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[[Dave Cohen]] and [[Eric Bentcliffe]] had originally made a bid for a Manchester convention to be called Supermancon at the [[Eastercon-1952|1952 convention]]. On that occasion they were beaten by a London bid that became [[Coroncon]]. | [[Dave Cohen]] and [[Eric Bentcliffe]] had originally made a bid for a Manchester convention to be called Supermancon at the [[Eastercon-1952|1952 convention]]. On that occasion they were beaten by a London bid that became [[Coroncon]]. | ||
− | The [[SuperMancon Combozine]] was produced for the convention. It | + | The [[SuperMancon Combozine]] was produced for the convention. It includes special issues of ''[[Space Times]]'', ''[[Alpha]]'', ''[[Medway Journal]]'', ''[[BEM (Ashworth)|BEM]]'', ''[[Orbit]]'', ''[[Zenith]]'', ''[[Brennschluss]]'' and ''[[Space Diversions]]'' as well as trail for the forthcoming ''[[Femizine]]'' and what purported to be an extract from the twentieth issue of ''[[Nirvana]]'', a fanzine where subscriptions were by invitation only. |
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+ | == Attendees == | ||
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+ | There are 133<ref>Actually 135 but two appear to be duplicates.</ref> members of the 'Supermancon Society' listed in the combozine. Some of these didn't attend and in a few cases never had any intention of doing so. | ||
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+ | In the table below names marked (A) are known attendees, names marked (AN) are known attendees who are not on the membership list, and names marked (N) are members who are known to have not been present. The remainder may have attended. In many cases that's the limit of our knowledge about them and where this is the case there won't be a page for them until and unless we find out some more. Names to which this applies are in italics. Additionally names marked * are family members of attendees who likely weren't fans per se. | ||
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+ | '''This list is a work in progress. Names below are being checked to see if they're here under variants.''' | ||
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+ | <div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3"> | ||
+ | # [[B. Almond]] | ||
+ | # [[J. McArthur]] | ||
+ | # [[Norm Ashfield]] | ||
+ | # [[Mal Ashworth]] | ||
+ | # [[B. V. Avis]] | ||
+ | # [[Joe Ayres]] | ||
+ | # [[Peter Baillie]] | ||
+ | # [[Ron Bennett]] | ||
+ | # [[Phil Best]] | ||
+ | # [[Sid Birchby]] | ||
+ | # [[Irene Boothroyd]] | ||
+ | # [[Syd Bounds]] | ||
+ | # [[Robert Brandon]] | ||
+ | # [[John Brunner]] | ||
+ | # [[A. E. Bullock]] | ||
+ | # [[Ken Bulmer]] | ||
+ | # [[P. J. Cakebread]] | ||
+ | # [[James Cameron]] | ||
+ | # [[Peter Campbell]] | ||
+ | # [[John Carnell]] | ||
+ | # [[Joan Carr]] | ||
+ | # [[George Charters]] | ||
+ | # [[Vince Clarke]] | ||
+ | # [[Dave Cohen]] (AN) | ||
+ | # [[Dave Cohen (Australia)]]<ref>Oddly, the Dave Cohen on the membership list is an Australian and not the Dave Cohen who chaired the convention.</ref> | ||
+ | # [[L. J. Conway]] | ||
+ | # [[A. Cook]] | ||
+ | # [[Donald McCormick]] | ||
+ | # [[Basil P. Coukis]] | ||
+ | # [[Denny Cowen]] | ||
+ | # [[E. Cox]] | ||
+ | # [[S. R. Dalton]] | ||
+ | # [[Jack Darlington]] | ||
+ | # [[Ron Deacon]] | ||
+ | # [[Charles Duncombe]] | ||
+ | # Mrs Duncombe * | ||
+ | # [[D. Egan]] | ||
+ | # [[Cyril Evans]] | ||
+ | # [[Frances Evans]] | ||
+ | # [[Rory Faulkner]] | ||
+ | # [[John Russell Fearn]] | ||
+ | # [[Reg Fieldhouse]] | ||
+ | # [[Margaret Finch]] | ||
+ | # [[Pete Fox]] | ||
+ | # [[A. Francis]] | ||
+ | # [[Dave Gardner]] | ||
+ | # [[George Gibson]] | ||
+ | # [[Walter Gillings]] | ||
+ | # [[Joy Goodwin]] | ||
+ | # [[Irene Gore]] | ||
+ | # [[John Gregor]] | ||
+ | # [[John Gunn]] | ||
+ | # [[John B. Hall]] | ||
+ | # [[Peter Hamilton]] | ||
+ | # [[Ernest Harmer]] | ||
+ | # [[C. A. Harper]] | ||
+ | # [[Chuck Harris]] | ||
+ | # [[Jerry Heydemann]] | ||
+ | # [[Lynn Hickman]] | ||
+ | # [[Arthur F. Hillman]] | ||
+ | # [[Mrs G. M. Hills]] | ||
+ | # [[Alf Hind]] | ||
+ | # [[Ken McIntyre]] | ||
+ | # [[E. R. James]] | ||
+ | # [[Jan Jansen]] | ||
+ | # [[Terry Jeeves]] | ||
+ | # [[K. Johnstone]] | ||
+ | # [[Herbert Jones]] | ||
+ | # [[M. Kelly]] | ||
+ | # [[Colin Lane]] | ||
+ | # [[Al Lee]] | ||
+ | # [[Brian Lewis]] | ||
+ | # [[Geoff Lewis]] | ||
+ | # [[Ethel Lindsay]] | ||
+ | # [[Nigel Lindsay]] | ||
+ | # [[Thomas L. MacDonald]] | ||
+ | # [[Stuart Mackenzie]] | ||
+ | # [[Shirley Marriott]] | ||
+ | # [[Archie Mercer]]<ref>The membership list also includes A. Mercer who is presumably a duplicate.</ref> | ||
+ | # [[Frank Milnes]] | ||
+ | # [[Jim Mooney (UK)]] | ||
+ | # [[Eric Needham]] | ||
+ | # [[Dave Newman]] | ||
+ | # [[Bill Panter]] | ||
+ | # [[Colin Parsons]] | ||
+ | # [[Alistair Paterson]] | ||
+ | # [[J. N. Phillips]] | ||
+ | # [[Derek Pickles]] | ||
+ | # [[Marjorie Pickles]] | ||
+ | # [[Ken Potter]] | ||
+ | # [[Robert Presslie]] | ||
+ | # [[Bill Price]] | ||
+ | # [[Fred Price]] | ||
+ | # [[George Richards]] | ||
+ | # [[Fred Robinson]] | ||
+ | # [[John Roles]] | ||
+ | # [[J. Michael Rosenblum]] | ||
+ | # [[D. A Rozier]] | ||
+ | # [[Sandy Sanderson]] | ||
+ | # [[Bob Shaw]] | ||
+ | # [[Sadie Shaw]] | ||
+ | # [[G. A. Shiel]] | ||
+ | # [[Ina Shorrock]] | ||
+ | # [[Norman Shorrock]] | ||
+ | # [[Dag Siggerud]] | ||
+ | # [[Frank Simpson]] | ||
+ | # [[Ken Slater]] | ||
+ | # [[Jack Smillie]] | ||
+ | # [[Fred Smith]] | ||
+ | # [[K. E. Smith]] | ||
+ | # [[Les Swinburne]] | ||
+ | # [[G. B. Tait]] | ||
+ | # [[Arthur H. Tavinder]] | ||
+ | # [[Pete Taylor]] | ||
+ | # [[S. Thomas]]<ref>Listed twice on the membership list.</ref> | ||
+ | # [[Tony Thorne]] | ||
+ | # [[A. Tomlinson]] | ||
+ | # [[Harry Turner]] | ||
+ | # [[M. Wallace]] | ||
+ | # [[Norman Wansborough]] | ||
+ | # [[E. White]] | ||
+ | # [[James White]] | ||
+ | # [[Tom White]] | ||
+ | # [[S. B. Whitehead]] | ||
+ | # [[A. Williams]] | ||
+ | # [[Taffy Williams]] | ||
+ | # [[Madeleine Willis]] | ||
+ | # [[Walter A. Willis]] | ||
+ | # [[Jack Wilson]] | ||
+ | # [[R. Wingfield]] | ||
+ | # [[Geoff Wingrove]] | ||
+ | # [[John A. Wiseman]] | ||
+ | # [[R. Yates]] | ||
+ | # [[Cathie Youden]]<ref>Her name is given as 'Yonden' in the souvenir book.</ref> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
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* {{conpubs|series=Eastercon|con=SuperMancon}}. | * {{conpubs|series=Eastercon|con=SuperMancon}}. | ||
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* {{link | website=http://fiawol.org.uk/FanStuff/THEN%20Archive/1954SMancon/SMan.htm | text=Article with pictures by Rob Hansen.}} | * {{link | website=http://fiawol.org.uk/FanStuff/THEN%20Archive/1954SMancon/SMan.htm | text=Article with pictures by Rob Hansen.}} | ||
+ | ____ | ||
+ | <references/> | ||
{{convention | series1=Mancon | series=Eastercon | year=1954 | before=Coroncon | after=Cytricon |before1=Mancon 1 |after1= Thirdmancon |Locale=Manchester, UK}} | {{convention | series1=Mancon | series=Eastercon | year=1954 | before=Coroncon | after=Cytricon |before1=Mancon 1 |after1= Thirdmancon |Locale=Manchester, UK}} |
Revision as of 16:24, 26 October 2024
Eastercon 5, Mancon 2, nicknamed Supermancon, was a convention held June 5–6, 1954 (Whitsun weekend), in Manchester, UK. The name came from it being the second Mancon, and had nothing to do with Superman. It was sponsored by the Nor'west Science Fantasy Club. The GoH was John Russell Fearn.
Dave Cohen and Eric Bentcliffe had originally made a bid for a Manchester convention to be called Supermancon at the 1952 convention. On that occasion they were beaten by a London bid that became Coroncon.
The SuperMancon Combozine was produced for the convention. It includes special issues of Space Times, Alpha, Medway Journal, BEM, Orbit, Zenith, Brennschluss and Space Diversions as well as trail for the forthcoming Femizine and what purported to be an extract from the twentieth issue of Nirvana, a fanzine where subscriptions were by invitation only.
Attendees[edit]
There are 133[1] members of the 'Supermancon Society' listed in the combozine. Some of these didn't attend and in a few cases never had any intention of doing so.
In the table below names marked (A) are known attendees, names marked (AN) are known attendees who are not on the membership list, and names marked (N) are members who are known to have not been present. The remainder may have attended. In many cases that's the limit of our knowledge about them and where this is the case there won't be a page for them until and unless we find out some more. Names to which this applies are in italics. Additionally names marked * are family members of attendees who likely weren't fans per se.
This list is a work in progress. Names below are being checked to see if they're here under variants.
- B. Almond
- J. McArthur
- Norm Ashfield
- Mal Ashworth
- B. V. Avis
- Joe Ayres
- Peter Baillie
- Ron Bennett
- Phil Best
- Sid Birchby
- Irene Boothroyd
- Syd Bounds
- Robert Brandon
- John Brunner
- A. E. Bullock
- Ken Bulmer
- P. J. Cakebread
- James Cameron
- Peter Campbell
- John Carnell
- Joan Carr
- George Charters
- Vin¢ Clarke
- Dave Cohen (AN)
- Dave Cohen[2]
- L. J. Conway
- A. Cook
- Donald McCormick
- Basil P. Coukis
- Denny Cowen
- E. Cox
- S. R. Dalton
- Jack Darlington
- Ron Deacon
- Charles Duncombe
- Mrs Duncombe *
- D. Egan
- Cyril Evans
- Frances Evans
- Rory Faulkner
- John Russell Fearn
- Reg Fieldhouse
- Margaret Finch
- Pete Fox
- A. Francis
- Dave Gardner
- George Gibson
- Walter Gillings
- Joy Goodwin
- Irene Gore
- John Gregor
- John Gunn
- John B. Hall
- Peter Hamilton
- Ernest Harmer
- C. A. Harper
- Chuck Harris
- Jerry Heydemann
- Lynn Hickman
- Arthur F. Hillman
- Mrs G. M. Hills
- Alf Hind
- Ken McIntyre
- E. R. James
- Jan Jansen
- Terry Jeeves
- K. Johnstone
- Herbert Jones
- M. Kelly
- Colin Lane
- Al Lee
- Brian Lewis
- Geoff Lewis
- Ethel Lindsay
- Nigel Lindsay
- Thomas L. MacDonald
- Stuart Mackenzie
- Shirley Marriott
- Archie Mercer[3]
- Frank Milnes
- Jim Mooney
- Eric Needham
- Dave Newman
- Bill Panter
- Colin Parsons
- Alistair Paterson
- J. N. Phillips
- Derek Pickles
- Marjorie Pickles
- Ken Potter
- Robert Presslie
- Bill Price
- Fred Price
- George Richards
- Fred Robinson
- John Roles
- J. Michael Rosenblum
- D. A Rozier
- Sandy Sanderson
- Bob Shaw
- Sadie Shaw
- G. A. Shiel
- Ina Shorrock
- Norman Shorrock
- Dag Siggerud
- Frank Simpson
- Ken Slater
- Jack Smillie
- Fred Smith
- K. E. Smith
- Les Swinburne
- G. B. Tait
- Arthur H. Tavinder
- Pete Taylor
- S. Thomas[4]
- Tony Thorne
- A. Tomlinson
- Harry Turner
- M. Wallace
- Norman Wansborough
- E. White
- James White
- Tom White
- S. B. Whitehead
- A. Williams
- Taffy Williams
- Madeleine Willis
- Walter A. Willis
- Jack Wilson
- R. Wingfield
- Geoff Wingrove
- John A. Wiseman
- R. Yates
- Cathie Youden[5]
- SuperMancon publications and photos on fanac.org.
- Pictures at efanzines.
- Article with pictures by Rob Hansen.
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- ↑ Actually 135 but two appear to be duplicates.
- ↑ Oddly, the Dave Cohen on the membership list is an Australian and not the Dave Cohen who chaired the convention.
- ↑ The membership list also includes A. Mercer who is presumably a duplicate.
- ↑ Listed twice on the membership list.
- ↑ Her name is given as 'Yonden' in the souvenir book.
Coroncon | Eastercon | Cytricon |
Mancon | Mancon | Thirdmancon |
1954 |
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