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| − | '''Robert | + | [[File:Steinpix.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.2|'''''[[Spacewarp]]'' 9 featured a [[Steinpix|Steinpic]] cover by Bob Stein.''' ]] |
| + | '''Robert Lee Stein''' was a [[Milwaukee]] [[fan]], active in the 1940s and ’50s. | ||
| − | A [[fanartist]], he was famed for “[[ | + | A [[fanartist]], he was famed for [[hekto]] “[[Steinpix]]” in which “Bob merrily adopted the technique of splashing the ink on with a brush rather than the conventional pen. These rainbowish concoctions went well with the multicolored balance of ''[[Spacewarp]]'' and were a distinguishing feature of the magazine for many issues,” [[The Purple Dawn|according to]] [[Redd Boggs]]. |
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| + | He attended [[Philcon I]], the 1947 [[Worldcon]], and [[bid]] unsuccessfully for [[Milwaukee in 1948]]. He belonged to the [[N3F]] and [[FAPA]]. | ||
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| + | Over Labor Day weekend, 1948, Bob ran [[Beercon]] at his house in Milwaukee. It was attended by a number of [[Michifen]] and chronicled by [[Hal Shapiro]] in ''[[Spacewarp]]'' 19 ([https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Spacewarp/Spacewarp19.pdf October 1948]). | ||
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| + | He served in the Navy between 1943 and 1945. | ||
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| − | * [[Tympany]] (with [[Redd Boggs]]) | + | * ''[[Tympany]]'' (with [[Redd Boggs]]) |
| + | * ''[[Astronaut]]'' (with [[Redd Boggs]]) | ||
| − | {{person}} | + | {{person | born=1925 | died=2000}} |
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Latest revision as of 12:03, 28 November 2022
(Did you mean a 21st-century pro?)
(January 25, 1925 – April 26, 2000)
Robert Lee Stein was a Milwaukee fan, active in the 1940s and ’50s.
A fanartist, he was famed for hekto “Steinpix” in which “Bob merrily adopted the technique of splashing the ink on with a brush rather than the conventional pen. These rainbowish concoctions went well with the multicolored balance of Spacewarp and were a distinguishing feature of the magazine for many issues,” according to Redd Boggs.
He attended Philcon, the 1947 Worldcon, and bid unsuccessfully for Milwaukee in 1948. He belonged to the N3F and FAPA.
Over Labor Day weekend, 1948, Bob ran Beercon at his house in Milwaukee. It was attended by a number of Michifen and chronicled by Hal Shapiro in Spacewarp 19 (October 1948).
He served in the Navy between 1943 and 1945.
- Tympany (with Redd Boggs)
- Astronaut (with Redd Boggs)
| Person | 1925—2000 |
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