Difference between revisions of "Jim Harmon"
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(April 21, 1933 – February 16, 2010) | (April 21, 1933 – February 16, 2010) | ||
| + | [[File:HarmonJim1955.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|'''Jim Harmon at [[Clevention]], 1955'''. ]] | ||
[[Fan]] and [[pro]], '''James Judson Harmon''' became a [[fannish]] legend with the [[Midwestcon Door Incident]]. He published the [[fanzine]], ''[[RADIOHERO]]''. | [[Fan]] and [[pro]], '''James Judson Harmon''' became a [[fannish]] legend with the [[Midwestcon Door Incident]]. He published the [[fanzine]], ''[[RADIOHERO]]''. | ||
| − | Harmon and his wife, [[Barbara Harmon|Barbara]], both members of the [[First Fandom club]], were editors of ''[[Scientifiction: The First Fandom Report]]'', from 2000 until 2004. He joined First Fandom in 1992. For years, the name of his [[fanzine]] was ''[[Harmony]]''. | + | Harmon and his wife, [[Barbara Harmon|Barbara]], both members of the [[First Fandom club]], were editors of ''[[Scientifiction: The First Fandom Report]]'', from 2000 until 2004. He joined First Fandom in 1992. For years, the name of his [[fanzine]] was ''[[Harmony]]''. Barbara used ''[[Discord (Harmon)]]'' for the name of her [[zine]]. He was a close friend of [[Redd Boggs]]. He also [[published]] ''[[Asteroid X]]''. He was associate editor of ''[[Riverside Quarterly]]'' in the 1960s–70s. |
He was a fairly successful writer with more than 50 short stories and novelettes for ''[[Amazing Stories]]'', ''[[Future Science Fiction]]'', ''[[Galaxy Science Fiction]]'', ''[[If]]'', ''[[F&SF]]'', ''[[Venture Science Fiction Magazine]]'' and other magazines. ''The Jim Harmon Collection'' (2016) is an anthology of his short [[fiction]]. | He was a fairly successful writer with more than 50 short stories and novelettes for ''[[Amazing Stories]]'', ''[[Future Science Fiction]]'', ''[[Galaxy Science Fiction]]'', ''[[If]]'', ''[[F&SF]]'', ''[[Venture Science Fiction Magazine]]'' and other magazines. ''The Jim Harmon Collection'' (2016) is an anthology of his short [[fiction]]. | ||
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'''More reading:''' | '''More reading:''' | ||
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| − | *"Jim Harmon - A Fan History" by [[Jon D. Swartz]], ''[[Scientifiction: The First Fandom Report]]'' (New Series #53, 3rd Quarter, 2017) | + | *"Jim Harmon - A Fan History" by [[Jon D. Swartz]], ''[[Scientifiction: The First Fandom Report]]'' (New Series #53, 3rd Quarter, 2017). |
{{fanzines}} | {{fanzines}} | ||
* ''[[Asteroid X]]'' | * ''[[Asteroid X]]'' | ||
* ''[[Harmony]]'' | * ''[[Harmony]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[RADIOHERO]]'' [ | + | * ''[[RADIOHERO]]'' [1963–?] |
* ''[[Riverside Quarterly]]'' (associate editor) | * ''[[Riverside Quarterly]]'' (associate editor) | ||
* ''[[Scientifiction: The First Fandom Report]]'' [2000-4] (with [[Barbara Harmon]]) | * ''[[Scientifiction: The First Fandom Report]]'' [2000-4] (with [[Barbara Harmon]]) | ||
Latest revision as of 22:20, 10 October 2022
(April 21, 1933 – February 16, 2010)
Fan and pro, James Judson Harmon became a fannish legend with the Midwestcon Door Incident. He published the fanzine, RADIOHERO.
Harmon and his wife, Barbara, both members of the First Fandom club, were editors of Scientifiction: The First Fandom Report, from 2000 until 2004. He joined First Fandom in 1992. For years, the name of his fanzine was Harmony. Barbara used Discord for the name of her zine. He was a close friend of Redd Boggs. He also published Asteroid X. He was associate editor of Riverside Quarterly in the 1960s–70s.
He was a fairly successful writer with more than 50 short stories and novelettes for Amazing Stories, Future Science Fiction, Galaxy Science Fiction, If, F&SF, Venture Science Fiction Magazine and other magazines. The Jim Harmon Collection (2016) is an anthology of his short fiction.
He also wrote westerns and occasionally used the penname Judson Grey on adult novels written with Ron Haydock. He used the pennames of Jamieson Harvey, Jim Harvey, Clarke Newton and J. H. Wilkins. Harmon was an editor (1974-1975) of the Marvel Comics magazine Monsters of the Movies.
Harmon gained a strong following in another fandom, among the followers of "old time radio." In the mid-60s, he was an announcer and producer of a radio show on KPFK (Pacifica Radio's LA station) playing old-time radio favorites.
More reading:
- Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
- "Jim Harmon - A Fan History" by Jon D. Swartz, Scientifiction: The First Fandom Report (New Series #53, 3rd Quarter, 2017).
- Asteroid X
- Harmony
- RADIOHERO [1963–?]
- Riverside Quarterly (associate editor)
- Scientifiction: The First Fandom Report [2000-4] (with Barbara Harmon)
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
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