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Living in Bradford, UK, Derek Pickles published the fanzine ''[[Phantasmagoria]]'' from 1950 through 1955 and ran for [[TAFF]] in 1954. He is credited with first offering fanzines for "[[The Usual]]," which indicates trade, article, or [[LOC]]. | Living in Bradford, UK, Derek Pickles published the fanzine ''[[Phantasmagoria]]'' from 1950 through 1955 and ran for [[TAFF]] in 1954. He is credited with first offering fanzines for "[[The Usual]]," which indicates trade, article, or [[LOC]]. | ||
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He [[gafiated]] in 1956 following cancer treatment, but returned to fandom in the 1990s. | He [[gafiated]] in 1956 following cancer treatment, but returned to fandom in the 1990s. | ||
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Revision as of 03:50, 9 February 2020
(1928--January 5, 2008)
Living in Bradford, UK, Derek Pickles published the fanzine Phantasmagoria from 1950 through 1955 and ran for TAFF in 1954. He is credited with first offering fanzines for "The Usual," which indicates trade, article, or LOC.
He was the organizer of NECON and a founder of the Bradford Science Fiction Association. In the early 1950s he was the British representative for the National Fantasy Fan Federation (N3F).
He gafiated in 1956 following cancer treatment, but returned to fandom in the 1990s.
| Person | 1928—2008 |
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