Trap Door

A fanzine published by Robert Lichtman starting in 1983 which was nominated for the 1987 Best Fanzine Hugo and the 1992 Best Fanzine Hugo. It also won a FAAn Award in 2000, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2014. It has had 34 issues through the end of 2018.

Many fans and pros have contributed to it. A list in order of first appearance: Chester Anderson, Paul Williams, Dan Steffan, Redd Boggs, Eric Mayer, Larry Stark, Brad Foster, Jay Kinney, William Rotsler, Steve Stiles, Arthur Thomson (ATom), Charles Burbee, Lee Hoffman, David Langford, F. M. Busby, Sidney Coleman, Marta Randall, Bob Tucker, Steve Green, Frederik Pohl, John-Henri Holmberg, rich brown, Greg Benford, James White, Terry Carr, Bob Shaw, Carol Carr, Karen Haber, Chuch Harris, Calvin Demmon, Geri Sullivan, Gary Hubbard, Shelby Vick, Bill Kunkel, Ray Nelson, David Hartwell, Ted White, Ross Chamberlain, Rob Hansen, Teddy Harvia, John Foyster, Arnie Katz, Candi Strecker, Dale Speirs, Jim Harmon, Ron Bennett, Richard Brandt, Gregg Calkins, John Hertz, Bill Donaho, Joe Kennedy, William Breiding, Boyd Raeburn, Avram Davidson, George Metzger, Chris Priest, Joel Nydahl, Gordon Eklund, Bob Silverberg, Michael Dobson, Bruce Townley, Andrew Main, John D. Berry, Graham Charnock, John Baxter, Roy Kettle.

Issue	Date	Pages	Notes
1	October 1983	20
2	April 1984	32
3	November 1984	32
4	May 1985	36
5	December 1985	36
6	December 1986	36
7	December 1987	52
8	December 1988	32
9	January 1990	48
10	January 1991	48
11	February 1992	48
12	March 1993	48
13	November 1993	36
14	July 1994	36
15	May 1995	48
16	August 1996	48
17	April 1997	48
18	May 1998	48
19	May 1999	48
20	July 2000	48
21	March 2002	60
22	May 2003	60
23	December 2004	60
24	January 2007	60
25	February 2008	60
26	December 2009	60
27	December 2010	60
28	December 2011	48
29	December 2012	52
30	January 2014	44
31	December 2014	60	Won FAAn Award for Best Single Issue in 2015
32	March 2016	60
33	December 2016	56
34	December 2018	60

Trap Door online at fanac.org

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Publication

1983—2016

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