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Fanfare, whole no. 10, December 1943
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Suddenly, with a shout of triumph, he declared that the brick was a priceless relic. It was, he said, an Egyptian brick, fashioned of Nile clay & had doubtless been used originally in the building of the great pyramid. Wherewith he hung a curtain over the hole & charged fans 10¢ a peek. The hotel manager became highly annoyed at the ruining of the wall & threatened suit. Joe Fann placated him by letting him peek free, &, when the convention was over, making him a present of the brick. The manager was very happy. For a short while after that, Joe made pin money by selling fans counterfeit fanzines. He would seize upon some likely item of the 1936-38 period, & turn out scores of them. Advertising them as in mint condition, he found buyers. This racket didn't last long, however. He made the mistake of counterfeiting an early Fantasy News. They (the phoney copies) were unquestionably superior to the originals & his game was discovered. He felt bad about this as had taken pains to make the counterfeit issue unreadable. Joe's paramount success came just after the close of the war. Rocket planes had been introduced into the conflict, but they were't as successful as fans hoped. Joe claimed to have a remedy for this in the form of a gas which he named "Fanngas", & distributed it in titely capped milk bottles. He urged that fans buy in on the ground floor of his concern & thereby control the coming rocket industry. Remembering his past escapades, the nation's fans were naturally wary, & showed unmistakable signs of distrust. Proclaiming that he was wounded to the very core by this lack of faith in him, Joe magnificently offered a public demonstration of "Fanngas" to convince all skeptics. The fans accepted, & the demonstration was held at the Pacificon. Croutching [sic] tensely over a filled bottle, Joe struck a match & looked inquiringly at the gaping fans. They urged him on. Grimly, he held the match over the bottle & removed the cap. The satisfied fans bot controlling stock in "Fanngas" & soon controlled rocketry. Joe was elected first president by proxy... FINIS
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Suddenly, with a shout of triumph, he declared that the brick was a priceless relic. It was, he said, an Egyptian brick, fashioned of Nile clay & had doubtless been used originally in the building of the great pyramid. Wherewith he hung a curtain over the hole & charged fans 10¢ a peek. The hotel manager became highly annoyed at the ruining of the wall & threatened suit. Joe Fann placated him by letting him peek free, &, when the convention was over, making him a present of the brick. The manager was very happy. For a short while after that, Joe made pin money by selling fans counterfeit fanzines. He would seize upon some likely item of the 1936-38 period, & turn out scores of them. Advertising them as in mint condition, he found buyers. This racket didn't last long, however. He made the mistake of counterfeiting an early Fantasy News. They (the phoney copies) were unquestionably superior to the originals & his game was discovered. He felt bad about this as had taken pains to make the counterfeit issue unreadable. Joe's paramount success came just after the close of the war. Rocket planes had been introduced into the conflict, but they were't as successful as fans hoped. Joe claimed to have a remedy for this in the form of a gas which he named "Fanngas", & distributed it in titely capped milk bottles. He urged that fans buy in on the ground floor of his concern & thereby control the coming rocket industry. Remembering his past escapades, the nation's fans were naturally wary, & showed unmistakable signs of distrust. Proclaiming that he was wounded to the very core by this lack of faith in him, Joe magnificently offered a public demonstration of "Fanngas" to convince all skeptics. The fans accepted, & the demonstration was held at the Pacificon. Croutching [sic] tensely over a filled bottle, Joe struck a match & looked inquiringly at the gaping fans. They urged him on. Grimly, he held the match over the bottle & removed the cap. The satisfied fans bot controlling stock in "Fanngas" & soon controlled rocketry. Joe was elected first president by proxy... FINIS
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