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| − | + | Annual guide to the [[fandom]] and [[SF]] world published by [[Ken Slater]] as part of [[Operation Fantast]] in 1951 through 1953. | |
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| − | + | Issue / Date || Pages || Notes | |
| − | + | 1951 || 24 (?) || Year abbreviated as '51 on the cover (art by [[Alan Hunter]], head of Fantast's starting Fanart Club, see p. 19; small inner art by [[Peter J. Ridley|Peter Ridley]] and "American fan-artist [[Dirce S. Archer|Mrs. A. G. Archer]]"); "compiled in May, 1951 […] by Capt. K. F. Slater". 20 inner pages, numbered nonstandardly from "(2)" on first recto to "(21)" on last verso, plus covers (advertisement on the back for Cansfield Bros (Maps) Ltd., [[Litho]] & [[Letterpress]] Printers, "productions similar to this", Planet Works, [[Bradford]]; inner sides empty). Mistakenly listed as 13-page at [[Fanac.org]] as the scan is by double-page spreads due to little format. | |
| − | + | 1952 || 40 || | |
| − | + | 1953 || 68 || (Uannounced) final issue; for contents see below; numbering standard from contents on 1 to last verso 64; "compiled in Feb-March 1953 […] by K. F. Slater", but "Capt." retained in the "Editorial Address" as it was to his military unit. Cover by [[Ken McIntyre]], inner art [[Les Chapman]], [[Dave Wood|David Wood]]. Similar Cansfield/Planet advert on bacover. | |
</tab> | </tab> | ||
| − | Issue 3 contained: | + | Issue 3 contained (some items of the contents page are not listed below, and some pages were taken up by adverts): |
| − | * Operators' address list | + | * Operators' address list, p. 3 |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Clubs]] and societies, pp. 6–11 |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Conventions]], p. 14 |
| − | * | + | * A Word about [[Fanzines]] by [[Walter A. Willis]], p. 16 |
| − | * | + | * Society and Amateur Publications, p. 17–21 |
| − | * | + | * Literary Agents, p. 27 |
| − | * Operation Fantast Trading Bureau | + | * Operation Fantast Trading Bureau, p. 29 |
| − | * | + | * Current magazines, pp. 30–5 |
| − | * | + | * Dead magazines, pp. 36–7 |
| − | * | + | * Dealers, pp. 48–9 |
| − | * | + | * Libraries, p. 50 |
| − | * | + | * Science fiction book clubs, p. 62 |
| − | {{publication | start=1951 | end=1953}} | + | {{fanzineindex|dir= OperationFantast }} |
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| + | {{publication | start=1951 | end=1953 |locale=UK}} | ||
[[Category:fanzine]] | [[Category:fanzine]] | ||
[[Category:UK]] | [[Category:UK]] | ||
Revision as of 06:30, 11 January 2024
Annual guide to the fandom and SF world published by Ken Slater as part of Operation Fantast in 1951 through 1953.
| Issue / Date | Pages | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 24 (?) | Year abbreviated as '51 on the cover (art by Alan Hunter, head of Fantast's starting Fanart Club, see p. 19; small inner art by Peter Ridley and "American fan-artist Mrs. A. G. Archer"); "compiled in May, 1951 […] by Capt. K. F. Slater". 20 inner pages, numbered nonstandardly from "(2)" on first recto to "(21)" on last verso, plus covers (advertisement on the back for Cansfield Bros (Maps) Ltd., Litho & Letterpress Printers, "productions similar to this", Planet Works, Bradford; inner sides empty). Mistakenly listed as 13-page at Fanac.org as the scan is by double-page spreads due to little format. |
| 1952 | 40 | |
| 1953 | 68 | (Uannounced) final issue; for contents see below; numbering standard from contents on 1 to last verso 64; "compiled in Feb-March 1953 […] by K. F. Slater", but "Capt." retained in the "Editorial Address" as it was to his military unit. Cover by Ken McIntyre, inner art Les Chapman, David Wood. Similar Cansfield/Planet advert on bacover. |
Issue 3 contained (some items of the contents page are not listed below, and some pages were taken up by adverts):
- Operators' address list, p. 3
- Clubs and societies, pp. 6–11
- Conventions, p. 14
- A Word about Fanzines by Walter A. Willis, p. 16
- Society and Amateur Publications, p. 17–21
- Literary Agents, p. 27
- Operation Fantast Trading Bureau, p. 29
- Current magazines, pp. 30–5
- Dead magazines, pp. 36–7
- Dealers, pp. 48–9
- Libraries, p. 50
- Science fiction book clubs, p. 62
Operation Fantast Handbook online at fanac.org
| Publication | 1951—1953 |
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