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Issue #8 appeared in February 1948. Nine issues were published.
 
Issue #8 appeared in February 1948. Nine issues were published.
  
Jack Riggs attended the February 1945 Boskone Convention in Boston, sponsored by The Stranger Club, and held in the home of R.D. Swisher.  
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During the 1949s, Jack Riggs was an active fan who attended the February 1945 Boskone Convention in Boston, sponsored by The Stranger Club, and held in the home of R.D. Swisher.  
  
Jack Riggs also contributed to fanzines such as [[The Gorgon]] and [[Peon]].
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He also contributed to fanzines such as [[The Gorgon]] and [[Peon]].
  
 
With fellow fan from the 1940s Louis C. Smith, he released the fanzine [[Unknown Index]] in 1946, which was a bibliography and index to ''Unknown'' Magazine, a magazine of science fiction, fantasy, and weird fiction.
 
With fellow fan from the 1940s Louis C. Smith, he released the fanzine [[Unknown Index]] in 1946, which was a bibliography and index to ''Unknown'' Magazine, a magazine of science fiction, fantasy, and weird fiction.

Revision as of 23:02, 18 August 2011

Lethe Issue 8 1948

Lethe was a science fiction fanzine by Jack Riggs.

Lethe was published in Berkeley California, U.S.A. in the 1940s.

Issue #8 appeared in February 1948. Nine issues were published.

During the 1949s, Jack Riggs was an active fan who attended the February 1945 Boskone Convention in Boston, sponsored by The Stranger Club, and held in the home of R.D. Swisher.

He also contributed to fanzines such as The Gorgon and Peon.

With fellow fan from the 1940s Louis C. Smith, he released the fanzine Unknown Index in 1946, which was a bibliography and index to Unknown Magazine, a magazine of science fiction, fantasy, and weird fiction.