Science Fantasy News

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Aka SFN, a newszine published by Vin¢ Clarke from Inchmery Road, London. There were 16 issues, from 1948 through 1960. He edited issues 1-8 for for the SFS and after the SFS collapsed in 1951 he continued it on its own until he gafiated in the early 1960s.

Issue Date Pages Notes
1 V1.1 Winter 1948 16
2 V1.2 March 1949 24
3 V1.3 June 1949 20
4 V1.4 1949 32
5 V1.5 Summer 1950 24
6 Never Published
7 V1.7 March 1951 6
8 V1.8 July 1951 10
9 V2.1 September 1951 10
10 V2.2 Christmas 1951 Supplement called Epicentre Xmas Greetings with thish
11 V2.3 March 1952 12 Supplement called Cosmos Library News with thish
12 V2.4 June 1952 10 SFN/Convention Supplement with thish
Post War Winter 1952 10 A letterzine supplement edited with Ken Bulmer
13 V2.5 August 1955 6 edited with Joy Goodwin
14 Xmas 1955 6 edited with Joy Goodwin
15 February 1958 8 edited with Sandy Sanderson
16 June 196O 8 The final issue that made “He was an Old Fan, and Tired” famous.


Publication 19481960
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