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| − | Pet name for [[Bob Tucker]]'s legendary [[fanzine]], [[Le Zombie]]. (It began as a satire on [[Doc Lowndes]]' [[Le Vombeiteur]], but the tail began to wag the dog.) '''Lez-ettes''', invented by | + | Pet name for [[Bob Tucker]]'s legendary [[fanzine]], [[Le Zombie]]. (It began as a satire on [[Doc Lowndes]]' [[Le Vombeiteur]], but the tail began to wag the dog.) '''Lez-ettes''', invented by Tucker for this '[[zine]], were the ultimate in literary condensation; one is displayed below. |
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| + | The Lez-ettes actually originated with [[Al Ashley]] and [[E. E. Evans]], according to [[Tucker]], who wrote about them in ''[[Yandro]]'' 132, p. 27, [https://fanac.org/fanzines/Yandro/Yandro132.pdf online here]: | ||
| + | They began appearing in the Jun 1941 issue of <u>Le Zombie</u> and continued erratically for two years, ending with a set contributed by [[Art Widner]]. Perhaps he wanted to end them. Ashley and Evans originated the idea and contributed the vast bulk of them; a few others were the work of [[Jack Wiedenbeck]], [[Walt Liebscher]], and myself. Mine can be identified by the poor quality. | ||
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[[Pet name]] for [[fanzine]] ''[[Le Zombie]]''. Efforts have been made to call it Lizzie, with little success. | [[Pet name]] for [[fanzine]] ''[[Le Zombie]]''. Efforts have been made to call it Lizzie, with little success. | ||
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Revision as of 06:54, 4 March 2021
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
Pet name for Bob Tucker's legendary fanzine, Le Zombie. (It began as a satire on Doc Lowndes' Le Vombeiteur, but the tail began to wag the dog.) Lez-ettes, invented by Tucker for this 'zine, were the ultimate in literary condensation; one is displayed below.
Chapter 1: Vampire Chapter 2: Mirror Chapter 3: Long time no see |
The Lez-ettes actually originated with Al Ashley and E. E. Evans, according to Tucker, who wrote about them in Yandro 132, p. 27, online here:
They began appearing in the Jun 1941 issue of Le Zombie and continued erratically for two years, ending with a set contributed by Art Widner. Perhaps he wanted to end them. Ashley and Evans originated the idea and contributed the vast bulk of them; a few others were the work of Jack Wiedenbeck, Walt Liebscher, and myself. Mine can be identified by the poor quality.
| From Fancyclopedia 1, ca. 1944 |
| Pet name for fanzine Le Zombie. Efforts have been made to call it Lizzie, with little success. |
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