Bob Studley

(1923 – 1984)

Robert Studley was an early New York fan who discovered fandom when he attended the First Worldcon in New York in 1939 and then joined the Queens SFL. He was one of the charter members of The National Fantasy Fan Federation (N3F) in 1941 and was a member of the Futurian Science-Literary Society of New York.

He published The Sciential with Tom Huguet, was a co-editor of Cosmic Tales, and in 1941, served as an editor of Bonfire, the official fanzine of the N3F.

• Founding Members article in December, 2017 issue National Fantasy Fan.
• Early short biography in Who's Who in Fandom 1940, page 13.

Fanzines and Apazines:

• Bonfire [1941] (some issues)
• Cosmic Tales [late 30s] (co-editor)
• The Sciential [1939-40] (with Tom Huguet)
• The Time Scanner [1941]

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Person

1923—1984

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