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Scienti Snaps, v. 1, issue 4, Fall 1938

Page 13

             SCIENTI-SNAPS   Page 13

York group known as “The Scienceers”.  It was well printed, large size page, containing a goodly quantity of material each issue (mostly of science-fiction fan variety, though there was the persistant creeping in of science features).  This publication would be of intense interest to fans today if copies were only available.  It was a “real” fan magazine, containing the type of material that fans really love.  So far the only fan of note, I know of, that possess’s a number of copies of this publication is William S. Sykora, whom I believe was a member of the “Scienceers”.
   THE TIME TRAVELER is another seldom seen publication (though recently Allen Glasser offered a complete set for sale).  THE TIME TRAVELER was probably the closest to the formula of a real fan magazine of any of the early attempts.  Julius Schwartz, Forrest J Ackerman and Allen Glasser, not to mention Mort Weisinger, were the brains behind this attempt.  (THE TIME TRAVELER was actually the first independent nationally circulated fan publication ever issued.) The first two issues were mimeoed, the following were printed large size as were the old SCIENCE FICTION DIGESTs (in fact they were printed upon the same press.) The material consisted of listings of the contents of old science-fiction magazines, lists of scientifilms, general fan and professional news for the most part.  Regular columns held predominance and there were few free lance contributions.  The last printed issue of the TIME TRAVELER before it combined with the SCIENCE FICTION DIGEST was merely four ordinary sized printed pages.
   For some mysterious reason (maybe it’s not

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SCIENTI-SNAPS Page 13 York group known as “The Scienceers”. It was well printed, large size page, containing a goodly quantity of material each issue (mostly of science-fiction fan variety, though there was the persistant creeping in of science features). This publication would be of intense interest to fans today if copies were only available. It was a “real” fan magazine, containing the type of material that fans really love. So far the only fan of note, I know of, that possess’s a number of copies of this publication is William S. Sykora, whom I believe was a member of the “Scienceers”. THE TIME TRAVELER is another seldom seen publication (though recently Allen Glasser offered a complete set for sale). THE TIME TRAVELER was probably the closest to the formula of a real fan magazine of any of the early attempts. Julius Schwartz, Forrest J Ackerman and Allen Glasser, not to mention Mort Weisinger, were the brains behind this attempt. (THE TIME TRAVELER was actually the first independent nationally circulated fan publication ever issued.) The first two issues were mimeoed, the following were printed large size as were the old SCIENCE FICTION DIGESTs (in fact they were printed upon the same press.) The material consisted of listings of the contents of old science-fiction magazines, lists of scientifilms, general fan and professional news for the most part. Regular columns held predominance and there were few free lance contributions. The last printed issue of the TIME TRAVELER before it combined with the SCIENCE FICTION DIGEST was merely four ordinary sized printed pages. For some mysterious reason (maybe it’s not