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| − | The '''Operation Fantast Handbook''' was an annual guide to the [[fandom]] and [[SF]] world published by [[Ken Slater]] as part of [[Operation Fantast]] in 1951 through 1953. | + | The '''Operation Fantast Handbook''' was an [[annual]] guide to the [[fandom]] and [[SF]] world published by [[Ken Slater]] as part of his [[Operation Fantast]] in 1951 through 1953. |
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Year || Pages || Notes | Year || 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 | + | 1951 || 24 (?)<ref>Mistakenly listed as 13-page at [[Fanac.org]] as the scan is by double-page spreads due to small [[format]], half-[[quarto]] per [[British Fanzine Bibliography]]. </ref> || Year abbreviated as '51 on the cover (art by [[Alan Hunter]], head of Fantast's starting [[Fanart]] [[Club]], see p. 19; small inner art [[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 non-standard from "(2)" first recto to "(21)" 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). |
1952 || 40 || | 1952 || 40 || | ||
| − | 1953 || 68 || (Unannounced) final issue; numbering standard from contents on 1 to last verso 64; "compiled in Feb-March 1953 […] by K. F. Slater" | + | 1953 || 68 || (Unannounced) final issue; numbering standard from contents on 1 to last verso 64; "compiled in Feb-March 1953 […] by K. F. Slater" but "Capt." retained in "Editorial Address" as it was to his military unit. Cover [[Ken McIntyre]], inner art [[Les Chapman]], [[Dave Wood|David Wood]]. Similar Cansfield/Planet advert on [[bacover]]. (Some contents page items not listed below, and some pages taken up by ads.) <p>• Operators' address list, p. 3 <br>• [[Clubs]] and societies, pp. 6–11 <br>• [[Conventions]], p. 14 <br>• A Word about [[Fanzines]] by [[Walter A. Willis]], p. 16 <br>• Society and Amateur Publications, p. 17–21<br> • Literary Agents, p. 27<br>• Operation Fantast Trading Bureau, p. 29 <br>• Current magazines, pp. 30–5<br> • Dead magazines, pp. 36–7<br>• Dealers, pp. 48–9<br> • Libraries, p. 50 <br>• Science fiction book clubs, p. 62<p> Also distributed as [[postmailing]] of August [[FAPA]] 64. |
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| − | {{fanzineindex|dir= OperationFantast}} | + | {{fanzineindex|dir= OperationFantast}} |
{{publication | start=1951 | end=1953 |locale=UK}} | {{publication | start=1951 | end=1953 |locale=UK}} | ||
[[Category:fanzine]] | [[Category:fanzine]] | ||
[[Category:UK]] | [[Category:UK]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:47, 14 December 2024
The Operation Fantast Handbook was an annual guide to the fandom and SF world published by Ken Slater as part of his Operation Fantast in 1951 through 1953.
| Year | Pages | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 24 (?)[1] | Year abbreviated as '51 on the cover (art by Alan Hunter, head of Fantast's starting Fanart Club, see p. 19; small inner art Peter Ridley and "American fan-artist Mrs. A. G. Archer"); "compiled in May, 1951 […] by Capt. K. F. Slater". 20 inner pages, numbered non-standard from "(2)" first recto to "(21)" 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). |
| 1952 | 40 | |
| 1953 | 68 | (Unannounced) final issue; numbering standard from contents on 1 to last verso 64; "compiled in Feb-March 1953 […] by K. F. Slater" but "Capt." retained in "Editorial Address" as it was to his military unit. Cover Ken McIntyre, inner art Les Chapman, David Wood. Similar Cansfield/Planet advert on bacover. (Some contents page items not listed below, and some pages taken up by ads.) • Operators' address list, p. 3 Also distributed as postmailing of August FAPA 64. |
- ↑ Mistakenly listed as 13-page at Fanac.org as the scan is by double-page spreads due to small format, half-quarto per British Fanzine Bibliography.
Operation Fantast Handbook online at fanac.org
| Publication | 1951—1953 |
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