Camber was a fanzine published first by Fred Robinson of Cardiff and later by Alan Dodd of Hoddesdon, Herts., with 14 issues from 1953 through 1964. Robinson seemingly lost interest after two issues. Dodd wrote to him to enquire about the status of Camber and Robinson proposed that he and Dodd co-edit, although that came to nothing and Dodd took over the fanzine wholesale from issue 3. Dodd described what happened in Ploy #4 although his timescale doesn't make sense as it implies about three years between Camber #2 and #3 whereas it wasn't much more than a year.
It was in the Top Ten Fanzines of the Skyrack Reader's Poll in 1959 and 1964.
| Issue |
Date |
Pages |
Notes
|
| 1 |
Summer 1953 |
26 |
|
| 2 |
Autumn 1953 |
30 |
Last Fred Robinson issue
|
| 3 |
December 1954 |
40 |
First Alan Dodd issue
|
| 4 |
May 1955 |
44 |
|
| 5 |
Autumn 1955 |
68 |
|
| 6 |
July 1956 |
36 |
|
| 7 |
Spring 1957 |
34 |
|
| 8 |
|
30 |
|
| 9 |
Spring 1958 |
34 |
|
| 10 |
September 1958 |
24 |
|
| 11 |
Autumn 1959 |
40 |
|
| 12 |
1960 |
48 |
|
| 13 |
1962 |
40 |
|
| 14 |
June 1964 |
42 |
Final issue
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