Science Fantasy News
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Science Fantasy News, also known as SFN, was a newszine published by Vin¢ Clarke. There were 16 issues, from 1948 through to 1960 with various intermittent 'minor' issues and supplements. Clarke edited issues 1–8 for for the SFS and after the SFS collapsed in 1951 he continued it on its own until 1960 when he gafiated. On return to fandom in the early 1980s, Clarke published Not Science Fantasy News.
| Issue | Date | Pages | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 V1.1 | Winter 1948 | 16 | |
| - | February 1949 | 4 | Science Fantasy News Minor #1 |
| 2 V1.2 | March 1949 | 24 | |
| - | April 1949 | 4 | Science Fantasy News Minor #2 |
| 3 V1.3 | June 1949 | 20 | |
| - | June 1949 | 4 | Science Fantasy News Minor #3 |
| - | September 1949 | 2 | Science Fantasy News Minor #4 |
| 4 V1.4 | December 1949 | 32 | |
| 5 V1.5 | Summer 1950 | 24 | |
| - | November 1950 | 2 | Science Fantasy News Minor (unnumbered) |
| 6 | — | — | Never Published |
| 7 V1.7 | March 1951 | 6 | |
| 8 V1.8 | July 1951 | 10 | |
| 9 V2.1 | September 1951 | 10 | |
| 10 V2.2 | Christmas 1951 | Supplement called Epicentre Xmas Greetings with thish | |
| 11 V2.3 | March 1952 | 12 | Supplement called Cosmos Library News with thish |
| 12 V2.4 | June 1952 | 10 | SFN/Convention Supplement with thish |
| Post War | Winter 1952 | 10 | A letterzine supplement edited with Ken Bulmer |
| 13 V2.5 | August 1955 | 6 | edited with Joy Goodwin |
| 14 | Xmas 1955 | 6 | edited with Joy Goodwin |
| 15 | February 1958 | 8 | edited with Sandy Sanderson |
| 16 | June 1960 | 8 |
| Publication | 1948—1960 |
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