate ▁that ▁was ▁a ired ▁in ▁the ▁letter ▁column ▁was ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁how ▁much ▁science ▁fiction ▁the ▁magazine ▁should ▁include . ▁ ▁Until ▁Ama zing ▁St ories ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁April