1939

July 4	Nycon (First Worldcon)
July	FAPA Interregnum starts
August	Start of War in Europe
August	First known use of Bug-Eyed Monster in print in Thrilling Wonder Stories .
August	First known use of Goshwowboyohboy also in Thrilling Wonder Stories
Fall	Philcon 1939
November 5	First official meeting of the Futurian Society of Sydney
December	Arkham House's first publication published.
	The rise of Claude Degler
	Planet Stories started
	Third British Convention in London

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Births and Deaths:

Barry McGhan - Barry N. Malzberg - Bruce Burn - D. C. Fontana - Dave Gibson - Dave Samuelson - Elliot Shorter - Errol Miller - George C. Willick - George Metzger - George Slusser - Gerald W. Page - Guy Terwilleger - Jan Howard Finder - Jan Penney - Jane Yolen - Jo Clayton - John Bangsund - John Baxter - Joseph D. Olander - Joyce Katz - Kenneth J. Zahorski - Larry McCombs - Lars Helander - M. A. Foster - Margaret Atwood - Mark Schulzinger - Marty Gear - Michael Moorcock - Pat Ellington - Peggy Gemignani - Peter Graham - Peter Nicholls - Peter S. Beagle - Peter Singleton - Suzy McKee Charnas - Ted Johnstone - Walter Velez - Wendy Freeman

Convention series started or ended:

Philco - Worldcon - Worldcons by Area

Onetime conventions:

OSA Pow-Wow - Second Eastern States Science Fiction Convention - Third British Convention

Bids:

Worldcons by Area

Publications started or ended:

1939 Yearbook of Science, Weird & Fantasy Fiction - A - A - A Warning - Aaanthor Argus - Ad Astra - Australian Fan News - Chaos - Dynamic Science Stories - Escape - Extracts from the Futurian - Famous Fantastic Mysteries - Fanfare - Fantastic Adventures - Fantasy War Bulletin - Foundation of the CPASF - Future Science Fiction - Futuria Fantasia - Golden Atom - Hollerbochen Comes Back - Horizons - Macabre - Marvel Science Stories - Metropolis - New Fandom - New Worlds - Novae Terrae - Planet Stories - Polaris - Postal Preview - Sci-Fic Variety - Science Fantasy Review - Science Fiction Collector - Science Fiction News Letter - Science Fiction Progress - Startling Stories - Stephan the STFAN - Strange Stories - Sweetness and Light - Technocrat - Tesseract - The FAPA Correspondent - The Fantast - The Grab Bag - The Planeteer - Uncanny Tales - Unknown Worlds - Up To Now - Vadjong

Publishers founded or closed:

Pocket Books

Awards made, started or ended:

1939 Best Fan Writer Retro Hugo - 1939 Best Fanzine Retro Hugo - 1939 Best Novella Retro Hugo - 1939 Best Short Story Retro Hugo - 1939 Retro Hugos - Best Dramatic Presentation Hugo - Best Fan Writer Hugo - Best Fanzine Hugo - Best Novel Hugo - Best Novelette Hugo - Best Novella Hugo - Best Professional Artist Hugo - Best Short Story Hugo - List of Hugos - Retro Hugos

Stores opened or closed:

Clubs founded or disbanded:

Futurian Society of Sydney - New Fandom - SFA

Fan History:

A Warning - Baby - Empress Publications - Exclusion Act - Golden Age - Forrest J Ackerman' Nycon 1 Reminiscence - John Baltadonis' Nycon 1 Reminiscence - Lloyd Eshbach's Nycon 1 Reminiscence - Harry Harrison's Nycon 1 Reminiscence - Charles D. Hornig's Nycon 1 Reminiscence - Dave Kyle's Nycon 1 Reminiscence - Sam Moskowitz' Nycon 1 Reminiscence - Milt Rothman's Nycon 1 Reminiscence - Julius Schwartz' Nycon 1 Reminiscence - Up To Now - Worldcons by Area

Miscellaneous:

Hall Costumes and Fannish Fashion

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Asia:

Australia:

Australian Fan News - Futurian Society of Sydney - John Bangsund - John Baxter - Peter Nicholls

Britain:

Dave Gibson - Extracts from the Futurian - Fantasy War Bulletin - Macabre - Michael Moorcock - New Worlds - Novae Terrae - Peter Singleton - Postal Preview - SFA - Science Fantasy Review - The Fantast - Third British Convention - Wendy Freeman

Canada:

Famous Fantastic Mysteries - George Metzger - Margaret Atwood

Europe:

Lars Helander

Ireland:

New Zealand:

Bruce Burn

US:

1939 Yearbook of Science, Weird & Fantasy Fiction - A - A - A Warning - Aaanthor Argus - Ad Astra - Barry McGhan - Barry N. Malzberg - Chaos - D. C. Fontana - Dave Samuelson - Dynamic Science Stories - Elliot Shorter - Empress Publications - Errol Miller - Escape - Exclusion Act - Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser - Famous Fantastic Mysteries - Fanfare - Fantastic Adventures - Foundation of the CPASF - Future Science Fiction - Futuria Fantasia - Futurian House - Futurian Houses - George C. Willick - George Slusser - Gerald W. Page - Golden Atom - Guy Terwilleger - Hollerbochen Comes Back - Horizons - Jan Howard Finder - Jan Penney - Jane Yolen - Jo Clayton - Joseph D. Olander - Joyce Katz - Kenneth J. Zahorski - Larry McCombs - Lest Darkness Fall - M. A. Foster - Mark Schulzinger - Marty Gear - Marvel Science Stories - Metropolis - New Fandom - Nycon 1 - Forrest J Ackerman' Nycon 1 Reminiscence - John Baltadonis' Nycon 1 Reminiscence - Lloyd Eshbach's Nycon 1 Reminiscence - Harry Harrison's Nycon 1 Reminiscence - Charles D. Hornig's Nycon 1 Reminiscence - Dave Kyle's Nycon 1 Reminiscence - Sam Moskowitz' Nycon 1 Reminiscence - Milt Rothman's Nycon 1 Reminiscence - Julius Schwartz' Nycon 1 Reminiscence - OSA Pow-Wow - Pat Ellington - Peggy Gemignani - Peter Graham - Peter S. Beagle - Philco - Philcon 1939 - Planet Stories - Pocket Books - Polaris - Sci-Fic Variety - Science Fiction Collector - Science Fiction News Letter - Science Fiction Progress - Second Eastern States Science Fiction Convention - Sinister Barrier - Startling Stories - Stephan the STFAN - Strange Stories - Supernatural Horror in Literature - Suzy McKee Charnas - Sweetness and Light - Technocrat - Ted Johnstone - Tesseract - The FAPA Correspondent - The Grab Bag - The Planeteer - Uncanny Tales - Unknown Worlds - Up To Now - Vadjong - Walter Velez

Rest of the World: