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 (It received enough votes to be on the final ballot for Best Semiprozine in 1984, but was withdrawn by the editor.)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 | |
| 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
| Publication | 1963—1984 |
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