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Science Fiction Fan, v. 5, issue 9, whole 56, April 1941
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FAN........................................19 another hundred which never reach a stage of prominence much greater than wishful thinking, wrought veritable chaos in the fan world. Pawing through the pages of the fan magazines of late Summer and Fall of 1936 we find something like this: A new English fan magazine called "Scientifiction" is to be issued by Gillings and Carnell in England. This will be a really auspicious effort, featuring a thoroughly professional printing job; The ISA plans a special printed Rocket Bulletin; Willis Conover broaches plans for the "Science-Fantasy Correspondent" to feature material by Jack Williamson, David H. Keller, M.D., H.P. Lovecraft, Henry Kuttner, John Russel Fearn, Seabury Quinn, Robert Bloch, Greye La Spina and innumerable others--this magazine to be a first class printed job and mailed to thousands; Frederick Pohl is to bring out a new fan magazine called "Fantastory" and among other things to feature a poem by Lovecraft ("Clouds" later printed in "Spaceways"); Hayward S. Kirby Jr., will bring out "Fantasy Fiction Digest" in connection with the "Fantasy Fiction League" is organizing; Milton A. Rothman will edit a new fan magazine now being printed in Philadelphia (turns out to be the hektographed "Fantasy Fiction Telegram" with Rothman nothing any more important than an associate); "Supraemundane Stories" will be multigraphed this Fall by Nils H. Frome; Corwin F. Stinckney to form a science fantasy correspondence club; Pohl will also issue "Mind of Man", and "The Mutant"; Kyle's "Fantasy World" will be mimeographed this Fall for general distribution; McPhail's "Science Fiction News" will be printed in October; he will also issue a small magazine called "Strange"; "Fantascience Digest" is a printed magazine planned in Philly; Morris S. Dollens will bring out "Science Adventure Stories" this Fall: R.H. Barlow is privately printing Lovecraft's
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FAN........................................19 another hundred which never reach a stage of prominence much greater than wishful thinking, wrought veritable chaos in the fan world. Pawing through the pages of the fan magazines of late Summer and Fall of 1936 we find something like this: A new English fan magazine called "Scientifiction" is to be issued by Gillings and Carnell in England. This will be a really auspicious effort, featuring a thoroughly professional printing job; The ISA plans a special printed Rocket Bulletin; Willis Conover broaches plans for the "Science-Fantasy Correspondent" to feature material by Jack Williamson, David H. Keller, M.D., H.P. Lovecraft, Henry Kuttner, John Russel Fearn, Seabury Quinn, Robert Bloch, Greye La Spina and innumerable others--this magazine to be a first class printed job and mailed to thousands; Frederick Pohl is to bring out a new fan magazine called "Fantastory" and among other things to feature a poem by Lovecraft ("Clouds" later printed in "Spaceways"); Hayward S. Kirby Jr., will bring out "Fantasy Fiction Digest" in connection with the "Fantasy Fiction League" is organizing; Milton A. Rothman will edit a new fan magazine now being printed in Philadelphia (turns out to be the hektographed "Fantasy Fiction Telegram" with Rothman nothing any more important than an associate); "Supraemundane Stories" will be multigraphed this Fall by Nils H. Frome; Corwin F. Stinckney to form a science fantasy correspondence club; Pohl will also issue "Mind of Man", and "The Mutant"; Kyle's "Fantasy World" will be mimeographed this Fall for general distribution; McPhail's "Science Fiction News" will be printed in October; he will also issue a small magazine called "Strange"; "Fantascience Digest" is a printed magazine planned in Philly; Morris S. Dollens will bring out "Science Adventure Stories" this Fall: R.H. Barlow is privately printing Lovecraft's
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