The Fantast
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(Did you mean the fanspeak term or Fantast Medway booksellers?)
U.K. fanzine (nicknamed Fay) published by C. S. "Sam" Youd (John Christopher) from April 1939 until March 1941 (issues 1–9) when it was taken over by John F. Burke (co-editor issues 9–10) and Douglas Webster (issues 10–14) ending in July 1942. It published early fiction and poetry by Youd, Arthur C. Clarke, Charles Eric Maine and others.
| From Fancyclopedia 1, ca. 1944 |
| Fay (Youd) - Pet name for Fantast. British fanzine. |
| Issue | Date | Pages | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 V1.1 | April 1939 | 20 | Editor is C. S. Youd |
| #2 V1.2 | May 1939 | 22 | |
| #3 V1.3 | June 1939 | 20 | |
| #4 V1.4 | July 1939 | 20 | |
| #5 V1.5 | August 1939 | 20 | |
| #6 V1.6 | September 1939 | 20 | |
| #7 V1.7 | October 1939 | 30 | |
| #8 V2.1 | May 1940 | 20 | Cover says "VOL 1 NO 8 - Feb 1940" (then, underneath, "please amend to Vol. 2 No. 1 - May 1940") |
| #9 V2.2 | March 1940 | 20 | |
| #10 V2.3 | April 1941 | 20 | Editor is now Douglas Webster ; The ToC says "August 1941" |
| #11 V2.4 | November 1941 | 20 | |
| #12 V2.5 | December 1941 | 24 | |
| #13 V3.1 | April 1942 | 32 | |
| #14 V3.2 | July 1942 | 34 | Final issue |
The Fantast online at fanac.org.
| Publication | 1939—1942 |
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