James Parkhill Rathbone
(October 11, 1919 - 1999)
James Parkhill Rathbone, also known as James Parkhill-Rathbone, was a fan from Edinburgh, Scotland active in the 1930s and 1940s and later in the early 1070s.
He was a scientific instrument salesman and described himself as ‘extremely interested in mysticism and occultism, aspiring poet and writer, enthusiastic disciple of Algernon Blackwood’. He was a pacifist, and sought Conscientious Objector status in December 1939 but this was denied and he ended up in the RAMC, stationed just outside London.
An essay 'The Real Thing' appeared in Vector #19 (1963) and he contributed a guest editorial to Science Fantasy #77 in 1965. Checkpoint #28 (1972) reported him inviting fans to meet at his London home. He contributed two articles to Peter Roberts's Egg.
He died in Camden in London around February 1999.
- Dawn Shadows [1940-41] (distributed with Futurian War Digest)
- Macabre [1939] (likely the first fanzine produced in Scotland)
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