1947

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early Spectators club founded.
April First issue of Spacewarp, which would become the focal point fanzine for Fifth Fandom.
Summer Ray Nelson invents the propeller beanie.
July Last ish of VOM.
August 26 Walt Willis meets James White and Irish Fandom is born.
August 30–September 1 Philcon (Worldcon).
Nuclear Fizz introduced to fandom.
Claude Degler resurfaces with new alias, John Paul Chrisman, and new zine, Weird Unsolved Mysteries.
Fourth Fandom ends.
September Operation Fantast started.
Fall WSFA founded.
December 27 Minneapolis Fantasy Society restarted.
London Circle formed.
Derelicts founded.
Hydra Club formed.
SAPS founded.
Portland Science-Fantasy Society founded.



Births and Deaths:

A. J. BarkerAdrienne FeinAlain Le BussyAlan LeeAllyn CadoganAnn BroomheadArthur MachenBill "The Galactic" FesselmeyerBill BurnsBill FawcettBob LovellBrad StricklandBrandon LamontBrian FroudBrian HerbertBrian TawnBruce GillespieCarl LundgrenCarol KennedyCharlie WilliamsCherith BaldryChris AchilleosChris MooreChristopher FowlerCory PanshinDan ProvinceDave ArnesonDavid EmersonDon MarksteinDonald EastlakeDwain KaiserEdward JamesElizabeth Ann ScarboroughEric FlintEric LindsayFrank StodolkaG. David NordleyGail Carlson LevineGardner DozoisGary BrownGeorge Alec EffingerGeorge PhilliesGharlane of EddoreGil LamontGraham HallIrv KochJ. Grant ThiessenJames K. MorrowJeff WanshelJerry JacksJim LandauJoan GordonJoe MoudryJoe PilatiJohn BrosnanJohn KusskeJohn VarleyKaren TregoKen St. AndreLaura Brodian FreasLinda BushyagerLinda LounsburyLucius ShepardM. P. ShielMarjorie EdwardsMel GildenMichael F. FlynnMichael GilbertMichael KalutaMichael R. CollingsMike DickinsonMike Shepherd MoscoeMike ZaharakisNeil RestOctavia E. ButlerPat AdkinsPaul LevinsonPaul SkeltonRed AveryRobert VardemanRon LindahnRon MillerSamuel Edward Konkin IIISergeant SaturnSpike MacPheeStan BurnsStephen KingStephen R. DonaldsonSteve FahnestalkSteve PerrySusan CasperTamar LindsayTanith LeeTerry DowlingTim KirkTom ArmisteadVeronica HollingerWilliam ContentoÉlisabeth Vonarburg

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A. J. BarkerAd LibAdrienne FeinAfriganzaAllyn CadoganAlta AdvertiserAn Index of the Works of Various Fantasy AuthorsAnd...Ann BroomheadArcturusAstra's TowerAstronautAvon Fantasy ReaderBembookBig Pond FundBill "The Galactic" FesselmeyerBill BurnsBill FawcettBob LovellBrad StricklandBrandon LamontBrian HerbertBurblingsCapriceCarl LundgrenCarol KennedyCharlie WilliamsCory PanshinDan ProvinceDave ArnesonDavid EmersonDon MarksteinDonald EastlakeDream QuestDwain KaiserEight PagesElizabeth Ann ScarboroughEmberEric FlintFAPA FlypaperFan SpectatorFandom SpeaksFanettesFanomenaFantasy AspectsFantasy BookFantasy Publishing Company, Inc.Fantasy ReviewFrank StodolkaG. David NordleyGail Carlson LevineGardner DozoisGary BrownGeorge Alec EffingerGeorge PhilliesGharlane of EddoreGil LamontGraham HallHalf Length ArticlesHarold W. CheneyHydra ClubIrv KochJames K. MorrowJeff WanshelJerry JacksJim LandauJoan GordonJoe MoudryJoe PilatiJohn KusskeJohn VarleyKaren TregoKen St. AndreLaura Brodian FreasLinda BushyagerLinda LounsburyLucius ShepardMel GildenMichael F. FlynnMichael GilbertMichael KalutaMichael R. CollingsMike Shepherd MoscoeMike ZaharakisNecromancerNeil RestOctavia E. ButlerOf Worlds BeyondPat AdkinsPaul LevinsonPhilconMilt Rothman's Philcon I ReminiscenceMargaret Trebing's Philcon I ReportPhilcon Memory BookPhillycon 1947Portland Science-Fantasy SocietyPortland Science-Fantasy Society News BulletinPrime PressQuintessence of Foo FooRed AveryRequiemRobert VardemanRon LindahnRon MillerSAPSSamuel Edward Konkin IIISergeant SaturnSlithy TovesSnixSpaceteerSpacetrailsSpacewarpSpectatorsSpike MacPheeStan BurnsStephen KingStephen R. DonaldsonSteve FahnestalkSteve PerrySusan CasperSustaining ProgramSynapseTamar LindsayThe AlchemistThe FanscientThe GorgonThe ScientifictionistThe Shaver Mystery MagazineThe VortexTim KirkTom ArmisteadTympanyVampireVariantVoice of the Imagi-NationWashington Science Fiction AssociationWeird Unsolved MysteriesWild HairWilliam ContentoWillie Acquires an Italian HandWolverine Insurgents

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