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[[File:JohnRoles.jpeg|thumb|left|'''John Roles'''. ''Art by [[Eddie Jones]] from ''[[Waldo (Bentcliffe)]]'' No. 1.'' ]]
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(September 20, 1925 – June 24, 1999)
  
A [[Liverpool]] [[fan]] who was a second-hand bookseller and antiquarian. He was a member of the [[Liverpool Group]] (and served as Secretary for many years) and was [[OE]] of [[OMPA]]. He was a [[Knight of St. Fantony]]. He published ''[[Space Diversions]]'' (including ''[[Xmas Greetings from the 'Space Divers']]'') for the [[Liverpool Group]]), and ''[[Morph]]'' (for [[OMPA]]).
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'''John Roles''', a [[Liverpool]] [[fan]], was a secondhand bookseller, antiquarian and [[collector]]. He was a member (and first chairman) of the [[Liverpool Group]], and served as [[Secretary]] for many years.
  
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Roles was [[OE]] of [[OMPA]], and a [[Knight of St. Fantony]].
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He tried to introduce the use of soda siphons in lieu of [[water pistols]] at the [[SuperManCon]], but was quelled.
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He served in the British army in India. He was a rare [[books]] dealer and was killed when he surprised an intruder at his home/shop.
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For a brief bio by [[Eric Bentcliffe]], see ''[[Waldo (Bentcliffe)]]'' no. 1 (December 1959), [https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Waldo/Waldo01.pdf online here].
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* ''[[Morph]]'' (for [[OMPA]]).
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* ''[[Space Diversions]]'' (for the [[Liverpool Group]])
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* ''[[Xmas Greetings from the 'Space Divers']]'' (for the [[Liverpool Group]])
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* 1957 — [[Knight of St. Fantony]]
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Latest revision as of 19:12, 16 August 2023

John Roles. Art by Eddie Jones from Waldo No. 1.

(September 20, 1925 – June 24, 1999)

John Roles, a Liverpool fan, was a secondhand bookseller, antiquarian and collector. He was a member (and first chairman) of the Liverpool Group, and served as Secretary for many years.

Roles was OE of OMPA, and a Knight of St. Fantony.

He tried to introduce the use of soda siphons in lieu of water pistols at the SuperManCon, but was quelled.

He served in the British army in India. He was a rare books dealer and was killed when he surprised an intruder at his home/shop.

For a brief bio by Eric Bentcliffe, see Waldo no. 1 (December 1959), online here.

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