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'''Joe Fortier''' from [[Oakland, CA]] started reading [[sf]] in 1933 and was introduced to [[fandom]] by [[Harry Warner, Jr.]] in 1938. Early on, he used a [[nickname]] '''[[2J4]]''' in imitation of [[4sj]]; but more important was retrogrammatical '''John Reitrof''', used a. o. for some short stories in fanzines. In ''[[Who's Who in Fandom 1940]]'', he lists several other [[pseudonym]]s, apparently short-lived or one-off and used also for [[fan art]] (Guy Francis: "Wot wog said of the latter's 'Girl of Tomorrow' drawings 'If that's the girl of tomorrow, I'm glad I'm living today!'"
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'''Joe Fortier''', an early [[fan]] from [[Oakland, CA]], started reading [[sf]] in 1933 and was introduced to [[fandom]] by [[Harry Warner, Jr.]], in 1938. Early on, he used the [[nicknames]] '''2J4''' (in imitation of [[4sj]]) and '''Jo Jo'''; but more important was the ananym '''John Reitrof''', used for some short stories in [[fanzines]]. In ''[[Who's Who in Fandom 1940]]'', he lists several other [[pseudonym]]s, apparently short-lived or one-off and used also for [[fan art]], including '''Guy Francis''' ("Wot wag said of the latter's 'Girl of Tomorrow' drawings 'If that's the girl of tomorrow, I'm glad I'm living today!'").
  
 
He gained some renown as the [[Type Fifteen Fan]].
 
He gained some renown as the [[Type Fifteen Fan]].
  
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He was a charter member of [[The National Fantasy Fan Federation]] (N3F) in 1941, and an early member of the N3F's advisory board.  He was a member of the [[Science Fictioneers]], the [[IFF]], the [[Golden Gate Fantasy Progress]], the [[SFL]] and [[New Fandom]]. At the [[Denvention]] in 1941 he presented [[San Francisco]]'s [[bid]] for the 1942 [[Worldcon]].
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Fortier was a charter member of [[The National Fantasy Fan Federation]] (N3F) in 1941, and an early member of the N3F's advisory [[board]].  He was a member of the [[Science Fictioneers]], the [[IFF]], the [[Golden Gate Fantasy Progress]], the [[SFL]] and [[New Fandom]]. At the [[Denvention]] in 1941, he presented the [[San Francisco in 1942]] [[bid]] for the [[Worldcon]].
  
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His photo appears (with friend and collaborator [[Tom Wright]]) on page 172 of [[Harry Warner]]'s ''[[All Our Yesterdays]]'' ([[Advent]], 1969).
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He was a corporal in the ROTC in 1940. In 1944-5 (and a 1943 letter) {where?}, he wrote about "my stay in the [[army]]" (so his earlier [[FAPAzine]]s were duplicated by [[Francis Towner Laney]], but toward the end he was able to [[repro]] a large one himself, including a [[cartoon]]), and suggested his planned marriage would lead to [[gafiation]].
  
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For an early short biography, see {{WhosWho1940|page=6}}. It said that he was a corporal in ROTC; in 1944-5 (and a 1943 letter) he wrote about "my stay in the army" (so his earlier [[FAPAzine]]s were duplicated by [[Laney]], but towards the end he was able to produce a large one himself, including a cartoon) and suggested his planned marriage would lead to [[gafia]]tion.
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In 1981, [[Denvention 2]]’s census of members of the first [[Denvention]] designated him as “lost to fandom.”
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'''2J4''' – [[Nickname]] for [[Joe J. Fortier]], in imitation of [[4sj]].
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'''More Reading:'''
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* Early short biography in {{WhosWho1940|page=6}}.  
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* [https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?290777 Joe Fortier] in [[ISFDB]].
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* Founding Member article in {{TNFF|date=April 2018 issue| volume=77| number=4| page=5}}.
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* Photo (with friend and collaborator [[Tom Wright]]) on page 172 of [[Harry Warner]]'s ''[[All Our Yesterdays]]'' ([[Advent]], 1969).
  
 
{{fanzines}}
 
{{fanzines}}
 
* ''[[California Mercury]]'' [August and September 1940] – renamed from ''Mercury'', later issues taken over by [[Phil Bronson]]; August 1941 issue (still headlined just ''Mercury'') lists Fortier as "Special Correspondent"
 
* ''[[California Mercury]]'' [August and September 1940] – renamed from ''Mercury'', later issues taken over by [[Phil Bronson]]; August 1941 issue (still headlined just ''Mercury'') lists Fortier as "Special Correspondent"
 
* ''[[Comet (Wright)]]'' [1940–1] (as assistant to [[Tom Wright]])
 
* ''[[Comet (Wright)]]'' [1940–1] (as assistant to [[Tom Wright]])
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* ''[[Dawn (Wright)]]'' [1943] (with Tom Wright)
 
* ''[[Fan Editor and Publisher]]'' [1942] (with [[Harry Jenkins]])
 
* ''[[Fan Editor and Publisher]]'' [1942] (with [[Harry Jenkins]])
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* ''[[Mercury]]'' [1940] – first three issues, later ones taken over by [[Tom Wright]]
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* ''[[Mercury]]'' [1940] (first three issues, later ones taken over by [[Tom Wright]])
 
* ''[[Scientifan]]'' [1939–1942] (for [[FAPA]])
 
* ''[[Scientifan]]'' [1939–1942] (for [[FAPA]])
 
* ''[[Starlight]]'' [1941] (with [[Tom Wright]] and [[James Bush]])
 
* ''[[Starlight]]'' [1941] (with [[Tom Wright]] and [[James Bush]])
 
* ''[[Twilight Echoes]]'' [1944-45] (for [[FAPA]])
 
* ''[[Twilight Echoes]]'' [1944-45] (for [[FAPA]])
  
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* [https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?290777 Joe Fortier] in [[ISFDB]] (lists only several letters)
 
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* a Founding Member article in {{TNFF|date=April 2018 issue| volume=77| number=4| page=5}}, based largely on ''Fancyclopedia''
 
  
 
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Revision as of 05:18, 11 May 2023

(1923 – ????)

Joe Fortier, an early fan from Oakland, CA, started reading sf in 1933 and was introduced to fandom by Harry Warner, Jr., in 1938. Early on, he used the nicknames 2J4 (in imitation of 4sj) and Jo Jo; but more important was the ananym John Reitrof, used for some short stories in fanzines. In Who's Who in Fandom 1940, he lists several other pseudonyms, apparently short-lived or one-off and used also for fan art, including Guy Francis ("Wot wag said of the latter's 'Girl of Tomorrow' drawings 'If that's the girl of tomorrow, I'm glad I'm living today!'").

He gained some renown as the Type Fifteen Fan.

Fortier was a charter member of The National Fantasy Fan Federation (N3F) in 1941, and an early member of the N3F's advisory board. He was a member of the Science Fictioneers, the IFF, the Golden Gate Fantasy Progress, the SFL and New Fandom. At the Denvention in 1941, he presented the San Francisco in 1942 bid for the Worldcon.

He was a corporal in the ROTC in 1940. In 1944-5 (and a 1943 letter) {where?}, he wrote about "my stay in the army" (so his earlier FAPAzines were duplicated by Francis Towner Laney, but toward the end he was able to repro a large one himself, including a cartoon), and suggested his planned marriage would lead to gafiation.

In 1981, Denvention 2’s census of members of the first Denvention designated him as “lost to fandom.”

From Fancyclopedia 1, ca. 1944
2J4 – Nickname for Joe J. Fortier, in imitation of 4sj.

More Reading:

Fanzines and Apazines:


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