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'''The Science Fiction Collector''' (which was also called '''Megavore''' for issues 9-13) was a printed [[fanzine]] published by [[J. Grant Thiessen]] of Neche, ND which was devoted to [[bibliographic]] material on paperbacks and [[prozines]]. Issues were typically around 48 pages. Its publication history is moderately complicated:
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'''The Science Fiction Collector''' (which was also called '''Megavore''' for issues 9-13) was a printed [[fanzine]] published by [[J. Grant Thiessen]] of [[Winnipeg, MB]] which was devoted to [[bibliographic]] material on paperbacks and [[prozines]]. Issues were typically around 48 pages. Issues of ''SF Collector'' were collected into three volumes published by [[Pandora's Books]].
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Its publication history is moderately complicated:
  
 
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  Issue || Date || Pages || Title || Publisher  
 
  Issue || Date || Pages || Title || Publisher  
1 || October 1976 || ||''The Science-Fiction Collector'' ||[[James Grant Books]]  
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1 || October 1976 || || ''The Science-Fiction Collector'' || [[James Grant Books]]  
2 || 1976 || ||" ||"  
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2 || 1976 || || " || "  
3 || February 1977 || ||" ||"  
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3 || February 1977 || || " || "  
4 || July 1977 || ||''The Science-Fiction Collector'' ||[[Pandora's Books Ltd.]]  
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4 || July 1977 || || ''The Science-Fiction Collector'' || [[Pandora's Books Ltd.]]  
5 || September 1977 ||48 ||" ||"  
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5 || September 1977 || 48 || " || "  
6 || May 1978 || ||" ||"  
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6 || May 1978 || || " || "  
7 || || ||" ||"  
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7 || || || " || "  
8 || October 1979 || ||" ||"  
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8 || October 1979 || || " || "  
9 || June 1980 || ||''Megavore'' ||Pandora's Books Ltd.  
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9 || June 1980 || || ''Megavore'' || Pandora's Books Ltd.  
10 || || ||" ||"  
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10 || || || " || "  
11 || || ||" ||"  
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11 || || || " || "  
12 || December 1980 || ||" ||"  
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12 || December 1980 || || " || "  
13 || March 1981 || ||" ||"  
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13 || March 1981 || || " || "  
14 || May 1981 ||48 ||''The Science Fiction Collector'' ||Pandora's Books Ltd.  
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14 || May 1981 || 48 || ''The Science Fiction Collector'' || Pandora's Books Ltd.  
15 || July 31, 1981 || ||" ||" #15 was combined with ''[[Age of the Unicorn]]''  
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15 || July 31, 1981 || || " || " #15 was combined with ''[[Age of the Unicorn]]''  
 
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Revision as of 08:18, 10 October 2022

The Science Fiction Collector (which was also called Megavore for issues 9-13) was a printed fanzine published by J. Grant Thiessen of Winnipeg, MB which was devoted to bibliographic material on paperbacks and prozines. Issues were typically around 48 pages. Issues of SF Collector were collected into three volumes published by Pandora's Books.

Its publication history is moderately complicated:

Issue Date Pages Title Publisher
1 October 1976 The Science-Fiction Collector James Grant Books
2 1976 " "
3 February 1977 " "
4 July 1977 The Science-Fiction Collector Pandora's Books Ltd.
5 September 1977 48 " "
6 May 1978 " "
7 " "
8 October 1979 " "
9 June 1980 Megavore Pandora's Books Ltd.
10 " "
11 " "
12 December 1980 " "
13 March 1981 " "
14 May 1981 48 The Science Fiction Collector Pandora's Books Ltd.
15 July 31, 1981 " " #15 was combined with Age of the Unicorn

Subsequent issues were catalogs for Theissen's book-selling business.


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