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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Focal Point}}''(Did you mean the [[Focal Point|fanspeak term for something  important]]?)''


[[Mike McInerney]], [[Arnie Katz]] and [[rich brown]] published 60 issues (including two half-issues) of the modestly named '''''Focal Point''''', a "[[fanzine]] of news, views and reviews," during the mid-1960s.

Brown and [[Arnie Katz]] revived the ''Focal Point'' title for a second and third volume in the early '70s.

'''Volume 1''' ([[Mike McInerney]] and [[rich brown]])
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 Issue || Date || Pages || Notes 
1 ||January 8, 1965 ||2 || 
2 ||January 30, 1965 ||24 ||Included ''[[Barricini]] #1'' 
3 ||February 17, 1965 ||2 || 
4 ||March 6, 1965 ||6 || 
5 ||March 12, 1965 ||4 || 
6 ||March 30, 1965 ||6 || 
7 ||April 23, 1965 || || 
8 ||May 7, 1965 || || 
9 ||May 19, 1965 ||6 || 
10 ||June 5, 1965 ||6 || 
11 ||June 23, 1965 ||2 || 
12 ||July 19, 1965 ||8 || 
13 ||August 24, 1965 ||2 || 
14 ||September 24, 1965 ||6 || 
15 ||November 1, 1965 ||4 || 
16 ||November 7, 1965 ||4 ||Features a [[Bill Rotsler]] [[cartoon]] and an account of [[crash#Party crash|crashers]] at a [[LASFS]] Halloween party, who injured [[Owen Hannifen]] and [[Dian Pelz]] with a knife and gun. 
17 ||December 3, 1965 ||4 || 
17.5 || December 26, 1985 || 2 ||
18 ||January 8, 1966 ||2 || 
19 ||January 15, 1966 ||2 || 
20 ||February 4, 1966 ||4 ||''[[Fan-Noise]] #1'' was a [[rider]] 
21 ||April 1966 ||4 || 
22 ||mid-August 1966 ||4 || ed. by [[Mike McInerney]] only
23 || June 25, 1966 || 2 || a [[hoax]] issues attributed to [[Earl Evers]] and dated June 25, 1966
23 ||September 1966 ||2 ||Special [[Tricon]] Issue, ed. by [[Mike McInerney]] only 
''[[Fecal Pint]]'' 1 || January 8, 1967 || 2 || Hoax zine
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'''Volume 2''' ([[rich brown]] and [[Arnie Katz]])
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 Issue || Date || Pages || Notes 
1 || March 1879 || 6 ||
2 || April 13, 1970 || 8 ||
3 | April 27, 1970 || 10 ||
4 || May 22, 1970 || 10 ||
5 | May 25, 1970 || 10 ||
6 ||June 1970 || 10 || 
7 ||June 22, 1970 ||16 || 
8 ||July 1970 || 12 || 
9 ||July 20, 1970 ||12 || 
10 ||August 3, 1970 || 12 || 
11 ||August 17 1970 || 12 || 
12 ||August 1970 ||10 || 
12.5 ||August 1970 ||54 ||Special [[Bob Shaw]] issue 
13 ||September 14, 1970 ||12 || 
14 ||September 28, 1970 || || 
15 ||October 12, 1970 ||16 || 
16 ||October 26, 1970 || 18 || 
17 ||November 9, 1970 ||22 || 
18 ||November 23, 1970 ||12 || 
19 ||December 7, 1970 ||12 || 
20 ||December 21, 1970 ||20 || 
21 ||January 4, 1971 ||18 || 
22 ||January 18, 1971 ||12 || 
23 ||February 1, 1971 || 12 || 
24 ||February 15, 1971 || 10 || 
25 ||March 1, 1971 ||12 || 
26 ||July 1972 ||36 ||Date is correct and on issue 
27 ||March 29, 1971 ||12 || ed. Arnie Katz
28 ||April 12, 1971 || 12 || ed. Arnie Katz 
29 ||April 26, 1971 ||12 || 
30 ||May 31, 1971 ||14 || Final issue of Volume 2; ed. Arnie Katz
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'''Volume 3''' ([[Arnie Katz]])
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 Issue || Date || Pages || Notes 
V3.1 || July 6, 1971 || 30 ||
V3.2 || August 17, 1971 || 36 ||
V3.3 || October 2, 1971 || 30 ||
V3.4 || November 6, 1971 || 24 ||
V3.5 || July 29, 1972 || 30 || final issue
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