Difference between revisions of "Thingumybob"
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| − | [[Image:Tbob7_copy.jpg|right|frame|'''Thingumybob''' Issue 7 Cover by [[Harry Turner]] | + | [[Image:Tbob7_copy.jpg|right|frame|'''Thingumybob''' <br/>Issue 7 1993 <br/>Cover by [[Harry Turner]] ]] |
'''Thingumybob''' was a fanzine by [[Chuck Connor]]. | '''Thingumybob''' was a fanzine by [[Chuck Connor]]. | ||
| − | ''Thingumybob'' was published in the 1990s in the UK. In was a 'gen' zine, in other words 'general interest', although most of the contributors came from the science fiction fanzine scene. | + | ''Thingumybob'' was published in the 1990s in the UK. In was a 'gen' zine, in other words 'general interest', although most of the contributors came from the science fiction fanzine scene. The first issue was released in 1991, and the last issue, #15, in 1996. |
| − | Contributors of artwork included Cathy Easthope, [[Ann Green]] ([[Ormolu]], [[Thunderbox]]), | + | Contributors of artwork included Cathy Easthope, [[Ann Green]] ([[Ormolu]], [[Thunderbox]]), Dave Hicks, Steve Jeffery, [[Harry Turner]] ([[Zenith]], [[Now & Then]]), and Leslie Ward ([[Domble In The Works]]). |
| − | Contributors of writing included Jane Carnell, Jenny Glover ([[Maverick]]), Ann Green, Caroline Mullan ([[The Mirror Cracked]]), Pat Silver, and Harry Turner. | + | Contributors of writing included Jane Carnell, Jenny Glover ([[Maverick (UK)|Maverick]]), Ann Green, Philip Heggie, Caroline Mullan ([[The Mirror Cracked]]), Pat Silver, and Harry Turner. |
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| + | Contributions of poetry came from Dail Chaffin, among others. | ||
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| + | Letters came from Charles Broerman, among others. | ||
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| + | Reviewing issue 15 of ''Thingumybob'', Andy Hooper writes in [[Apparatchik]] #74 of February 1997, "We haven't seen anything from Sildan House for a while, so I'm glad to get this new issue of T-Bob. Chuck has always fancied himself a fringe-fan, with interests that only obliquely intersect with fandom, and this issue serves to underline that attitude more than ever." | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.htspweb.co.uk/fandf/romart/het/fanart3.htm Harry Turner's "Thingumybobs" for Chuck Connor's '''Thingumybob'''] | *[http://www.htspweb.co.uk/fandf/romart/het/fanart3.htm Harry Turner's "Thingumybobs" for Chuck Connor's '''Thingumybob'''] | ||
| − | *[http://www.htspweb.co.uk/fandf/romart/het/footnotes/footnote18.htm "Gardening Notes" by Harry Turner, | + | *[http://www.htspweb.co.uk/fandf/romart/het/footnotes/footnote18.htm "Gardening Notes" by Harry Turner, from '''Thingumybob''' #5] |
[[Category:Zine]] | [[Category:Zine]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:53, 16 August 2014
Thingumybob was a fanzine by Chuck Connor.
Thingumybob was published in the 1990s in the UK. In was a 'gen' zine, in other words 'general interest', although most of the contributors came from the science fiction fanzine scene. The first issue was released in 1991, and the last issue, #15, in 1996.
Contributors of artwork included Cathy Easthope, Ann Green (Ormolu, Thunderbox), Dave Hicks, Steve Jeffery, Harry Turner (Zenith, Now & Then), and Leslie Ward (Domble In The Works).
Contributors of writing included Jane Carnell, Jenny Glover (Maverick), Ann Green, Philip Heggie, Caroline Mullan (The Mirror Cracked), Pat Silver, and Harry Turner.
Contributions of poetry came from Dail Chaffin, among others.
Letters came from Charles Broerman, among others.
Reviewing issue 15 of Thingumybob, Andy Hooper writes in Apparatchik #74 of February 1997, "We haven't seen anything from Sildan House for a while, so I'm glad to get this new issue of T-Bob. Chuck has always fancied himself a fringe-fan, with interests that only obliquely intersect with fandom, and this issue serves to underline that attitude more than ever."
