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A [[fanartist]], he was famed for [[hekto]] “[[Steinpix]]” in which “Bob merrily adopted the technique of splashing the ink on with a brush rather than the conventional pen. These rainbowish concoctions went well with the multicolored balance of ''[[Spacewarp]]'' and were a distinguishing feature of the magazine for many issues,” [[The Purple Dawn|according to]] [[Redd Boggs]]. | A [[fanartist]], he was famed for [[hekto]] “[[Steinpix]]” in which “Bob merrily adopted the technique of splashing the ink on with a brush rather than the conventional pen. These rainbowish concoctions went well with the multicolored balance of ''[[Spacewarp]]'' and were a distinguishing feature of the magazine for many issues,” [[The Purple Dawn|according to]] [[Redd Boggs]]. | ||
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| + | He attended [[Philcon I]], the 1947 [[Worldcon]], and [[bid]] unsuccessfully for [[Milwaukee in 1948]]. | ||
Over Labor Day weekend, 1948, he ran [[Beercon]], which was attended by a number of [[Michifen]] and chronicled by [[Hal Shapiro]] in ''[[Spacewarp]]'' 19 ([http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Spacewarp/Spacewarp19.pdf October 1948]). | Over Labor Day weekend, 1948, he ran [[Beercon]], which was attended by a number of [[Michifen]] and chronicled by [[Hal Shapiro]] in ''[[Spacewarp]]'' 19 ([http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Spacewarp/Spacewarp19.pdf October 1948]). | ||
Revision as of 22:39, 24 September 2021
(Did you mean a 21st-century pro?)
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Robert L. Stein was a Milwaukee fan, active in the 1940s and ’50s.
A fanartist, he was famed for hekto “Steinpix” in which “Bob merrily adopted the technique of splashing the ink on with a brush rather than the conventional pen. These rainbowish concoctions went well with the multicolored balance of Spacewarp and were a distinguishing feature of the magazine for many issues,” according to Redd Boggs.
He attended Philcon, the 1947 Worldcon, and bid unsuccessfully for Milwaukee in 1948.
Over Labor Day weekend, 1948, he ran Beercon, which was attended by a number of Michifen and chronicled by Hal Shapiro in Spacewarp 19 (October 1948).
- Tympany (with Redd Boggs)
- Astronaut (with Redd Boggs)
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