▁one ▁that ▁first ▁year ▁to ▁sell ▁out ▁completely — pro bably ▁because ▁it ▁contained ▁the ▁first ▁instal ment ▁of ▁a ▁popular ▁serial , ▁The ▁Moon ▁T error , ▁by ▁A . G . ▁Bir ch . ▁ ▁The ▁magazine ▁lost ▁a ▁considerable ▁amount ▁of ▁money ▁under ▁B air d ' s ▁editor ship : ▁after ▁th ir teen ▁issues , ▁the ▁total ▁deb t ▁was ▁over ▁$ 4 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁Det ect ive ▁T ales ▁had ▁been ▁ret itled ▁Real ▁Det ect ive ▁T ales ▁and ▁was ▁making ▁a ▁profit , ▁as ▁was ▁College ▁Hum or . ▁ ▁Hen ne berger ▁decided ▁to ▁sell ▁both ▁mag az ines ▁to ▁L ans inger ▁and ▁invest ▁the ▁money ▁in ▁We ird ▁T ales . ▁ ▁This ▁did ▁not ▁address ▁the ▁$ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁deb ts , ▁much ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁ow ed ▁to ▁the ▁magazine ' s ▁printer . ▁ ▁The ▁printing ▁company ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁B . ▁Corn el ius , ▁who ▁agreed ▁to ▁Hen ne berger ' s ▁suggestion ▁that ▁the ▁deb t ▁should ▁be ▁converted ▁to ▁a ▁majority ▁interest ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁company , ▁Popular ▁F iction ▁Publishing . ▁ ▁This ▁did ▁not ▁eliminate ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁magazine ' s ▁deb ts , ▁but ▁it ▁meant ▁that ▁We ird ▁T ales ▁could ▁continue ▁to ▁publish , ▁and ▁perhaps ▁return ▁to ▁profit ability . ▁ ▁Corn el ius ▁agreed ▁that ▁if ▁the ▁magazine ▁ever ▁became ▁prof itable ▁enough