Canadian Fandom

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A fanzine published in the 1940s by Beak Taylor. It was titled Eightball for the first three issues. In 1949, Ed McKeown became editor for two issues before turning it over to Gerald Steward. Subsequently, at some point, it was turned over to Bill Grant who renamed it Canfan.

Issue Date Pages Editor FAPA mailing Notes
1 February 1943 20 titled Eightball
2 May 1943 12
3 July 1943 16
4 September 1943 18 now titled Canadian Fandom
5 November 1943 22 Beak Taylor
6 1944 24 "
7 August 1944 34 "
8 February 1945 24 "
9 July 1945 26 " 32
10 May 1946 26 " 36
11 July 1946 32 "
12 July 1947 38 "
13 September 1947 36 "
14 February 1948 40 " 42
15 May 1948 38 43
16 July 1949 28 Ned McKeown
17 September 1951 18 "
18 September 1953 23 Gerald Steward
19 December 1953 19 "
20 March 1954 24 "
21 June 1954 29 "
22 September 1954 28 "
23 December 1954 30 "
24 March 1955 22 Bill Grant
25 June 1955 32 "
26 September 1955 26 "
27 December 1955 65 "
28 February 1956 38 "
29 June 1956 34 "
30 September 1956 28 "
31 November 1956 28 "
32 January 1957 20 "
33a February 1957 38 " 15th anniversary issue; contains Leslie Croutch’s repellently salacious “Torcon Memories.”
34 June 1957 28 "
35 October 1957 30 "
36 March 1958 48 "
37 October 1958 26 "


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