Algol

A fanzine subtitled "The Magazine About Science Fiction" which was published from 1963-1984 by Andy Porter. Its name was changed to Starship in 1979.

It won the 1974 Best Fanzine Hugo (tied with Richard E. Geis' Science Fiction Review) and was nominated for the Best Fanzine Hugo in 1973, 1975, 1976, and 1981. (It received enough votes to be on the final ballot for Best Semiprozine in 1984, but was withdrawn by the editor.)

Columnists at various times included Ted White, Richard A. Lupoff, Susan Wood, Vincent Di Fate, Robert Silverberg, Frederik Pohl, Joe Sanders and Bhob Stewart.

It began as two-page fanzine printed by spirit duplicator, moved to offset covers, then added mimeographed contents, and ultimately became a slickly printed publication with the 16th issue, going to full color covers featuring professional artwork with the 24th. Circulation peaked at around 7,000.

Issue	Date	Pages	Notes
1	November 30, 1963	2	Lists Andrew Silverberg as editor
2	January 1964	2	Now lists Andrew Porter as editor
3	February 1964	8	Dated as "Sometime 1964"
4	March 1964	14
5	April 1964	12
6	June 1964	17
7	August 1964	30
8	September-November 1964	44
9	April 1965	58
10	September 1965	62
11	Spring 1966	74
12	March 18, 1967	74
13	January 5, 1968	66
14	Fall 1968	68
15	Spring 1969	66
16	December 1970	44
17	November 1971	44	In FAPA 136
18	May 1972	44
19	November 1972	44
20	May 1973	44
21	November 1973	68
22	May 1974	52
23	November 1974	56
24	Summer 1975	52
25	Winter 1976	60
26	Summer 1976	60
27	Fall 1976	66
28	Spring 1977	72
29	Fall 1977	68
30	Winter 1977	84
31	Spring 1978	84
32	Fall 1978	76
33	Winter 1978	68
34	Spring 1979	76	Now titled Starship
35	Summer 1979	92
36	Fall 1979	72
37	Winter 1979	68
38	Spring 1980	56
40	Fall 1980	54
41	Spring 1981	54
42	Summer 1981	52
43	Spring 1982	54
44	Spring 1984	54	final issue

• Algol online at fanac.org

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Publication

1963—1984

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