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| − | '''''Scoops''''' was a [[UK]] tabloid boy's paper that saw 20 | + | '''''Scoops''''' was a [[UK]] tabloid-[[format]] boy's paper that saw 20 Saturday issues between February 10 and June 23, 1934. Contributors included [[Professor A. M. Low|A. M. Low]], [[Maurice G. Hugi]] and [[John Russell Fearn]]. The ''[[SFE]]'' notes that 'The use of the term "[[science fiction]]" in the Summer 1934 to describe the [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]] serial<ref>''The Poison Belt'', 5 May – 9 June.</ref> seems to represent its first professional use in the UK'. It is the UK's first sf [[prozine]] although some point to ''[[Tales of Wonder]]'' as the first adult equivalent. |
| − | {{SFE|name=Scoops}}. | + | * {{SFE|name=Scoops}} |
| + | * [https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?1105822 ''Scoops'' – 1934] at [[ISFDB]], bibliography and covers | ||
| − | + | {{publication | year=1934 }} | |
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Latest revision as of 06:47, 19 May 2024
Scoops was a UK tabloid-format boy's paper that saw 20 Saturday issues between February 10 and June 23, 1934. Contributors included A. M. Low, Maurice G. Hugi and John Russell Fearn. The SFE notes that 'The use of the term "science fiction" in the Summer 1934 to describe the Doyle serial[1] seems to represent its first professional use in the UK'. It is the UK's first sf prozine although some point to Tales of Wonder as the first adult equivalent.
- Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
- Scoops – 1934 at ISFDB, bibliography and covers
| Publication | 1934 |
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- ↑ The Poison Belt, 5 May – 9 June.
