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| − | [[Image:Bonfire1t_copy.jpg|right|frame|'''Bonfire''' Issue One 1941]]
| + | The Stapled Spine is a black and white, horror fanzine from Portland, Horroregon. News, reviews and interviews on and with horror/monster/folk lore filmmakers, bands, authors and artists. |
| − | '''Bonfire''' was the official organ of the NFFF.
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| − | The National Fantasy Fan Federation, or N3F as it was commonly referred to, was a fan-run organization which was started in the U.S.A. in 1941, and the same year began publishing its official organ, ''Bonfire''. [[Louis Russell Chauvenet]] is credited with naming the fanzine, and was actively involved in the formation of NFFF, serving as its first president.
| + | I started making zines back in 1994 and have never grown out of it. This current title is gaining steam as we are building a diverse group of writers and artists; as well as fortifying the dark scene of the PacNorWest. |
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| − | After the December 1944 issue, the name was changed to [[The National Fantasy Fan]].
| + | Www.stapledspine.com is where we can be seen and bought and contacted. |
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| − | [[Harry Warner, Jr.]], in "All Our Yesterdays", relates the history; "The NFFF had begun in the form of a brief article by Damon Knight - 'Unite or Fie!", which was printed in [[Art Widner]]'s [[FanFare]]. It picked up interest fairly fast. By the second issue of Bonfire, the organisation has 29 members..."
| + | Stapled Spine Horror Fanzine: "Entertaining Portland, One Black-Clad Moron At A Time." |
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| − | According to Harry Warner, Jr., the editors were Harry Warner, Jr., #1; Bob Studly, #2, Art Widner, #3; Harry Jenkins, Jr., #4-6. E.E. Evans, #7.
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| − | According to the September 2, 2009 issue of the official organ, [[The National Fantasy Fan]], the first editor was E.E. Evans. According to the NFFF official website, the first editor was Art Widner.
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| − | Contributors included Al Ashley ([[Nova (1940s)|Nova]]), who was acting president of the NFFF from 1943-1944, while E.E. Evans was serving in the military during WWII; Damon Knight, Harry Jenkins, Jr. ([[Jinx]]), [[Gertrude Kuslan]] ([[The Nucleus]]), and Bob Tucker ([[Le Zombie]]), who was acting president of the NFFF for the year 1945.
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| − | Copies of the first issue, at least, were distributed through FAPA according to the write up in the September 1941 issue of [[Futurian War Digest]]. Approximately fifteen issues in total were released as ''Bonfire'' between its beginnings in June 1941 and the final issue of December 1944.
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| − | ==External Links==
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| − | *[http://www.n3f.org/N3Fhistory.shtml History of the NFFF at the NFFF offical website]
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| − | *[http://efanzines.com/AOY/AOY-11.htm Harry Warner, Jr. on the NFFF and '''Bonfire''' in "All Our Yesterdays", Chapter 11]
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The Stapled Spine is a black and white, horror fanzine from Portland, Horroregon. News, reviews and interviews on and with horror/monster/folk lore filmmakers, bands, authors and artists.
I started making zines back in 1994 and have never grown out of it. This current title is gaining steam as we are building a diverse group of writers and artists; as well as fortifying the dark scene of the PacNorWest.
Www.stapledspine.com is where we can be seen and bought and contacted.
Stapled Spine Horror Fanzine: "Entertaining Portland, One Black-Clad Moron At A Time."
