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During the first Worldcon, fans took the opportunity to visit Coney Island, where this foto-op took place. Front: Mark Reinsberg, Jack Agnew, Ross Rocklynne. Rear: Vincent Kidwell, Robert A. Madle, Erle Korshak, Ray Bradbury, July 4, 1939. Courtesy of Robert Madle.

July 4	Nycon (First Worldcon)
July	FAPA Interregnum starts
August	Start of War in Europe
August	First known use of Bug-Eyed Monster in print in Thrilling Wonder Stories .
August	First known use of Goshwowboyohboy also in Thrilling Wonder Stories
Fall	Philcon 1939
November 5	First official meeting of the Futurian Society of Sydney
December	Arkham House's first publication published.
	The rise of Claude Degler
	Planet Stories started
	Third British Convention in London

Births and Deaths:

Ann Dietz - Barry McGhan - Barry N. Malzberg - Bruce Burn - Carol Carr - Dave Gibson - Dave Samuelson - Don Pauley - Ellie Turner - Elliot Shorter - Errol Miller - George C. Willick - George H. Wyman - George Metzger - George Slusser - George W. Fields - Gerald W. Page - Jan Howard Finder - Jan Penney - Jane Yolen - Jo Clayton - John Bangsund - John Baxter - Joseph D. Olander - Joyce Katz - Kenneth J. Zahorski - Larry McCombs - Lars Helander - M. A. Foster - Margaret Atwood - Mark Schulzinger - Marty Gear - Michael Moorcock - Pat Ellington - Peggy Gemignani - Peter Graham - Peter Nicholls - Peter S. Beagle - Peter Singleton - Philip Strick - Steve Francis - Steve Tolliver - Suzy McKee Charnas - Sylvia Dees - Ted Johnstone - Walter Velez - Wendy Freeman - William Rickhardt

Convention series started or ended:

Mecon - WSFC - Worldcon - Worldcons by Area

Onetime conventions:

OSA Pow-Wow - Second Eastern States Science Fiction Convention

Bids:

Worldcons by Area

Publications started or ended:

A - A - A Warning - AAaAaAaAAa... - Aaanthor Argus - Ad Astra - Australian Fan News - Chaos - D'Journal - Dynamic Science Stories - Escape - Extracts from the Futurian - Famous Fantastic Mysteries - Fanfare - Fantaseer - Fantastic Adventures - Fantasy Graphic - Fantasy War Bulletin - Fantasy-Scout - Foundation of the CPASF - Funtasy - Future Science Fiction - Futuria Fantasia - Golden Atom - Gottliffe on the Green - Hollerbochen Comes Back - Horizons - Le Vombiteur Literaire - Macabre - Marvel Science Stories - Metropolis - New Fandom - New Worlds - Nova - Novae Terrae - Planet Stories - Polaris - Postal Preview - Scenes of Fantasy - Sci-Fic Variety - Science Fiction Collector - Science Fiction Gazette - Science Fiction News Letter - Science Fiction Progress - Science Fiction Review - Science Fiction and Fantasy Advertiser - Science-Fantasy Review - Scienti Tales - Startling Stories - Stephan the STFAN - Storm Over Philadelphia - Strange Stories - Sweetness and Light - Swisher Index - Technocrat - Tesseract - The AAAAA Arguy-Y - The FAPA Correspondent - The Fan Who Ruled the World - The Fantast - The Grab Bag - The MSA Bulletin - The Planeteer - The Purpose of Science Fiction - Ultra - Uncanny Tales - Unknown Worlds - Up To Now - Vad-Jong

Publishers founded or closed:

Pocket Books

Awards made, started or ended:

Stores opened or closed:

Werewolf Bookshop

Clubs founded or disbanded:

Decker Dillies - Futurian Society of Sydney - New Fandom - SFA - Science Fiction Association membership 1937-1939 - Stoke-on-Trent Science Fiction Club - WSFS

New fanspeak coined:

BEM - ET - Exclusion Act - Goshwowboyoboy - Unendurable Pleasure Indefinitely Prolonged - Vad-Jong - WSFC

Miscellaneous:

Hall Costumes and Fannish Fashion

Asia:

Australia:

Australian Fan News - Futurian Society of Sydney - John Bangsund - John Baxter - Peter Nicholls - Science Fiction Review - Ultra

Canada:

Famous Fantastic Mysteries - George Metzger - Margaret Atwood

Europe:

Lars Helander

Ireland:

New Zealand:

Bruce Burn

US:

A - A - A Warning - AAaAaAaAAa... - Aaanthor Argus - Ad Astra - Ann Dietz - Baby - Barry McGhan - Barry N. Malzberg - Carol Carr - Chaos - D'Journal - Dave Samuelson - Decker Dillies - Don Pauley - Dynamic Science Stories - Ellie Turner - Elliot Shorter - Empress Publications - Errol Miller - Escape - Exclusion Act - Famous Fantastic Mysteries - Fanfare - Fantaseer - Fantastic Adventures - Fantasy Graphic - Fantasy-Scout - Foundation of the CPASF - Funtasy - Future Science Fiction - Futuria Fantasia - Futurian House - Futurian Houses - George C. Willick - George H. Wyman - George Metzger - George Slusser - George W. Fields - Gerald W. Page - Golden Atom - Hollerbochen Comes Back - Horizons - Jan Howard Finder - Jan Penney - Jane Yolen - Jo Clayton - Joseph D. Olander - Joyce Katz - Jr - Kenneth J. Zahorski - Larry McCombs - Le Vombiteur Literaire - M. A. Foster - Mark Schulzinger - Marty Gear - Marvel Science Stories - Mecon - Metropolis - New Fandom - Nova - Nycon - Forrest J Ackerman' Nycon 1 Reminiscence - John Baltadonis' Nycon 1 Reminiscence - Lloyd Eshbach's Nycon 1 Reminiscence - Harry Harrison's Nycon 1 Reminiscence - Charles D. Hornig's Nycon 1 Reminiscence - Dave Kyle's Nycon 1 Reminiscence - Sam Moskowitz' Nycon 1 Reminiscence - Milt Rothman's Nycon 1 Reminiscence - Julius Schwartz' Nycon 1 Reminiscence - OSA Pow-Wow - Pat Ellington - Peggy Gemignani - Peter Graham - Peter S. Beagle - Philcon 1939 - Planet Stories - Pocket Books - Polaris - Scenes of Fantasy - Sci-Fic Variety - Science Fiction Collector - Science Fiction News Letter - Science Fiction Progress - Science Fiction and Fantasy Advertiser - Scienti Tales - Second Eastern States Science Fiction Convention - Startling Stories - Stephan the STFAN - Steve Francis - Steve Tolliver - Storm Over Philadelphia - Strange Stories - Suzy McKee Charnas - Sweetness and Light - Swisher Index - Sylvia Dees - Technocrat - Ted Johnstone - Tesseract - The AAAAA Arguy-Y - The FAPA Correspondent - The Grab Bag - The MSA Bulletin - The Planeteer - Uncanny Tales - Unknown Worlds - Up To Now - Vad-Jong - Walter Velez - Werewolf Bookshop - William Rickhardt

Rest of the World:

1938 \| 1939 \| 1940

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