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'''''Science Fantasy News''''', also known as '''''SFN''''', was a [[newszine]] published by [[Vince Clarke]]. There were 16 issues, from 1948 through to 1960 with various intermittent 'minor' issues and supplements. Clarke edited issues 1–8 for for the [[SFS]] and after the SFS collapsed in 1951 he continued it on its own until 1960 when he [[gafiated]]. On return to fandom in the early 1980s, Clarke published ''[[Not Science Fantasy News]]''.
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'''''Science Fantasy News''''', also known as '''''SFN''''' and '''''SFNews''''', was a [[newszine]] published by [[Vince Clarke]]. There were 16 issues, from 1948 through to 1960 with various intermittent 'minor' issues and supplements. Clarke edited issues 1–8 for for the [[SFS]] and after the SFS collapsed in 1951 he continued it on its own until 1960 when he [[gafiated]]. On his return to fandom in the early 1980s, Clarke published ''[[Not Science Fantasy News]]''.
  
 
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  Issue || Date || Pages || Notes  
 
  Issue || Date || Pages || Notes  
1 V1.1 || Winter 1948 || 16 ||  
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1 V1.1 || Winter 1948 || 16 || distributed with a 'minor' issue of ''[[Alembic]]''
-|| February 1949 || 4|| ''Science Fantasy News Minor'' #1
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-|| February 1949 || 4|| ''Science Fantasy News Minor'' #1; distributed with ''[[Wonder (Tealby)]]'' #1
 
2 V1.2 || March 1949 || 24 ||  
 
2 V1.2 || March 1949 || 24 ||  
-|| April 1949 || 4|| ''Science Fantasy News Minor'' #2
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-|| April 1949 || 4|| ''Science Fantasy News Minor'' #2; distributed with ''[[Operation Fantast]]''
3 V1.3 || June 1949 || 20 ||  
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3 V1.3 || June 1949 || 20 || distributed with ''[[Wonder (Tealby)]]'' #2 and ''[[Booklist (BFL)]]''
-|| June 1949 || 4|| ''Science Fantasy News Minor'' #3
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-|| June 1949 || 4|| ''Science Fantasy News Minor'' #3; distributed with #3
 
-|| September 1949 || 2|| ''Science Fantasy News Minor'' #4
 
-|| September 1949 || 2|| ''Science Fantasy News Minor'' #4
 
4 V1.4 || December 1949 || 32 ||  
 
4 V1.4 || December 1949 || 32 ||  

Revision as of 08:46, 21 June 2024

Science Fantasy News, also known as SFN and SFNews, was a newszine published by Vin¢ Clarke. There were 16 issues, from 1948 through to 1960 with various intermittent 'minor' issues and supplements. Clarke edited issues 1–8 for for the SFS and after the SFS collapsed in 1951 he continued it on its own until 1960 when he gafiated. On his return to fandom in the early 1980s, Clarke published Not Science Fantasy News.

Issue Date Pages Notes
1 V1.1 Winter 1948 16 distributed with a 'minor' issue of Alembic
- February 1949 4 Science Fantasy News Minor #1; distributed with Wonder #1
2 V1.2 March 1949 24
- April 1949 4 Science Fantasy News Minor #2; distributed with Operation Fantast
3 V1.3 June 1949 20 distributed with Wonder #2 and Booklist
- June 1949 4 Science Fantasy News Minor #3; distributed with #3
- September 1949 2 Science Fantasy News Minor #4
4 V1.4 December 1949 32
5 V1.5 Summer 1950 24
- November 1950 2 Science Fantasy News Minor (unnumbered)
6 Never Published
7 V1.7 March 1951 6
8 V1.8 July 1951 10
9 V2.1 September 1951 10
10 V2.2 Christmas 1951 Supplement called Epicentre Xmas Greetings with thish
11 V2.3 March 1952 12 Supplement called Cosmos Library News with thish
12 V2.4 June 1952 10 SFN/Convention Supplement with thish
Post War Winter 1952 10 A letterzine supplement edited with Ken Bulmer
13 V2.5 August 1955 6 edited with Joy Goodwin
14 Xmas 1955 6 edited with Joy Goodwin
15 February 1958 8 edited with Sandy Sanderson
16 June 1960 8


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