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The first issue appeared in April of 1939.''The Fantast'' was originally produced in England by Christopher Sam Youd, who edited the first nine issues up to 1941, til he was called to duty in WW II. He passed the fanzine onto Douglas Webster who then published the fanzine from Aberdeen, Scotland, releasing five more issues until the last one appeared in July 1942. Issues 9 and 10 were co-edited with John F. Burke, incorporating his fanzine [[Satellite]]. | The first issue appeared in April of 1939.''The Fantast'' was originally produced in England by Christopher Sam Youd, who edited the first nine issues up to 1941, til he was called to duty in WW II. He passed the fanzine onto Douglas Webster who then published the fanzine from Aberdeen, Scotland, releasing five more issues until the last one appeared in July 1942. Issues 9 and 10 were co-edited with John F. Burke, incorporating his fanzine [[Satellite]]. | ||
| − | Writing contributors included Forrest J. Ackerman ([[Voice of the Imagi-Nation]]), Sid Birchby, Joan Burke, Arthur C. Clarke, Harold Gottliffe, Maurice Hanson ([[Novae Terrae]]), Harriet Hawkins, Phil Hetherington, Eric Hopkins, David McIlwain ([[Satellite]]), Robert W. Lowndes, Kenneth Mackley, John Michel, Julian Parr, James Rathbone ([[Macabre (Scotland)|Macabre]]), Osmond Robb, Charles Rowlands, D.R. Smith, R. W. Tucker ([[Le Zombie]]), [[Harry Turner]], and Eric C. Williams. | + | Writing contributors included Forrest J. Ackerman ([[Voice of the Imagi-Nation]]), Sid Birchby, Joan Burke, Arthur C. Clarke ([[Novae Terrae]]), Harold Gottliffe, Maurice Hanson ([[Novae Terrae]]), Harriet Hawkins, Phil Hetherington, Eric Hopkins, David McIlwain ([[Satellite]]), Robert W. Lowndes, Kenneth Mackley, John Michel, Julian Parr, James Rathbone ([[Macabre (Scotland)|Macabre]]), Osmond Robb, Charles Rowlands, D.R. Smith, R. W. Tucker ([[Le Zombie]]), [[Harry Turner]], and Eric C. Williams. |
Art contributions included illustrations and covers by Osmond Robb and Harry Turner, editor of [[Zenith]], to which all three editors of ''The Fantast'' were regular contributors. | Art contributions included illustrations and covers by Osmond Robb and Harry Turner, editor of [[Zenith]], to which all three editors of ''The Fantast'' were regular contributors. | ||
Revision as of 12:25, 14 March 2011
The Fantast was a science fiction zine published in the UK from 1939 till 1942.
The first issue appeared in April of 1939.The Fantast was originally produced in England by Christopher Sam Youd, who edited the first nine issues up to 1941, til he was called to duty in WW II. He passed the fanzine onto Douglas Webster who then published the fanzine from Aberdeen, Scotland, releasing five more issues until the last one appeared in July 1942. Issues 9 and 10 were co-edited with John F. Burke, incorporating his fanzine Satellite.
Writing contributors included Forrest J. Ackerman (Voice of the Imagi-Nation), Sid Birchby, Joan Burke, Arthur C. Clarke (Novae Terrae), Harold Gottliffe, Maurice Hanson (Novae Terrae), Harriet Hawkins, Phil Hetherington, Eric Hopkins, David McIlwain (Satellite), Robert W. Lowndes, Kenneth Mackley, John Michel, Julian Parr, James Rathbone (Macabre), Osmond Robb, Charles Rowlands, D.R. Smith, R. W. Tucker (Le Zombie), Harry Turner, and Eric C. Williams.
Art contributions included illustrations and covers by Osmond Robb and Harry Turner, editor of Zenith, to which all three editors of The Fantast were regular contributors.
