Peon
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A fanzine with 38 issues published by Charles Lee Riddle from 1948 to 1957 -- astonishingly, while Riddle was also serving a career in the Navy.
Peon itself was unusual in several ways. To begin with, Riddle launched the fanzine by sending copies to 300 fans -- a huge number for the time -- and got almost 100 LoCs in response. It paid a dollar for the best letter in each issue and used an odd paper size, just a bit smaller than standard (the US Government special standard for that era of 8'x10.5".)
It was nominated for the 1956 Best Fanzine Hugo.
Issue | Date | Pages | Notes |
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1 | July 1948 | 20 | |
2 | September 1948 | 20 | |
3 | October 1948 | 22 | |
4 | November 1948 | 20 | |
5 | December 1948 | 8 | |
6 | May 1949 | 34 | |
7 V2.1 | February 1949 | 20 | |
8 | May 1949 | 34 | |
9 | August 1949 | 24 | |
10 | October 1949 | 20 | |
11 | December 1949 | 22 | |
12 | March 1050 | 20 | |
13 | May 1950 | 46 | |
14 | July 1950 | 26 | |
15 | October 1950 | 30 | |
16 | December 1950 | 40 | |
17 | February 1951 | 32 | |
18 | April 1951 | 18 | |
19 | June 1951 | 28 | |
20 | September 1951 | 26 | |
21 | December 1951 | 30 | |
22 | May 1952 | 38 | |
23 V5.2 | July 1952 | 32 | |
24 V5.3 | November 1952 | 34 | |
25 V5.4 | December 1952 | 30 | |
26 | February 1953 | 36 | |
27 | May 1953 | 36 | |
28 | September 1953 | 30 | |
29 | November 1953 | 32 | |
30 V6.1 | January 1954 | 36 | |
31 V6.2 | March 1954 | 40 | |
32 V6.3 | August 1954 | 40 | |
33 V6.3 | November 1954 | 42 | (Vol/# numbering is wrong -- it's actually V6.4) |
34 V8.1 | February 1955 | 40 | What happened to V7? |
35 V8.2 | May 1955 | 42 | |
36 | December 1955 | 34 | |
37 | October 1956 | 26 | |
38 V10.1 | February 1957 | 32 | Final issue |
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