George F. Clements
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George F. Clements was a UK fan, fan editor and collector from Colchester active in the 1950s. He was a member of Operation Fantast (member B359) and of the Fantasy Art Society.
He published the fanzine Void in November 1952. Clements hoped it would appear every three months or so but it never saw a second issue. In a letter to Then, Vin¢ Clarke quoted Paul Enever (10 March 1953) saying that after sending out that first issue 'Void got 12 subs in all plus two "exchanges"', implying that Clements felt this was insufficient interest to justify continuing[1].
Curiously, his editorial opens with, 'I make no apology for publishing (or perpetrating) yet another fanzine', implying the existence of at least one earlier title and possibly more than one, yet his earlier publishing endeavours have evaded collectors and bibliographers. There is no mention of any other fanzine by Clements in the British Fanzine Bibliography. One possible explanation comes from Space Diversions #5 (February 1953) where John Roles congratulates Clements on a new venture, an adzine The Magazine Collector. This reportedly lasted five issues, folding towards the end of 1953[2]. Again Clements implied this was through a lack of support[3].
Clements said in Void, 'Although not an artist, I aim to present fantasy as a visual art'. To this end he engaged Alan Hunter as effectively art editor, commissioning work from Fantasy Art Society members and tracing it onto stencil. He also described himself as 'an ardent fanzine fan and collector'.
He is listed in Ron Bennett's Directory of Science Fiction Fandom for 1955 but not for 1956.
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- ↑ Vince Clarke in 'Then –The Letters: 1930s and 1940s at fiawol.org.uk.
- ↑ Space Diversions #7 (December 1953).
- ↑ Letter in Space Diversions #6 (April 1953).
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