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April 17, 2024

Fanzines: Unless otherwise noted, all scans are by Joe Siclari.
--1 Issue - Maybe More to Come. Added 5 titles: Bandwagon 6 (Dick Ryan, Sum 60), Dinosaur Spit 1 (Murray Moore, Apr 97), Dipody 2 (Alan Shaw, Apr 66), Fanview 5 (Butch Manks and Johnny Bowles, Jun 59), and Sanseveria 2 (Dale Speirs, Jan 97). Sanseveria has an essay on the origin of the hectograph.
--2000's One Shots. Added 2 items: The Sweetheart of Fanac Falls - Joyce Katz Anthology (Arnie Katz, Mar 05) and Wassamatta U (Randy Byers, Jun 03). Wassamatta U was scanned by Alan Stewart. Thanks, Alan!
--Ben's Beat, Ben Indick. Added 1 issue and created an index page for this zine, relocating the issue that had been in 1 Issue-Maybe More to Come. I believe it was really a 1986 issue, so there you go. The advantage of archiving original materials is the vast opportunity to correct your previous errors, or perhaps make new ones.
--Burroughsania, Michael Moorcock. Added 4 issues of this new-to-us ERB-related title from the mid-50s. Contents include some fan fiction. Scans provided by Rob Hansen. Thanks, Rob!
--Calendars. Added 2 items, both from Australia. Added: 1981 Australian Science Fiction Fan Calendar (Merv Binns, 80) and Ian Gunn's 1984 Trivia Cartoon Almanac Calendar (Ian Gunn, 83). The 1981 calendar has a cover by Stephen Campbell. The Gunn calendar is full of entertaining cartoons with accompanying one paragraph descriptions. Scan by Alan Stewart. Thanks, Alan!
--Fanoclast Weakly, Arnie Katz. Added 3 issues of this new-to-us APAzine from the mid 60s.
--Horsetail, Gretchen Schwenn. Added 2 issues of this new-to-us APAzine title from the mid 60s.
--Lincroft-Holmdel Science Fiction Club, Evelyn and Mark Leeper. These are the predecessors to MT Void. added another 30 issues from 1986, completing that year. Thanks, Evelyn!
--MT Void, Evelyn and Mark Leeper. Added the 4/12 issue. Thanks, Evelyn and Mark.
--OPO, Dick and Pat Lupoff. Added #70 (66?), their last issue.
--TAFF. Added Taffluorescence! fourth issue (Sandra Bond, Apr 24). Thanks, Sandra.
--Tightbeam, George Phillies and John Swartz. Added the April issue. Thanks, George.
--Union Street, Jeanne Gomoll and Scott Custis. Added 6 issues: #34-39 (Nov 92-Mar 93). Scanned from zines provided by Jeanne Gomoll. Thanks, Jeanne.

April 12, 2024

Fanzines: Unless otherwise noted, all scans are by Joe Siclari.
--1 Issue - Maybe More to Come. Added 3 titles: "Blame the Movers 1" (Steve Miller/Sharon Lee, 88), "Kolvir 2" (Tim Daniels, May 75) and "Paper Plane 1" (Steve Miller, 76). These three were provided for scanning by Sharon Lee. Thank you, Sharon.
--fanzines/Cauldron_Bubbles, Bill Blackbeard. Added 3 issues of this new-to-us APAzine from the 60s.
--FanoMatiC, Dave van Arnam. Added 3 issues of this new-to-us title from the mid 60s. It's dedicated to APA-F mailing comments.
--Hydra, Mike McInerney. Added 2 issues of this new-to-us APAzine from the 60s.
--Intermission, Ahrvid Engholm. Added #143 (Apr 24). Thanks, Ahrvid.
--Metrofan Bulletin, Andrew Porter. Added 3 issues: #1-3 (May-Oct 65). Scans by Mark Olson.
--MT Void, Evelyn and Mark Leeper. Added the 4/5/24 issue. Thanks, Evelyn and Mark.
--Lincroft-Holmdel Science Fiction Club, Evelyn and Mark Leeper. These are the predecessors to MT Void, dating back to 1978 with notes from the Bell Labs SF Discussion group. Evelyn has kindly provided txt files of the early zines, and I'm putting them up as pdfs. This first batch has 50 issues. Thanks, Evelyn!
--OPO, Dick and Pat Lupoff. Added 6 issues of this APAzine from the mid60s. OPO stands for One Page Only.
--Swingline, Joyce Katz. Added 6 issues: #12 - 17 (Mar-Sep 73). Fanzines provided for scanning at Corflu 41 by Sandra Bond. Thanks, Sandra!
--Xtreme, Arnie Katz. Added 3 issues of this new-to-us FAPAzine from the 90s. Enjoying the Rotslers in these.

PDF conversions and issue updates: Unless otherwise noted, all PDF conversions are by Mark Olson today
--Banshee, Larry Shaw. Replaced the remaining 3 issues that were JPGs with searchable PDFs.
--Caliban, Larry Shaw. Replaced the remaining 4 issues that were JPGs with searchable PDFs.
--En Garde, Al and Abby Lu Ashley. Replaced the remaining issues we have with searchable PDFs.
--Fan-Tods, Norman Francis Stanley. Replaced the remaining 3 JPG issues with searchable PDFs.
--Inspiration, Lynn Bridges. Replaced the remaining 4 JPG issues that we have with searchable PDFs.
--S.F. Weekly, Andrew Porter. Replaced the remaining 3 JPG issues that we have with searchable PDFs.
--Walt's Wramblings. Replaced the remaining 5 jpg issues that we have with searchable PDFs.

April 6, 2024

Fanzines Added: Unless otherwise noted, all scans are by Joe Siclari.
--The Amateur Effer. This is the OO of APA-F, and it now has an index page and 4 1964 issues listed. I had the first complete mailing up under 1 Issue-Maybe More to Come  as "The Amateur Effer 1", and heard from quite a few people that the placement was odd, since it was an entire APA mailing. I have started now to break the individual zines out and list them separately, as they should be. I'll leave that first one there for a while until all the zines are up elsewhere. There'll be a proper APA listing for it too.
--Crudzine Quarterly, rich brown. Added 3 issues of this new-to-us apazine from the 60s. These are one pagers.
--Dolphin, Elinor Busby. Added 3 issues of this new-to-us OMPAzine from the early 60s.
--Fantasy Collector, G. A. Bibby. Added #51 (Dec 62).
--Fantasy Historical Amateur. Added 1 issue, 4 flyers and such, and created an index page for the official organ of the Fantasy Historical APA (FHAPA) from the late 90s. One issue was relocated to this page, having been in 1 Issue-Maybe More to Come.
--First Draft, Dave van Arnam. 6 issues: #18-19 (Jul 64), 33 (Oct 64), 37-38 (Nov 64) and 41 (Dec 64).
--Gambit, Ted White. Added 2 issues: #49-50 (Jul 64).
--Glitz, Arnie and Joyce Katz. Added 5 issues of this new-to-us FAPAzine from the 90s.
--Much Binding on the Marsh, Garth Spencer. Added 1 issue and created an index page for this 60s zine, relocating the issue that had been in 1 Issue-Maybe More to Come.
--The Rambler, Michael Moorcock. Added #10 (Jan 58). The name change from Jazz Fan to Rambler definitely happened at issue 10. Thanks to Rob Hansen for the scans and the clarification! Thanks, Rob.
--Union Street, Jeanne Gomoll and Scott Custis Added 6 issues of this APAzine: #28-33 (Feb-Oct 92). Scanned from fanzines provided by Jeanne Gomoll. Thanks, Jeanne.
--Synapse, Jack Speer. Added 2 issues: Nov 01, and May 04.
--TAFF. Added Taffluoresence! third issue (Sandra Bond, Apr 24). Thanks, Sandra.

PDF Replacements: All OCR and PDFing today by Joe Mark Olson.
--Fan-Tods, Norman Francis Stanley. Replaced the first 2 issues with searchable PDFs.
--YHOS, Art Widner. Replaced 3 issues: #4-6 (Sep 42-Mar 43) with searchable PDFs.

April 3, 2024

Fanzines: Unless otherwise noted, all scans are by Joe Siclari.
--1 Issue - Maybe More to Come. Added 3 titles: Fantasy 6 (Fritz Bachtrogler, Aug 60, Austria), Pottery Leaflet 4 (Dick Eney, Jan 64) and Quay-Berth 1 (Billy Pettit, Jan 67).
--1950s One Shots. Added 2 items: "Brood 1" (Michael Moorcock, Dec 57) and "The Outhouse on the Asteroid" (Martin Alger, Ralph Fluette, Bill Groover and Art Rapp, Mar 50). Scan for Brood 1 was provided by Rob Hansen. Thanks, Rob! And thanks to Michael Moorcock for his permission to put these zines online.
--De Profundis, Heath Row. Added the April 2024 issue. Thanks, Heath.
--FanewsCard, Walt Dunkelberger and Earl Kay. Added 3 issues: #60-62 (Aug-Sep 44). Scans by David Ritter. Thanks, David!
--Holier Than Thou, Marty Cantor. Added #8 (Oct 80). I believe the only issue we need now is #5. Scan by Alan Stewart. Thanks, Alan!
--Invisible Fan, Avedon Carol. Added #3 (Spr 77). Fanzine provided by Sharon Lee. Thank you, Sharon.
--Number One, Mike McInerney. Added 2 issues of this new-to-us APAzine from the 00s. Zines provided by Geri Sullivan. Thanks, Geri!
--Opuntia, Dale Speirs. Added the Good Friday 2024 issue. Thanks, Dale.
--The Rambler, Michael Moorcock. Added 4 issues: #11-14 (Feb-Mar 58). Michael Moorcock changed the name of his zine, "Jazz Fan" to "The Rambler" somewhere around issue 10. The issue numbering continues from the Jazz Fan issue numbers, so we have them both on the same fanzine index page. Thanks to Rob Hansen for providing these scans. Thanks, Rob!
--Probe. Added #130, edited by Liz Simmonds (I think), Jan 06. Scan by Alan Stewart. Thanks, Alan.
--References. Added 1 item: British Fanzine Bibliograph 1 (1936-1950), edited by Peter Roberts (May 77). Scan by Alan Stewart. Thanks, Alan!
--References - Fan_Histories. Added 1 item: Australian Fan History 1953-1966 (I), by John Foyster (Aug 99), also marked for Fanhistoricon 9.5 and Aussiecon Three. Scan by Alan Stewart. Thanks, Alan.
--The Stf Amateur, Heath Row. Added the April 2024 issue. Thanks, Heath.
--TAFF. Added "The TAFFlon Tudor!" (Martin Tudor, Jul 96). Scan by Alan Stewart. Thanks, Alan.
--View from under a 60 Watt Lamp, Dave Locke. Added 4 issues of this new-to-us APAzine from the early 80s. Issue 3, starting on pg 2 has an entertaining description of the other APA members for (presumably) a new member. Sample: "Roy Tackett is 156 years old and lost his fingers in a geisha house in Japan. Types by striking the typewriter with his foot. Actually, Harlan Ellison is right: Roy looks like a Kansas City hitman. Created the expression "Ed Cox Doodle Here," and actually has the personality that Buck Coulson carries around as a shtick. Lives on a sand dune near Albuquerque, and says arresting things." After reading these, now I want to join FLAP circa 1982.

Conpubs: Unless otherwise noted, all scans are by Mark Olson. Special thanks to Pat Molloy and Alan Stewart for recent contributions of zines and scans to the archive.
--Worldcon:
---Aussiecon added Hugo Nomination ballot 1975
---Aussiecon 4 added Postcard flyer, Bbookmark, Aussiecon Four envelope, Pre-supporter form with THAT typo
---Baycon added _1968_Vardeman_1968
---Chengdu added Progress Report 2, Memphis in 2023 trifold flier - Lynch
---Chicon V added 1990 Chesley Awards Invitation, 1990 Chesley Awards Program, PR 7, Sydney in 91 flyer
---ConAdian added Australia in 99 room party flyer and sign, Film schedule, Games program guide, Hotel reservation form, Hugo and Campbell award winners flyer, Hugo and Campbell awards voter statistics, Masquerade information, Membership badge back, Membership badge front, Membership receipt, Passport, Pre-con information, Prix Aurora Awards flyer, Program participants information, Restaurant guide, Room party invitation, Site selection and t-shirts receipts, WSFS Second main business meeting agenda, Perth in 94 Worldcon Bid Flyer
---Conspiracy '87 added Britain in 87 Bidding committee meeting minutes July 1984, Britain in 87 flyer Australia, Britain in 87 flyer bulldog, Britain is heaven in 87 flyer US, Conspiracy membership badge
---Discon I added Hugo Nomination ballot
---Dublin 2019 added 1943 Retro Hugo Nominations Ballot, 1943 Retro Hugo Nominations Ballot Instructions, 2018 Hugo Nominations Ballot, 2018 Hugo Nominations Ballot Instructions
---Glasgow 2024 added Glasgow-2024-Worldcon-Bid-Questionnaire, Glasgow-Worldcon-Board-Rules, Glasgow-Worldcon-Facilities-Proposal, Glasgow-Worldcon-Letter-of-Intent
---Intersection added Gopher T-Shirt, Agent's APA The Camel 5, Bid report 1, flyer form (used), flyer, Hot hotel newsflash, Hugo ballot, membership receipt, Site selection ballot for 1998, Sydney in '95 bid zine Sinchronicity 1
---L.A.con III added HA & Medical questionnaire, Hugo ballot, Masquerade registration form, Retro-Hugo ballot, Site selection ballot for 1999, Spat! 12.5, Supporting member postcard, L.Acon III A Wealth of Fable flyer (with PR 0)
---Loncon II added Auction Catalog, Program Book
---Noreascon 3 added Boston in '89 Bidding T-Shirt #2, Boston in '89 T-shirt, Committee T-Shirt
---St. Louiscon added Pocket Program
---Tricon added Boston in 1970 bid with 1967 site selectionvote tally on back

--Arisia:
---Arisia 2023 added Flyer, Arisia 2024 added Bookmark, Postcard flier, Arisia '00 added Clear Ether, Program Book
---Arisia '01 added Program Book, Arisia '02 added Clear Ether, Program Book, Arisia '99 added Program Book

--Australian Natcon:
---Constantinople added Program participant information
---Convergence 2002 added A5 flyer
---Swancon 14 added Photo and name badges
---Syncon '92 added Flyer PM

--Balticon:
---Balticon 50 added Program Book, Balticon 57 added Program Book, Balticon 58 added Postcard flier

--Boskone:
---Boskone 5 added Program Book
---Boskone 7 added Program Book, Auction Materials, Restaurant Guide Benatan
---Boskone 9 added Program Book
---Boskone 10 added Film Schedule
---Boskone 13 added Helmuth - Sunday, Pocket Program
---Boskone 14 added Progress Report
---Boskone 15 added Progress Report
---Boskone 17 added Helminth Fri-Sat-Sun
---Boskone 19 added Progress Report
---Boskone 61 added NarniaCon Pocket Program, Pocket Program

--Con*Stellation:
---Con*Stellation I: The Pleiades added Program Book
---Con*Stellation II: Gemini added Program Book
---Con*Stellation III: Ursa Major added Program Book
---Con*Stellation IV: Aquarius added Program Book
---Con*Stellation IX: Sagittarius added Pocket Program, Program Book
---Con*Stellation V: Andromeda added Program Book
---Con*Stellation VI: Lyra added Pocket Program, Program Book
---Con*Stellation VII: Centaurus added Pocket Program, Program Book
---Con*Stellation VIII: Cetus added Pocket Program
---Con*Stellation XI: Scorpio added Pocket Program, Program Book
---Con*Stellation XII: Orion added Program Book
---Con*Stellation XIII: Musca added Program Book
---Con*Stellation XIV: Monoceros added Pocket Program, Program Book
---Con*Stellation XV: Aquila added Pocket Program, Program Book
---Con*Stellation XVII: Hydra added Flyer
---Con*Stellation XXI: Pavo added Pocket Program & Area Guide, Program Book

--Corflu:
---Corflu 8 added Progress report 1
---Corflu 11 added Corflu Nova Progress report 1a, Corflu Nova Progress report 2, Corflu Nova The Progress Report

--DeepSouthCon:
---DSC 20 added Program Book
---DSC 21 added PR 1, PR 2, Program Book, Satyricon News, Weird Shit Tales - Friday, Weird Shit Tales - Saturday, Weird Shit Tales - Sunday
---DSC 22 added Program Book
---DSC 23 added Pocket Program, Program Book
---DSC 24 (L&N DSC) added PR 2, Program Book
---DSC 25 added Program Book
---DSC 26 added Program Book
---DSC 27 added Program Book
---DSC 28 added DSC 27 Program Book, Program Book
---DSC 29 added Program Book
---DSC 32 added Badges, 1994 DeepSouthCon 32 Pocket program
---DSC 33 added Program Book
---DSC 34 added Program Book
---DSC 36 added Program Book, Welcome to the Inn of the Dancing Dragon
---DSC 37 added Program Book
---DSC 38 added Program Book
---DSC 41 added Pocket Program, Program Book
---DSC 42 added Pocket Program, Program Book
---DSC 47 added Program Book
---DSC 48 added Pocket Program
---DSC 62 added Bid Flyer

--Ditto:
---Ditto 3 added Convention book, Spirits in the Night 1, Spirits in the Night 2, Spirits in the Night 3, Spirits in the Night 4
---Ditto V added Flyer, Later flyer

--Eastercon:
---LXICON added con Jetstream, Con Program Book
---OMPAcon '73 added Auction & Hotel form , PR 3, PR 4
---Reconnect added Half-page Ad

---FanHistoriCon 1 added Flyer

--Lunacon:
---Lunacon 6 added Eastercon 2 Welcome 1966 (Lunacon)
---Lunacon 8 added Eastercon 1 Welcome & Auction

---Reconstruction added Program Book

--Norwescon:
---Norwescon 14.5 added PR
---Norwescon XX added Pocket Program
---Norwescon XXIII added Post Con Report, Progress Report
---Norwescon XXIV added Flyer
---Norwescon XXVIII added Pocket Program
---Norwescon XXXI added Member's Guide
---Norwescon XXXII added Post Con Report
---Norwescon XXXVI added Program Book
---Norwescon XXXVII added Program Book
---Norwescon 38 added Pocket Program - Saturday&Sunday
---Norwescon 39 added Program Book

--Novacon:
---Novacon 16 added Booking form, Progress report 1, Progress report 2, Progress report 3
---Novacon 17 added Booking form, Progress report 1
---Novacon 21 added Snooker Tournament Form

--OryCon:
---OryCon 16 added Progress report 1
---OryCon 20 added Pocket Program
---OryCon 22 added PR 1, PR 2, Flyer
---OryCon 31 added Pocket Program

--Rivercon:
---Rivercon I and V added Program Book
---Rivercon VI added Schedule & Guide, Video Program, Rivercpn 6 Program Book, Newsletter Update
---Rivercon VII added Program Book
---Rivercon VIII added Program Book, Newsletter Update
---Rivercon XII added Pocket Program, Rivercon Journal Sat-Sun, Program Book
---Rivercon XIII added Pocket Program, Program Book
---Rivercon XIV added Program Book
---Rivercon XVI added PR
---Rivercon XVII added The Rivercon Report
---Rivercon XVIII added The Riverboat Packet
---Rivercon XIX added Rivercon Stories #1-2
---Rivercon XXI added Flyer, Program Book, The Riverboat Packet
---Rivercon XXII added Program Book, Riverboat Packet Fri-Sat
---Rivercon XXIII added Program Book
---Rivercon XXV added Program Book, The Riverboat Packet

--Rustycon:
---Rustycon 2, 5, 7, 8, and 9 added Program Book
---Rustycon 6 added Pocket Program, Program Book, Programming Who's Who, Video Program
---Rustycon 10 added Pocket Program, Program Book
---Rustycon 16 and 20 added Program Book
---Rustycon 18 added Pocket Program
---Rustycon 2021 added Program Book, Pocket Program
---Rustycon 27, 29, 30 and 31 added Program Book
---Rustycon 28 added Pocket Program
---Rustycon 32 added Program Book, Pocket Program
---Rustycon 33 added Pocket Program, Program Book
---Rustycon 34 added Pocket Program, Program Book
---Rustycon 35 added Pocket Program, Program Book

---Smofcon 36 added Program Book, Program Grid

--Westercon:
---ConClusion added Program Book
---Conkopelli added Dancing and Joking - John Hertz
---Empirecon added Masquerade Memory Book, Program Book
---Westercon 23 added The Chronon
---Westercon 43 added When in Doubt, Make It Chocolate Pilz & Malin 1990-07 Westercon 43
---Westercon 46 added The Voice of the Clam
---Westercon 48 and 54 both added Flyers
---Westercon 56 added Program Book
---Westercon 66 added Program Book, Tardum Flumen #6

--Xanadu:
---Xanadu 2.0 added Program Book, Son of Book and Xanadu 3.0 added Program Book, Video Schedule
---Xanadu 4 added Program Book, and Xanadu 5 added Program Book
---Xanadu 6 added Program Book, Program Schedule and Xanadu 7 added Program Book

Corrections and Clarifications: DUFF. Thanks to Leah Zeldes Smith for a correction on date for one of the items. Fixed now. Thanks, Leah!

March 30, 2024

Fanzines Added: Unless otherwise noted, all scans are by Joe Siclari.
--BSFAN, Mike Kurman. Added 2 issues: #1 (Mar 75) and 3 (Oct 75). Fanzines provided for scanning by Sharon Lee. Thank you, Sharon.
--Don-O-Saur, Don C. Thompson. Added #59 (Aug 90). Fanzine provided for scanning by Sharon Lee. Thank you, Sharon.
--DUFF. Added 1 item: "Vote Early and Vote Often - Dick & Leah for DUFF" (Dick and Leah Smith, 93). Scan by Alan Stewart. Thanks, Alan.
--Extrapolation, Thomas Clareson. Added 2 items to this new-to-us index page. Issue V10#2 (May 69) and the index to Vol 1-10 (also May 69). Extrapolation is an academic publication, rather than a fanzine.
--FanewsCard, Walt Dunkelberger and Earl Kay. Added 5 issues: #55-59 (Aug 44). Sample headline - "FANCYCLOPEDIA is being mimeod by LASFS 100 pgs single spaced". Scans for these issues provided by David Ritter. Thanks, David!
--Jazz Fan, Michael Moorcock. Added 4 issues of this new-to-us related zine from the mid 50s. Previously titled "Fantasy and Jazz Fan", with issue 5 (the first one we have) the name was changed to Jazz Fan. Many thanks to Rob Hansen for the scanning, and to Michael Moorcock for his permission to archive these zines here.
--Memphen, Greg Bridges. Added 2 issues: #280-281 (Sep 02 - Mar 04). Provided for scanning by Geri Sullivan. Thanks, Geri.
--Masque, Bill Rotsler. Added a 1996 issue, provided by Geri Sullivn for the scanning. Thanks, Geri!
--MT Void, Evelyn and Mark Leeper. Added the 3/29 issue. Thanks, Evelyn and Mark.
--Perryscope, Perry Middlemiss. Added #42 (Mar 24). Thanks, Perry.
--Swingline, Joyce Katz. Added 5 issues; #7-11 (Sep 72 - Feb 73). These issues were acquired at Corflu 41.
--Twink, E.B. Frohvet. Added 2 issues: #16 (Apr 00) an #25 (02). Fanzines provided for scanning by Sharon Lee. Thank you, Sharon.
--Whathell, Dave Locke. Added 2 issues of this new-to-us APAzine from 1981.
--Xenolith, Bill Bowers. Added #39 (Mar 97). Provided for scanning by Geri Sullivan. Thanks, Geri!

Fancyclopedia: Recent contributors include: Thomas Bull, Vincent Docherty, Edward Finneran, Barry Gold, Steve Johnson, Dave Langford, Laurie Mann, Bee Ostrowsky, Mark Plummer, David Ritter, Steven Silver, Leah Zeldes Smith, Jan Vanek jr, and of course Mark Olson.

March 27, 2024

Fanzines: Unless otherwise noted, all scans are by Joe Siclari.
--Ansible, Dave Langford. Added the last 2 issues - Feb-Mar 24. Thanks, Dave.
--ANZAPA OO. Added 2 items: the 1992 ANZAPA Poll (Cath Ortlieb, Oct 92) and ANZAPA OBO 147 (Alan Stewart, Aug 92). Scans by Perry Middlemiss. Thanks, Perry.
--BSFA. Added a membership flyer from about 1970 (Audey Walton). If anyone has a more certain date, please let me know.
--Calendars. Added the ATom Fan Calendar 1959, produced and published by Sandy Sanderson, Joy and Vince Clarke and Arthur Thomson. This was scanned at Corflu 41.
--The Charlottan, Len Bailes. Added 2 issues and created an index page for this 60s SAPSzine, relocating the issue that had been in 1 Issue-Maybe More to Come. Obtained or scanned at Corflu 41.
--Fanactivity Gazette, Mindy Hunt. Added the March 2024 issue of this NFFF newsletter. Sent by George Phillies. Thanks, George and Mindy.
--Full Length Articles, Jack Speer. Added #2, Part 1 - Up to Now (Jun 39). This is the first history of fandom ever.
--GUFF. Added 4 items: GUFFStuff 4 (Joseph Nicholas, Apr 99), GUFFaw 1 (Steve Davies, Julian Headlong and Paul Kincaid, 99), GUFFaw 3 (Paul Kincaid Nov 99) and GUFFaw 5 (Paul Kincaid, Oct 00). All scans by Alan Stewart. Thanks, Alan.
--MT Void, Evelyn and Mark Leeper. Added the 3/22/24 issue. Thanks, Evelyn and Mark.
--Stop the Presses, Rich and Nicki Lynch. Added #4 (Aug 93). Scan by Alan Stewart. Thanks, Alan.
--Paperback Parlour, Joseph Nicholas. Added V3#2 (Oct 79).
--Rogue Raven, Frank Denton. Added #42 (Sep 90). Scan by Alan Stewart. Thanks, Alan.
--Rune, Jeanne Mealy and David Romm. Added #78 (Jul 88). Scan by Alan Stewart. Thanks, Alan!
--Swingline, Joyce Katz. Added 5 issues of this-new-to-us APAzine from the early 70s. Issues acquired at Corflu41.
--Texas SF Inquirer, Alexander Slate. Added #53 (Sep 94). Texas SF Inquirer is a core fanzine for us to scan. Scan by Alan Stewart. Thanks, Alan!
--Wild Heirs, Arnie and Joyce Katz and the Vegrants. Added #12.5 (Jan 96). This issue is "Trufan Detective Magazine". Scan by Alan Stewart. Thanks, Alan!
--WOOF. Added 4 issues: #35 (Alan Stewart, Sep 10), 36 (Randy Byers, Aug 11), #44 (Kees van Toorn, Dublin 2019) and 48 (Donald E. Eastlake III, 23). Issue 44 provided by Jan Vanek, and scans provided by Bill Burns and eFanzines.com. Thanks Jan and Bill!

PDF conversions and issue updates: Fanvariety, Max Keasler. Replaced 3 issues with searchable PDFs. Replaced are issues 7-8 (Apr-May 51) and 10 (Jul 51).

Corrections and Clarifications: WOOF. Thanks to Jan Vanek for pointing out that I typo'd one of the whole numbers on the WOOF page. Fixed now. Thanks, Jan!

March 23, 2024

Fanzines Added: Unless otherwise noted, all scans are by Joe Siclari.
--1 Issue - Maybe More to Come. Added 6 titles: Baloney 1 (Arnie Katz/Tom Springer, Apr 00), Ben's Beat 74 (Ben Indick, Sep 03), Phantom Circuit 1 (Don Simpson, 65), Portrait of the Artist (Bruce Pelz, Dec 72), Vegas Fandom Weekly 8 (Arnie Katz, Jan 05) and Western Romance 7 (Joyce Katz, Nov 03). Baloney and Ben's Beat were scanned at Corflu 41. Vegas Fandom Weekly and Western Romance were acquired at Corflu 41.
--ASFA. Added a membership flyer from Matt Fertig from the mid-80s.
--Canadian Fandom, Bill Grant. Added 4 issues: #34-37 (Jun 57-Oct 58). Canadian Fandom is a core fanzine for us to scan. Canadian Fandom is a core fanzine for us to scan. Contributors in these issues include Dr. David Keller, Richard Elsberry, and Sam Moskowitz (with an article on Ray Bradbury and the "Influences that Shaped Him"). These issues were provided for scanning by Murray Moore at Corflu 41, and scanned right there. Thanks, Murray!
--Diagonal Relationship/Dillinger Relic, Arthur Hlavaty. Added 3 issues: Diagonal Relationship 19-20 (Oct 81- Jan 82), and Dillinger Relic 37 (84). These were scanned at Corflu 41.
--Flag, Andrew Hooper. Added 5 issues: #17-21 (May 16 - May 18). These were provided by Nic Farey and scanned at Corflu 41. Thanks, Nic.
--Plasma, Arnie Katz. Added 5 issues of this new-to-us FAPAzine from the 90s/00s.
--References - SF, Fantasy & Horror Bibliographies. Added an unusual item: manuscript for Don Franson's "History of the Hugo, Nebula and International Fantasy Awards". It includes a cover letter to Howard DeVore.
--TNFF, George Phillies and Jon Swartz. Added the March 24 issue of The National Fantasy Fan. Thanks, George.
--Zip (new series), Ted White. Added 3 issues of this new-to-us 1956 fanzine. It ran in parallel to Stellar (not before).

March 20, 2024

YouTube: The Women Fen Don’t See w/Claire Brialey, Kate Heffner & Leah Zeldes Smith
Link for part 1: https://youtu.be/F5Oc9Cf-Dq4 
Part 1: Women did not magically appear in fandom with the advent of Star Trek, but have been part of science fiction fandom since the earliest days. They're faneds, and convention chairs, writers and artists, club fans and costumers. Sometimes, they're all of the above. Our impressive panelists (see bios on the bottom) Claire Brialey, Kate Heffner and Leah Zeldes Smith talk about why early female fans have received less credit than they deserved, or been overlooked entirely, and describe the contributions of a number of them....In this recording (Mar 2024, part 1 of 2), our panelists talk about how this research began, and why women that were cranking the mimeos, writing fanzine articles and going to conventions were not even regarded as fans. Early fan historians didn’t correct this impression, reflecting the attitudes of society and ignoring women’s contributions to fandom, especially married women. In this recording, you’ll learn about what fans did say about women in the community, “the radical hoax of Lee Hoffman”, and Miss Science Fiction 1949 (and the Fake Geek Girl response that ensued).

Woman discussed in part 1 include Jean Bogart, Pam Bulmer, Daphne Buckmaster, Marion Eadie, Helen Finn, Nancy Kemp, Trudy Kuslan, Lois Miles, Frances Swisher, and Jane Tucker. There’s a lot of information, a little hero worship and a dive into those hard-to-research women whose fanac was not primarily in fanzines.

Link for Part 2: https://youtu.be/pBEL0x5v_O8  Woman discussed here include Ina Shorrock, Bobbie Gray, and Ethel Lindsay. There’s more about Femizine, the impact that early female fans can have on younger generations today, and whether women fans today will experience the same sorts of erasure. At about 32 minutes in, Q&A from the audience begins, with the difficulty of researching women fans, especially those that change their names multiple times, and anecdotes of Nan Gerding, Lynette Mills, Fuzzy Pink Niven, and Noreen Shaw. Maggie Thompson contributes a wonderful anecdote about her mother SF author Betsy Curtis and Tony Boucher. The recording concludes with a welcome discussion of how women have been treated in fandom in recent years.

Fanzines Added: Unless otherwise noted, all scans are by Joe Siclari.
--1960s One Shots. Added 5 items: "Baycon 1968" (Bob Vardeman, 68), "Go Westercon Young Man" (Dwain Kaider, Jul 65), "Myrtle Rebecca Douglas - An Appreciation" (Elmer Perdue, May 65), "One Hundred Perent" (Miriam Knight and Bob Lichtman, May 65) and "Open Season on Elephants" (rich brown, 64). I should have had the Morojo appreciation up before last weekend's zoom.
--1990s One Shots. Added 2 items: Westercon 44 ANZAPA One-shot (Aug 91), and the Whiz for ATom flyer (90). The Westercon 44 ANZAPA One Shot was scanned by Perry Middlemiss. Thanks, Perry.
--Birdsmith, Vernon McCain. Added 3 issues: #16-18 (Feb-Fall 57). Issues were scanned at Corflu 41.
--BSFA Bulletin, Archie Mercer. Added 2 issues: 26 and 26a both from Aug 69. These zines were sanned at Corflu 41.
--Dark Toys, Taral Wayne. Added Taral's new issue, #77 (Mar 24). Thanks, Taral!
--Diagonal Relationship, Arthur Hlavaty. Added 5 issues: #14-18 (Jull 80-Jul 81). These zines were scanned at Corflu 41.
--Madison Foursquare, Scott Custis and Jeanne Gomoll. Added the March 2024 issue. Thanks, Jeanne.
--Opuntia, Dale Speirs. Added the St. Urho's Day 2024 issue (most recent). Thanks, Dale.
--Pooka, Don Ford. Added #11 (Mar 60). Zine for scanning at Corflu 41.
--Tightbeam, Lynne Holdom. Added #9 (Nov 77). Adding this issue helped me figure out that the July 79 issue was really #19, and not as it was labeled inside, issue 109.
--Union Street, Jeanne Gomoll and Scott Custis. Added 5 more issues of this apazine: #73-77 (Feb-Aug 96). Zines provided for scanning by Jeanne Gomoll. Thanks, Jeanne.
--WOOF. Added 2 issues: #24 (Alan Stewart, Aussiecon 3, Sep 99), 47 (Chris Garcia, Chicon 8, 22). Provided by Rich Lynch

Corrections and Clarifications:
--Australian SF News, Merv Binns. Thanks to Perry Middlemiss for spotting a date typo on the index page for one of the issues. Fixed now. Thanks, Perry.
--Rahuun, Forry Ackerman. Thanks to Sam McDonald for finding an upside down page in #2. Hopefully corrected by the time you read this. Thanks, Sam!
--Spartacus, Guy Lillian III. Thanks to Evelyn Leeper for spotting the typos made when I updated the Spartacus index this week. Fixed now. Thanks, Evelyn!

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