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| − | '''The Science Fantasy | + | '''The Science Fantasy Fan''' was a science fiction and fantasy fanzine by Arthur F. Williams published in London, England. |
''The Science Fantasy Fan'' first appeared in April 1941 in wartime UK. Fans of the fanzine soon dubbed it "Stan". | ''The Science Fantasy Fan'' first appeared in April 1941 in wartime UK. Fans of the fanzine soon dubbed it "Stan". | ||
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The second issue featured John F. Burke ([[Satellite]]), D. Norquist, and [[Harry Turner]] ([[Zenith]]). | The second issue featured John F. Burke ([[Satellite]]), D. Norquist, and [[Harry Turner]] ([[Zenith]]). | ||
| − | Issue 3, of June 1941, featured | + | Issue 3, of June 1941, featured H. Ken Bulmer ([[Science Fantasy News]]), Ron Holmes, Richard G. Medhurst, and John Edward Rennison. This issue was split with the first issue of [[Interplanetary News]] by Dennis Tucker. |
| − | + | Every issue contained art work by Arthur Williams, a prolific fan artist who also did art for fanzines such as [[Futurian War Digest]] and [[Science Fantasy News]]. | |
| − | + | According to Harry Turner, in his "Footnotes to Fandom", by August 1941 Arthur Williams was ill and in the hospital. He couldn't continue publishing at this time and gave the material he had collected so far for the next issue of ''The Science Fantasy Fan'' to Turner to use in his own publication ''Zenith''. | |
| − | . | + | Later in 1941 Arthur Williams resumed publishing, but there was a change in title. Williams was calling his new publication [[Unique]]. |
| − | [[Category:Zine]] | + | [[Category:Zine|Science]] |
| − | [[Category:Zines from the UK]] | + | [[Category:Zines from the UK|Science]] |
| − | [[Category:London Zines]] | + | [[Category:London Zines|Science]] |
| − | [[Category:1940's publications]] | + | [[Category:1940's publications|Science]] |
| − | [[Category:Science Fiction Zines]] | + | [[Category:Science Fiction Zines|Science]] |
| − | [[Category:Split Zine]] | + | [[Category:Split Zine|Science]] |
Latest revision as of 00:00, 11 June 2011
The Science Fantasy Fan was a science fiction and fantasy fanzine by Arthur F. Williams published in London, England.
The Science Fantasy Fan first appeared in April 1941 in wartime UK. Fans of the fanzine soon dubbed it "Stan".
Contributors to #1 included Don J. Doughty, John Hollis Mason, and John Edward Rennison. The second issue featured John F. Burke (Satellite), D. Norquist, and Harry Turner (Zenith).
Issue 3, of June 1941, featured H. Ken Bulmer (Science Fantasy News), Ron Holmes, Richard G. Medhurst, and John Edward Rennison. This issue was split with the first issue of Interplanetary News by Dennis Tucker.
Every issue contained art work by Arthur Williams, a prolific fan artist who also did art for fanzines such as Futurian War Digest and Science Fantasy News.
According to Harry Turner, in his "Footnotes to Fandom", by August 1941 Arthur Williams was ill and in the hospital. He couldn't continue publishing at this time and gave the material he had collected so far for the next issue of The Science Fantasy Fan to Turner to use in his own publication Zenith.
Later in 1941 Arthur Williams resumed publishing, but there was a change in title. Williams was calling his new publication Unique.
