1942
| February 22 | Boskone II is held |
| Labor Day | No Worldcon held. |
| September 27 | 1942 Michiconference |
| Pacificon Jr. |
Births and Deaths:
Adrienne Martine Barnes - Alan J. Lewis - Alf van der Poorten - Alicia Austin - Arthur D. Hlavaty - Barry B. Longyear - Bill Plott - Bobby Gear - Brian Bond - Brian Burley - Brian Jordan - C. J. Cherryh - Calvin Demmon - Charles L. Grant - Chelsea Quinn Yarbro - Christina Scull - Cynthia Felice - David Ketterer - Dian Crayne - Don Durward - Earl Evers - Eleanor Arnason - Ernest Bramah - Frank Lurz - Jacqueline Lichtenberg - James Christensen - Joe Mayhew - John Crowley - John Dunning - John Koning - Judith Clute - Judith Moffett - Karl Kofoed - L. W. Currey - Langdon Jones - Lee Killough - Lian Hearn - Lon Atkins - Maggie Thompson - Maria Quinn - Michael Crichton - Mike Resnick - Milt Stevens - Peter Mansfield - rich brown - Richard Delap - Rick Norwood - Robert Lambeck - Robert Lichtman - Roger Ebert - Roger Peyton - Ruth Berman - Samuel R. Delany - Steve Lopata - Ted Pauls - Terry Bisson - Tuula Karjalainen - William Sanders
Convention series started or ended:
Onetime conventions:
Publications started or ended:
Agenbite of Inwit - BOBLIQUEP - Bibliophan - Booklist - Boskonian - British Fantasy Society Bulletin - Caliban - Ceres - Cosmos - Cthulhu - Damn Thing - Delirium Tremens - Eclipse - Ephemeron - Fan-Tods - Fandomania - Frontier - Future Fantasy and Science Fiction - Futurian Observer - Galaxy - Imagi-Music - Inspiration - Konan - Lens - Leprechaun - Let's Look at the Record - Madman of Mars - Moonshine - Mutant - Mutant - Nebula - Paradox - Pogorus - Ramblings - Review Section - Salute - Satyric - Science and Fantasy Fan Reporter - Spaceways - Stirring Science Stories - Tales of Wonder - The Fantast - The Rochester-American Patriot - The Science Fiction Echo - The War Lock - Trivia - Twilight - Tycho - Unique - Van Houten Says - Walt's Wramblings - X - Zizzle-Pop
Publishers founded or closed:
Awards made, started or ended:
Stores opened or closed:
Clubs founded or disbanded:
Fan History:
Miscellaneous:
Asia:
Australia:
Britain:
Bibliophan - Booklist - Brian Jordan - British Fantasy Society Bulletin - Christina Scull - Cosmos - Cthulhu - David Ketterer - Ernest Bramah - Galaxy - Judith Clute - Langdon Jones - Lens - Peter Mansfield - Review Section - Roger Peyton - The Fantast - Trivia - Unique
Canada:
Europe:
Ireland:
New Zealand:
US:
'42 Convention - 1942 Michiconference - Adrienne Martine Barnes - Agenbite of Inwit - Alan J. Lewis - Alicia Austin - Arthur D. Hlavaty - BOBLIQUEP - Barry B. Longyear - Bill Plott - Bobby Gear - Boskone II - Boskonian - Brian Bond - Brian Burley - C. J. Cherryh - Caliban - Calvin Demmon - Ceres - Charles L. Grant - Chelsea Quinn Yarbro - Cynthia Felice - Damn Thing - Delirium Tremens - Dian Crayne - Dixiecon - Don Durward - Earl Evers - Eclipse - Eleanor Arnason - Ephemeron - Fan-Tods - Fandomania - Foundation Trilogy - Frank Lurz - Frontier - Future Fantasy and Science Fiction - Futurian Fortress - Imagi-Music - Inspiration - Jacqueline Lichtenberg - James Christensen - Joe Mayhew - John Crowley - John Dunning - John Koning - Judith Moffett - Karl Kofoed - Konan - L. W. Currey - Lee Killough - Leprechaun - Let's Look at the Record - Lon Atkins - Madman of Mars - Maggie Thompson - Michael Crichton - Mike Resnick - Milt Stevens - Moonshine - Mutant - Mutant - Nebula - Nycon 1 Membership List - Paradox - Philadelphia in 1942 - Pogorus - Ramblings - rich brown - Rick Norwood - Robert Lambeck - Robert Lichtman - Rocket to the Morgue - Roger Ebert - Ruth Berman - Salute - Samuel R. Delany - San Francisco in 1942 - Satyric - Spaceways - Spiritrip - Steve Lopata - Stirring Science Stories - Tales of Wonder - Ted Pauls - Terry Bisson - The Rochester-American Patriot - The Science Fiction Echo - The War Lock - Twilight - Tycho - Van Houten Says - Walt's Wramblings - Washington, DC in 1942 - William Sanders - X - Zizzle-Pop
Rest of the World:
| 1941 | 1942 | 1943 |
