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(it was hyphenated, and only from #16! and then incorporated into S-F, not NW! Cosmos was not previous! #substantialcorrections)
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An 18-issue critical [[fanzine]] (or, possibly, [[semiprozine]]) published between March, 1947 and Spring, 1950 by [[Walter Gillings]].  In format, it was very similar to his previous [[fanzines]], ''[[Scientifiction]]'', and ''[[Cosmos (Gillings)]]''.  For the last three issues it was known as ''Science Fantasy Review''. It was then incorporated into the [[prozine]] ''[[New Worlds]]'' as a news section for its first two issues and then dropped.
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'''''Fantasy Review''''' was a critical and news [[semiprozine]] (''[[SFE]]'' calls it [[amateur magazine]], as it was well [[print]]ed and not cheap) published between March, 1947 and Spring, 1950 by [[Walter Gillings]] (18 issues, in odd months until #14, then quarterly) after his previous pro effort ''[[Fantasy Magazine (UK)|Fantasy]]'' folded.  In format and content, it was similar to his pre-[[War]] (also printed) ''[[Scientifiction (Gillings)|Scientifiction]]'', declaring itself its "revival"; the department of news in brief was titled "Walter Gillings' [[Fantasia]]".  For the last three issues it was renamed '''''Science-Fantasy Review'''''.
  
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Gillings then became [[editor]] of the [[prozine]] ''[[Science-Fantasy]]'', incorporating SFR into it for first two issues, Summer and Winter 1950. Next year, Gillings was replaced by [[Ted Carnell]] and [[gafia]]ted for a long time (or was it in the opposite order?). His 1969 ''[[Cosmos (Gillings)]]'' was subtitled "Science-Fantasy Review" again, but did not last the year.
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[[Mike Ashley (Kent)]] described ''FR'' as a “highly professional-looking critical magazine … packed with news, reviews and information about the field.”
 
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* [https://eFanzines.com/FR ''Fantasy Review'' Complete Archive] at [[eFanzines]]: "Files are in both HTML and PDF format. … HTML files combine searchable text with a facsimile of the appearance of the printed editions". Scanned by [[Philip Turner]]
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Revision as of 06:37, 6 May 2024

(For others reviews of fantasy, see Fantasy Review disambiguation page)

Fantasy Review was a critical and news semiprozine (SFE calls it amateur magazine, as it was well printed and not cheap) published between March, 1947 and Spring, 1950 by Walter Gillings (18 issues, in odd months until #14, then quarterly) after his previous pro effort Fantasy folded. In format and content, it was similar to his pre-War (also printed) Scientifiction, declaring itself its "revival"; the department of news in brief was titled "Walter Gillings' Fantasia". For the last three issues it was renamed Science-Fantasy Review.

Gillings then became editor of the prozine Science-Fantasy, incorporating SFR into it for first two issues, Summer and Winter 1950. Next year, Gillings was replaced by Ted Carnell and gafiated for a long time (or was it in the opposite order?). His 1969 Cosmos was subtitled "Science-Fantasy Review" again, but did not last the year.

Mike Ashley described FR as a “highly professional-looking critical magazine … packed with news, reviews and information about the field.”

Issue Date Pages Notes
1 March 1947 20
2 May 1947 20
3 July 1947 20
4 September 1947 20
5 November 1947 20
6 January 1948 20
7 March 1948 20
8 May 1948 20
9 July 1948 20
10 September 1948 20
11 November 1948 20
12 January 1949 32
13 March 1949 32
14 May 1949 32
15 Summer 1949 32
16 Autumn 1949 32 renamed Science-Fantasy Review
17 Winter 1949 36
18 Spring 1950 40


Publication 19471950
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