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A [[fanzine]] published in the 1940s by [[Beak Taylor]]. It was titled '''''Eightball''''' for the first three issues. In 1949, [[Ed McKeown]] became editor for two issues before turning it over to [[Gerald Steward]]. Subsequently, at some point, it was turned over to [[Bill Grant]] who renamed it '''''Canfan'''''.
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A [[fanzine]] published in the 1940s by [[Beak Taylor]]. It was titled '''''Eightball''''' for the first three issues. In 1949, [[Ed McKeown]] became editor for two issues before turning it over to [[Gerald Steward]]. Subsequently, at some point, it was turned over to [[Bill Grant]] who renamed it '''''Canfan'''''.
  
 
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  Issue || Date || Pages || Editor || Notes  
1 ||February 1943 ||20 ||titled '''''Eightball'''''  
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1 || February 1943 || 20 || || titled '''''Eightball'''''  
2 ||May 1943 ||12 ||  
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2 || May 1943 || 12 || ||  
3 ||July 1943 ||16 ||  
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3 || July 1943 || 16 || ||  
4 ||September 1943 ||18 ||now titled '''''Canadian Fandom'''''  
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4 || September 1943 || 18 || || now titled '''''Canadian Fandom'''''  
5 ||November 1943 ||22 ||  
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5 || November 1943 || 22 || [[Beak Taylor]] ||  
6 ||1944 ||24 ||  
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6 || 1944 || 24 || " ||  
7 ||August 1944 ||34 ||  
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7 || August 1944 || 34 || " ||
9 ||July 1945 ||26 ||  
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8 || February 1945 || 24 || " ||
10 ||May 1946 ||26 ||  
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9 || July 1945 || 26 || " ||  
11 ||July 1946 ||32 ||  
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10 || May 1946 || 26 || " ||  
12 ||July 1947 ||38 ||  
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11 || July 1946 || 32 || " ||  
13 ||September 1947 ||36 ||  
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12 || July 1947 || 38 || " ||  
14 ||February 1948 ||40 ||  
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13 || September 1947 || 36 || " ||  
15 ||May 1948 ||38 ||  
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14 || February 1948 || 40 || ||  
16 ||July 1949 ||28 || ed. now [[Ned McKeown]]
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15 || May 1948 || 38 || ||  
17 || September 1951 || 18 ||
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16 || July 1949 || 28 || [[Ned McKeown]] ||
18 || September 1953 || 23 || ed. now [[Gerald Steward]]
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17 || September 1951 || 18 || " ||  
19 || December 1953 || 19 ||
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18 || September 1953 || 23 [[Gerald Steward]] ||
20 || || ||
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19 || December 1953 || 19 || " ||  
21 || June 1954 || 29 ||
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20 || || || ||  
22 ||September 1954 ||28 ||  
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21 || June 1954 || 29 || " ||  
33a ||February 1957 || || 15th anniversary issue; contains [[Leslie Croutch]]’s repellently salacious “[[Torcon]] Memories.”  
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22 || September 1954 || 28 || ||
34 ||June 1957 ||28 ||
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27 || December 1955 || 65 || [[Bill Grant]] ||
35 ||October 1957 ||30 ||  
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30 || September 1956 || 28 || " ||
36 ||March 1958 ||48 ||  
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31 || November 1956 || 28 || " ||
37 ||October 1958 ||26 ||  
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33a || February 1957 || || || 15th anniversary issue; contains [[Leslie Croutch]]’s repellently salacious “[[Torcon]] Memories.”  
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34 || June 1957 || 28 || ||  
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35 || October 1957 || 30 || ||  
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36 || March 1958 || 48 || ||  
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37 || October 1958 || 26 || ||  
 
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Revision as of 14:38, 12 June 2022

(Did you mean fans in Canada?)


A fanzine published in the 1940s by Beak Taylor. It was titled Eightball for the first three issues. In 1949, Ed McKeown became editor for two issues before turning it over to Gerald Steward. Subsequently, at some point, it was turned over to Bill Grant who renamed it Canfan.

Issue Date Pages Editor Notes
1 February 1943 20 titled Eightball
2 May 1943 12
3 July 1943 16
4 September 1943 18 now titled Canadian Fandom
5 November 1943 22 Beak Taylor
6 1944 24 "
7 August 1944 34 "
8 February 1945 24 "
9 July 1945 26 "
10 May 1946 26 "
11 July 1946 32 "
12 July 1947 38 "
13 September 1947 36 "
14 February 1948 40
15 May 1948 38
16 July 1949 28 Ned McKeown
17 September 1951 18 "
18 September 1953 23 Gerald Steward
19 December 1953 19 "
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21 June 1954 29 "
22 September 1954 28
27 December 1955 65 Bill Grant
30 September 1956 28 "
31 November 1956 28 "
33a February 1957 15th anniversary issue; contains Leslie Croutch’s repellently salacious “Torcon Memories.”
34 June 1957 28
35 October 1957 30
36 March 1958 48
37 October 1958 26


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