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[[File:Lynn Hickman. Drawing by Joe Mayhew.jpg|thumb|right|Lynn Hickman. Drawing by Joe Mayhew from the DSC 50 PB.]]
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[[File:Lynn Hickman. Drawing by Joe Mayhew.jpg|thumb|right|'''Lynn Hickman'''. ''Drawing by [[Joe Mayhew]] from the [[DSC 50]] [[PB]]''.]]
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(June 5th, 1926 – October 30, 1996)
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(June 5, 1926 – October 30, 1996)
  
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'''Lynn A. Hickman''', a [[Midwest fandom|Midwestern fan]] from Wauseon, [[Ohio]], and member of [[First Fandom]], and [[huckster]], founded [[Little Monsters of America]].
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'''Lynn Arden Hickman''', a [[Midwest fandom|Midwestern fan]] from Wauseon, [[Ohio]], and member of [[First Fandom]], and [[huckster]], founded [[Little Monsters of America]].
  
 
He was a member of the [[Midwest Nomads]], the [[Alien Science-Fantasy Club]], and was one of the founders of [[Pulpcon]] and the founder of the [[Pulp Era Amateur Press Society]] (PEAPS). He chaired [[Illwiscon]]. He used the [[pennames]] of '''Plato Jones''' and '''Arden Cary'''.   
 
He was a member of the [[Midwest Nomads]], the [[Alien Science-Fantasy Club]], and was one of the founders of [[Pulpcon]] and the founder of the [[Pulp Era Amateur Press Society]] (PEAPS). He chaired [[Illwiscon]]. He used the [[pennames]] of '''Plato Jones''' and '''Arden Cary'''.   
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A lean, lanky man, he was a chain smoker, he suffered from emphysema and ultimately succumbed to lung cancer.  
 
A lean, lanky man, he was a chain smoker, he suffered from emphysema and ultimately succumbed to lung cancer.  
  
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He and his wife, [[Carolyn Hickman]], were fixtures at [[Midwestcon]]. His older brother [[Alden Hickman]] was also a fan.
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He and his wife, [[Carolyn Hickman]], were fixtures at [[Midwestcon]]. His older brother, [[Alden Hickman]], was also a fan.
  
 
See also:
 
See also:
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* “[http://jophan.org/mimosa/m10/sims.htm The Further Adventures of Midwest Fandom]” by [[Howard DeVore]], Lynn Hickman and [[Roger Sims]]
 
* “[http://jophan.org/mimosa/m10/sims.htm The Further Adventures of Midwest Fandom]” by [[Howard DeVore]], Lynn Hickman and [[Roger Sims]]
 
* “[http://www.jophan.org/mimosa/m20/sims.htm Lynn As I Remember Him]” by [[Roger Sims]]
 
* “[http://www.jophan.org/mimosa/m20/sims.htm Lynn As I Remember Him]” by [[Roger Sims]]
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* 1992 -- [[Lamont Award]]
 
* 1992 -- [[Lamont Award]]
 
* [[Concave]]
 
* [[Concave]]
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{{person | born=1926 | died=1996}}
 
{{person | born=1926 | died=1996}}

Revision as of 21:12, 27 September 2022

Lynn Hickman. Drawing by Joe Mayhew from the DSC 50 PB.

(June 5, 1926 – October 30, 1996)

Lynn Arden Hickman, a Midwestern fan from Wauseon, Ohio, and member of First Fandom, and huckster, founded Little Monsters of America.

He was a member of the Midwest Nomads, the Alien Science-Fantasy Club, and was one of the founders of Pulpcon and the founder of the Pulp Era Amateur Press Society (PEAPS). He chaired Illwiscon. He used the pennames of Plato Jones and Arden Cary.

He was publisher of Who Killed Science Fiction? and Why Is a Fan?.

Harlan Ellison called him a “true ‘craftsman’ of the field” of fanzine art in Sol IX.

A lean, lanky man, he was a chain smoker, he suffered from emphysema and ultimately succumbed to lung cancer.

He and his wife, Carolyn Hickman, were fixtures at Midwestcon. His older brother, Alden Hickman, was also a fan.

See also:

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Awards, Honors and GoHships:


Person 1926—1996
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