Fan-Tods

A perzine published by Norman Stanley from Maine which was also apazine run through FAPA and VAPA in an apparently distinguishable version. It was subtitled “The Magazine for the Tod Fan”.

It was named after a piece of mundane slang common in the 20s and 30s and used by E. E. Smith, but disappeared since. It meant something like 'a state of uneasiness. E.g., "The mumbo-jumbo gave me the fantods".'

A 1944 poll by Jack Speer listed Fan-Tods as one of the five best fanzines.

Issue	Date	Pages	FAPA mail­ing	Notes
1	December 1942	12	22
2	Spring 1943	14	23
3	Summer 1943	20	24
4	Fall 1943	18	25	reports from the summer fan visits: Mecon with adoption of "fen" and Mainecon, Jr. with Degler
5	Winter 1943–44	24	26
6	Spring 1944	22	27
7	June 1944	22	28
8	Fall 1944	20	29
9	Winter 1944–45		30B
10	Spring 1945	28	31
11	Summer 1945	24	32
12	Fall 1945	18	33
13	Winter 1945–46	20	34
14	Summer 1946	24	36
15	Fall 1946	20	37
16	Spring 1947	36	39
17	Spring 1948	42	44	also VAPA 16 and 17? (per Fanac.org, it comments “5th annish, may be”)
18	(Summer?) 1949		48-P	postmailing
19	Fall 1952	22	60	note the three-year pause

Fan-Tods online at fanac.org

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Publication

1942—1952

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