Le Zombie
Le Zombie was a science fiction fanzine published by Wilson "Bob" Tucker.
The first issue was released in Bloomington, Illinois, U.S.A. December 1938, intended as a 'rider' with a weekly newszine called Fantasy News. It was a typed, doubled-sided news sheet subtitled "Tucker's Candid Comment". As of the sixth issue, it no longer accompanied Fantasy News, but was now a 'rider' with Nova. Issue 2, the convention issue, was 6 pages, and Issue 10 of August 1939, saw Le Zombie emerge as a four page zine with photos and a cover, and become a subscription zine.
With issue 11, Sully Roberts was Associate Editor and occasional art work. Issue 12 featured illustrations, with Walter Marconette (editor of Scienti-Snaps) as Art Director. Cover artwork for issue 17 was by Damon Knight, for issue 18 by Ray Bradbury. Issue 19 contains a reprint of "The Science Fiction Eye" by Julius Schwartz (editor of The Time Traveler). Issue 21 and 24 featured covers by Damon Knight, and issue 28 featured an illustration by Leslie Croutch and an announcement that the zine would now be a monthly. Issue 32 featured a story by Walt Sullivan, and an article by Joe Gilbert, and in issue 33 Dale Tarr reveals his "Chicon" 1940 memories. Issue 34 includes an avtual photo by Harry Warner, Jr. attached to the cover, and an open letter by Sully Roberds. Number 36 features A Day With the Queens Science Fiction League by William Groveman, an article by Louis Russell Chauvenet, and an actual photo of Paul Freehafer, Bob Madle, Erle Korshak, Ross Rocklynne, Walt Leibscher, Date Tarr, Forrest Ackerman, Julius Unger, Robert Thompson and Gertrude Kuslan on the cover. Issue 37 features an actual photo of Sully Roberds on the cover. Issue 38 was published in Los Angeles, and features a reprint of "Fire Blitz" by C.S. Youd from the Fantasy War Bulletin. Number 39 included an article on Michigan fandom by E.E. Evans, Michi Fans by Richard Kuhn. Issue 41 has E. Everret Evans on the Denver Convention. Isse 43 features a cover by Walt Carrithers and an article of New Jersey fandom by Charles A. Beling. Issue 44 had an actual photo from the Michigan Convention on the cover. Issue 45 featured an illustration by Roy Hunt, fiction by Al Ashley. an article by Walt Liebscher and the supplementary 1941 Fanzine Yearbook compiled by Tucker, Harry Pratt and Art Widner. Issue 46 has another cover by Roy Hunt.
All issues featured letters and fanzine reviews and news.
Sixty seven issues were produced between the 1930s and the 1960s.
In October of 2000, Le Zombie became an "ezine', called e-zombie. Five issues were released, the most recent in August 2001.
A number of terms were coined in the pages of Le Zombie" the term "space opera" appears for the first time in an issue in 1941.
