1958

The Year of the Jackpot

1958 was known as The Year of the Jackpot because of the previously unheard-of number of deaths.

February	4E Ackerman publicizes "sci-fi" in Famous Monsters of Filmland #1
February 4	Henry Kuttner dies
February 23	WSFS, Inc., formally incorporated in New York
February 24	Fanac by Terry Carr and Ron Ellik begins publication
early	Mutual lawsuits between Dave Kyle and the Dietz-Raybin faction over NYCon II funds and WSFS, Inc.
March 15	2000th anniversary of the death of Julius Caesar
March 21	Cyril Kornbluth dies
March	CRAP formed
Easter	Cytricon IV, British Science Fiction Association organized
June 8	F. Towner Laney dies
June 10	Vernon McCain dies
mid	Second Futurian Society of New York formed
July 6	Dallas Futurian Society disbanded
August 29 - September 1 (Labor Day)	Solacon (Worldcon), the culmination of South Gate in '58
August 31	WSFS, Inc., effectively killed by Anna Moffatt at Solacon
October 13	Kent Moomaw suicide
December 2	E. E. Evans dies
	Ron Bennett TAFF trip

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Births and Deaths:

Al Katerinsky - Alan Dorey - Alan Gutierrez - Alex Stewart - Allen M. Steele - Amy Thomson - Bobbie DuFault - Bradley Denton - Brett Cox - C. M. Kornbluth - Carl Brandon - Carl Slaughter - Catherine Pickersgill - Clive Newall - Colleen Savitzky - Danny Flynn - Debbie Hughes - Diana Harlan Stein - Don Ayres - Dorothy Macardle - E. Everett Evans - Elizabeth Klein-Lebbink - Ellen 'Blade' McMicking - Francis Towner Laney - Frank Catalano - Gary Farber - Henry Jenkins - Henry Kuttner - Hiroaki Inoue - Ian Gunn - Isobelle Carmody - James Branch Cabell - James Gurney - Jean Thompson - Jeff Canfield - Jody Lee - Johanna Sinisalo - John Blaker - John G. McDaid - John Whitbourn - Julie Bell - Karen Schaffer - Kate Elliott - Kate Worley - Keith Parkinson - Ken Josenhans - Kent Moomaw - Leah Dillon Gadzikowski - Les Robertson - Leslie Smith - Lindsay Crawford - Lisa Snellings Clark - Lou Aronica - LynC - Marc Schirmeister - Marie Stopes - Mark Rich - Nic Farey - Pat Sayre McCoy - Patty Peters - Paul Cherry - Peter Watts - Phil Ware - R. DeWitt Miller - Richard Binzel - Roslee Orndorff - S. T. Joshi - Simon Clark - Steve Davidson - Steve Kyte - Suzanne Feldman - Terri Windling - Tim Marion - Vernon McCain - Vladimír Veverka - Wayne Barlowe

Convention series started or ended:

Fapacon - Metrocon - Sodacon

Onetime conventions:

Bangcon - Fanarcon - Forry-FortyTwo Con - Illwiscon - MegaCon 1 - Travelcon to the Solacon

Bids:

South Gate in '58

Publications started or ended:

A David English Sketchbook - A Foggy Day - A L'Abandon - A Propos de Rien - AWOL - Agamenon Weekly - Ambrosia - Aporrheta - BEM - BEM - Bell the Cat - Best of Fandom - Brillig - Burroughsania - Canadian Fandom - Chula - Chux Own - Cole Fax - Comedy of Errors - CriFanAc - Daily Dynamic - Detention - Diablerie - Djellabah - Driftwood - FIJAGH - Fafhrd - Fafhrd - Famous Monsters of Filmland - Fanac - FANannIA - Fantasi - ffm - Fhan SF Fanzine - Fix - Fout - Fringe - GAFIA Recovery Administration - Gafia - Goojie Publications - Green Expression - Henry Kuttner: A Memorial Symposium - Hi - How! - I Wish I Knew What 'Nuces Tibi' Meant - Imagination - Impasse - Impossible - Incompleat Burbee - Infinity Science Fiction - Innavigable Mouth - Laundry - Lighthouse - Limbo - Loco - Mammon - Marsolo - Moorpark - Movie Music - Munich Round Up - New Futurian - Noise Level - Northlight - Ob - Off the Cuff for Gertrude - Pamphrey - Peals - Peregrinations in Blue - Perihelion - Perindeus - Pot Pourri - ProFANity - Prodigal - RUR - Road Bash - Rumble - SF - Satellite - Satellite - Science Fiction Nytt - Science Fiction Quarterly - Science Fiction Times - Some Important Information Concerning Unicorn Productions - Space Travel - Spasmodic - Star Dust - Sulfuryic - Super-Fantasi - Tales from the Oubliette - Teddy Bear - The Bosses Songbook - The Fantasy Collector - The Hairy Beast - The Last Splotch - The Purple Pastures - This - Tra-La - Umglick - Vanguard Science Fiction - Vector - Vile Deeds at Midnight - Voice of the Prophet - When a Trufan Dies - Who Is This Man? - Woz - Zymic

Publishers founded or closed:

Awards made, started or ended:

1958 Hugos - Best Dramatic Presentation Hugo - Best Novel or Novelette Hugo - Outstanding Movie Hugo

Stores opened or closed:

Clubs founded or disbanded:

BSFA - BSFA membership 1958 - Dallas Futurian Society - Metrofen - NYSFCircle

Fanhistory:

Carl Brandon - Sam Moskowitz' Solacon Reminiscence - Year of the Jackpot

New fanspeak coined:

Sci-Fi - Sodacon - That's Not Too Many

Miscellaneous:

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Asia:

Bangcon - Hiroaki Inoue

Australia:

Clive Newall - Green Expression - Ian Gunn - Isobelle Carmody - Les Robertson - LynC - Melcon - Phil Ware - Sixth Australian Science Fiction Convention

Britain:

AWOL - Alan Dorey - Alex Stewart - Aporrheta - BEM - BSFA - Burroughsania - Catherine Pickersgill - Chux Own - Comedy of Errors - Cytricon IV - Danny Flynn - Driftwood - Fix - Fringe - How! - I Wish I Knew What 'Nuces Tibi' Meant - Jean Thompson - John Whitbourn - Loco - Marie Stopes - Movie Music - New Futurian - Nic Farey - Noise Level - Northlight - Off the Cuff for Gertrude - Perihelion - Perindeus - Prodigal - Satellite - Satellite - Simon Clark - Spasmodic - Steve Kyte - Sulfuryic - Tales from the Oubliette - Vector - Zymic

Canada:

A L'Abandon - A Propos de Rien - Canadian Fandom - Peter Watts - The Hairy Beast - When a Trufan Dies

Europe:

Andromeda - FANannIA - Fantasi - ffm - Fhan SF Fanzine - Innavigable Mouth - Johanna Sinisalo - Munich Round Up - Science Fiction Nytt - Science Fiction Times - Star Dust - Super-Fantasi - Vladimír Veverka

Ireland:

Dorothy Macardle - GAFIA Recovery Administration - Pamphrey - Pot Pourri - WAW and Mate to the Gate in '58 - Woz

New Zealand:

Peregrinations in Blue - The Last Splotch

US:

1958 Open ESFA - A David English Sketchbook - A Foggy Day - Agamenon Weekly - Al Katerinsky - Alan Gutierrez - Alice in Thrillingwonderland - Allen M. Steele - Ambrosia - Amy Thomson - BEM - Bell the Cat - Best of Fandom - Bobbie DuFault - Bradley Denton - Brett Cox - Brillig - C. M. Kornbluth - CRAP - Carl Brandon - Carl Slaughter - Chula - Cole Fax - Colleen Savitzky - CriFanAc - Daily Dynamic - Dallas Futurian Society - Debbie Hughes - Detention - Diablerie - Diana Harlan Stein - Djellabah - Don Ayres - E. Everett Evans - Elizabeth Klein-Lebbink - Ellen 'Blade' McMicking - FIJAGH - Fafhrd - Fafhrd - Famous Monsters of Filmland - Fanac - Fanarcon - Fapacon - Forry-FortyTwo Con - Fout - Francis Towner Laney - Frank Catalano - Gafia - Gary Farber - Goojie Publications - Henry Jenkins - Henry Kuttner - Henry Kuttner: A Memorial Symposium - Hi - Illwiscon - Imagination - Impasse - Impossible - Incompleat Burbee - Infinity Science Fiction - James Branch Cabell - James Gurney - Jeff Canfield - Jody Lee - John Blaker - John G. McDaid - Julie Bell - Karen Schaffer - Kate Elliott - Kate Worley - Keith Parkinson - Ken Josenhans - Kent Moomaw - Laundry - Leah Dillon Gadzikowski - Leslie Smith - Lighthouse - Limbo - Lindsay Crawford - Lisa Snellings Clark - Lou Aronica - Lunacon 2 - Mammon - Marc Schirmeister - Mark Rich - Marsolo - MegaCon 1 - Metrocon - Metrocon II - Metrofen - Midwestcon 9 - Moorpark - NYSFCircle - Nic Farey - Ob - Outstanding Movie Hugo - Pat Sayre McCoy - Patty Peters - Paul Cherry - Peals - Philcon 1958 - ProFANity - R. DeWitt Miller - RUR - Race to the Stars - Richard Binzel - Road Bash - Roslee Orndorff - Rumble - S. T. Joshi - SF - Science Fiction Quarterly - Sodacon - Solacon - Sam Moskowitz' Solacon Reminiscence - Some Important Information Concerning Unicorn Productions - South Gate in '58 - Southwestercon VI - Space Travel - Steve Davidson - Suzanne Feldman - Teddy Bear - Terri Windling - The Bosses Songbook - The Fantasy Collector - The Purple Pastures - This - Tim Marion - Tra-La - Travelcon to the Solacon - Umglick - Vanguard Science Fiction - Vernon McCain - Vile Deeds at Midnight - Voice of the Prophet - WAW and Mate to the Gate in '58 - Wayne Barlowe - Who Is This Man?

Rest of the World: