Ghas
Ghas was a fanzine published by Carol Gregory, Eve Harvey and John Harvey in the UK. It was one of the comparatively few fanzines produced in A4 landscape format[1]. All the editors had been involved with the Leeds University SF Society although the Harveys had already moved to London. The title was an initialism, using G from Gregory, HA from John Harvey and S from Simmons, Eve Harvey's maiden name. She and John were already married by the time the first issue was planned but as she wrote in an editorial in #2, '...Ghah isn't quite as aesthetically pleasing as Ghas – it also makes it look as though there are more people involved'.
Ghas was often sercon in tone, with reviews and critical articles, and interview with the likes of Harry Harrison (#1) and Brian Stableford (#2). Paul Kincaid described it as, 'the sort of zine I favour, containing serious and interesting information and comment on sf' and Rob Hansen said, 'It reads a bit like SFM minus the abominable stories'. Gregory provided the art work, praised by Kincaid as 'quiet and restrained, which makes a refreshing change from some of the illo-packed zines around'[2].
After its final issue it was in some senses continued as Wallbanger where an editorial in #1 says, 'So here is GHAS 5 cunningly disguised as Wallbanger 1'.
| Issue | Date | Pages | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 1976 | 30 | |
| 2 | September 1976 | 48 | |
| 3 | Spring 1977 | 36 | |
| 4 | March 1978 | 32 | Final issue |
| Publication | 1976—1978 |
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