1955

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Winter Thrilling Wonder Stories ceases publication
April 8–10 (Easter) Cytricon: Liverpool Group introduces blog and The March of Slime
June Planet Stories ceases publication
September 2–5 (Labor Day) Clevention (Worldcon)
November 12 The Hyborian Legion founded
late The Cult founded
Westbound Ken Bulmer TAFF trip
Term "Artificial Intelligence" coined by American computer scientist John McCarthy
First SECon held
Cheltenham Circle organized



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AmorAmraAndromeda NachrichtenAntwerpse Letterkundige En Wettenschappelijke GazetArcturusBeyond AwarenessBeyond Fantasy FictionBias BindingBilcynBran TubCakeChaosCon-vacation July 1955CriFanAcCurtain CallCytricon CombozineDizzyDream QuestDysteleologyEr...EyeFAPA BoozeFafhrdFafhrdFANannIAFandom DispatchFankleFantastic Story QuarterlyFantastic WorldsFescennineffmFissionFocusForty Four Forty or FightFuture Science Fiction (Australia)Futurian Society NewsGalantyGalaxyGargoyleGestaltHappy SapHard LinesHarkHeavysideHepHexHymenI Dreamt I Crept in Marble CryptsIncantationsInfinity Science FictionIoJazz-ZineJules VerneLesser FleaLocoMagnitudeNeo Fan's GuideNormandie NotesNull-FObliqueOperation FantastPerspectivePlatformPlay TimePogromPookaPsiRemembrance of Things PastReviewReviewRotSLANderSackcloth and AshesSatan's ChildSpaceshipStar SF FanzineStartling StoriesStyxTerragonThe ActifanThe Fannish Case of Ashworth v LindsayThe GrinThe Horse LaughThe Last Fans in TownThe Science-Fiction WorldThrilling Wonder StoriesThrough Darkest BelgiumTiotTitotTourniquetUniverse Science FictionVagabondVoidWillis Discovers AmericaWraithYKS!Ye Olde Photygraf Album

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1955 Open ESFA7th FandomAgaconAmraAn Index to Unknown and Unknown WorldsBarry GehmBeyond AwarenessBeyond Fantasy FictionBill WagnerBrad FosterBrenda W. CloughBruce BethkeBuzz DixonCatherine AsaroChaosCharlie LuceCleveland in '55CleventionClevention PR 4 Article on TAFFSam Moskowitz' Clevention ReminiscenceCriFanAcDalroy WardDave RommDavid K. M. KlausDenice BrownDetroit in 1955Dream QuestEarl Terry KempEarle Barr HansonEd GreenEllen KushnerEva WhitleyFAPA BoozeFATE TapeFafhrdFafhrdFandom DispatchFantastic Story QuarterlyFantastic WorldsFanvet Convention 6Forty Four Forty or FightGael BaudinoGalaxyGargoyleGeoffrey A. LandisGeorges GiguereGerry KincannonGrant McCormickGregory ManchessHarkHexHyborian LegionInfinity Science FictionJack SkillingsteadJames WarholaJanice GelbJeffrey FordJim FuerstenbergJim MannJohn BarteltJudith TarrJulius LongKaren HaberKeith BerdakKen HuntLenny WensheLeslie WhatMagnitudeMark Van NameMichael JenceviceMidwestcon 6Mike Vande BuntMindret LordMoshe YudkowskyN. Lee WoodNancy AthertonNancy NuttNat SchachnerNeo Fan's GuideNisi ShawlNormandie NotesNull-FObliqueOklacon IIIPat MurphyPerspectivePookaRandy BrunkRemembrance of Things PastReviewRichard ChwedykRichard DorsettRichard H. SmallSEConSECon ISLANderSackcloth and AshesScott EdelmanShelley Adrienne Mimi BelskySpaceshipStartling StoriesSteve GallacciSteven BrustSteven GouldStyxTerragonThe ActifanThe AgaconThe Science-Fiction WorldThe StarmenThrilling Wonder StoriesTim DanielsTim KygerTom KiddTony CratzTracy HickmanUniverse Science FictionVagabondVoidWAPAWestercon 8Will ShetterlyWraithYe Olde Photygraf Album

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