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This page covers Greater Detroit including the city itself, but also the surrounding suburbs.  It additionally includes [[Ann Arbor]] (which see for its own article) and Detroit-associated events.
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'''Greater Detroit''' includes the city itself, and the surrounding suburbs such as '''Oak Park, Southfield''' and '''Troy''', [[Michigan]].  
  
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See also: [[Ann Arbor]] and [[Michifen]], which cover Detroit-associated events, as well.
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==History==
 
During the 1950s through the ’70s, at least, Detroit was a [[fannish]] powerhouse. In more recent years, the center of [[fannish]] activity has moved outwards to the nearby college town of [[Ann Arbor]].
 
During the 1950s through the ’70s, at least, Detroit was a [[fannish]] powerhouse. In more recent years, the center of [[fannish]] activity has moved outwards to the nearby college town of [[Ann Arbor]].
  
The [[Detroit]] [[fans]] were visitors at the old [[Slan Shack]] in [[Battle Creek]], but didn't form the [[Detroit Science Fictioneers]] till 1943. In 1945, they became the [[Hyperboreans]], who discussed small amounts of [[stf]] and played a lot of chess. [[Ben Singer]] broke up the club by leaving atheistic pamphlets lying about the meeting-place (a public library) and by some atheistic tirades in public.  
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The [[Detroit]] [[fans]] were visitors at the old [[Slan Shack]] in [[Battle Creek]], but didn't form the [[Detroit Science Fictioneers]] till 1943. In 1945, they became the [[Hyperboreans]], who discussed small amounts of [[stf]] and played a lot of chess. [[Ben Singer]] broke up the club by leaving [[Atheism|atheistic]] [[pamphlets]] lying about the meeting-place (a public library) and by some atheistic tirades in public.  
  
 
When [[Art Rapp]] and [[Bill Groover]] met the remnants of the [[Hyperboreans]] 30 January 1948 the [[Michigan Science Fiction Society]], a state-wide, though Detroit centered [[club]], was formed, [[Ben Singer|Singer]] doing most of the [[organization]] work. ([[George Young]] promptly formed the name "[[Misfits]]" for the group.)  
 
When [[Art Rapp]] and [[Bill Groover]] met the remnants of the [[Hyperboreans]] 30 January 1948 the [[Michigan Science Fiction Society]], a state-wide, though Detroit centered [[club]], was formed, [[Ben Singer|Singer]] doing most of the [[organization]] work. ([[George Young]] promptly formed the name "[[Misfits]]" for the group.)  
  
After the [[Blowup]] and Saginaw-based [[Art Rapp]]'s resignation from the [[Misfits|MSFS]], local Detroiters formed the [[DSFL]], which existed in a fashion for several years, giving off splinter groups like the [[Morgan Botts Foundation]]. Return of some members from service after the Korean War led to a renaissance in which [[Detention]] was held in the Motor City.
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After the [[Blowup]] and [[Saginaw]]-based [[Art Rapp]]'s resignation from the [[Misfits|MSFS]], local Detroiters formed the [[DSFL]], which existed in a fashion for several years, giving off splinter groups like the [[Morgan Botts Foundation]]. Return of some members from service after the Korean War led to a renaissance in which [[Detention]] was held in the Motor City.
  
 
In the late 1960s and ’70s, Detroit [[fandom]] centered on the [[Wayne Third Foundation]].
 
In the late 1960s and ’70s, Detroit [[fandom]] centered on the [[Wayne Third Foundation]].
  
The list below includes conventions held in Greater Detroit, clubs, and notable life events for prominent Detroit-related fans.
 
 
<tab head=top>
 
colspan="2"| A Detroit Timeline
 
Year ||Events
 
1941||[[Bridges Kuhn|Bridges]] and [[Richard Kuhn]] begin [[pubbing]] ''[[Eclipse]]''
 
||[[Michiconference]] held in [[Jackson, MI]].
 
||The [[Galactic Roamers]], a southern Michigan [[Doc Smith]] [[club]] formed by fans from Jackson, [[Battle Creek]] and Detroit
 
1943 ||'''[[Detroit Science Fictioneers]] formed'''
 
1944 ||[[sisfa|SI/ASFA]] founded in Detroit
 
||[[Detroit Hyperborean Society]] [[club]] formed
 
1946 ||'''[[Ray Nelson]] invents the [[Propeller Beanie]]'''
 
|| [[Andy Porter]] born
 
1947 ||[[Carl Lundgren]] born
 
1948 ||'''[[Michigan Science Fiction Society]] (Misfits) formed'''
 
|| [[Detroit Hyperborean Society]] [[club]] ends
 
|| [[DeCon]] held
 
||[[Larry Tucker]] born
 
1949 ||The [[Blowup]]
 
||[[DSFL]] formed
 
||[[Roger Sims]] discovers [[fandom]]
 
1950 ||[[Martin Alger]] coins “[[Real Soon Now]]”
 
||[[Randy Bathurst]] born
 
1952 ||[[Detroit in '53]] [[Worldcon bid]] fizzles
 
1954 ||[[Detroit in 1955]] [[Worldcon bid]] fails
 
mid-50s ||[[Beerfandom]] founded by [[Art Rapp]]
 
1957||[[Octocon (OH)]] founded as a collaboration among [[fans]] in [[Detroit]], [[Toledo]], [[Cleveland]] and [[Cincinnati]]
 
1958 ||[[Detroit in '59]] [[Worldcon bid]] wins at [[Solacon]] beating [[Big 'D' in '59]] and [[Chicago: 1959]]
 
1959 ||'''[[Detention]] ([[Worldcon]]) held'''
 
|| [[TAFF]] winner [[John Berry]] visits
 
late 50s ||[[Misfits]] has become a bowling league
 
1960-65 ||[[The Fanzine Foundation]] operated by [[Alan J. Lewis]] and stored in Detroit by [[Howard DeVore]]
 
mid-60s ||'''[[Wayne Third Foundation]] founded'''
 
1964 ||[[Cleveland in '66]] bid begins as an inchoate thing including Detroit
 
1965 ||[[Detroit Triple Fan Fair]] held
 
1966 ||[[Tricon]] ([[Worldcon]]) held in [[Cleveland]] with Detroit as co-host
 
1968 ||fl [[Neo-Numenor]] ||colspan="2"|
 
||[[Hal Shapiro]] pubs ''[[Harlan Ellison: The Man, The Writer]]''
 
1970 ||[[Dum-Dum]] Banquet held in Detroit in conjunction with [[Detroit Triple Fan Fair]]
 
1970s ||[[Oak Park High School Science Fiction Club]] active
 
1973 ||'''[[Stilyagi Air Corps]] founded in [[Ann Arbor]]'''
 
||[[Leah Zeldes]] finds fandom
 
1974 ||[[A2 Relax Icon]] held in Ann Arbor
 
mid-70s ||[[Sid Altus]] becomes active
 
1975 ||[[ConFusion 13]], the first annual, held
 
||[[MISHAP]] founded
 
1976 ||[[Detroit in '79]] [[hoax]] [[Westercon bid]]
 
||[[EMUSFS]] formed
 
||[[Martin Alger]] dies
 
||'''[[AutoClave 1]], the first [[fanzine]] [[convention]], held'''
 
||[[ConClave I]] held
 
1977 ||Final [[Detroit Triple Fan Fair]] held
 
||[[Contagion II]] held
 
1978 ||[[Phantasia Press]] founded
 
late 70s ||[[Wayne Third Foundation]] ends as a formal [[club]]
 
||[[Ann Arbor Science Fiction Association]] created by [[Nancy Tucker]], [[Jean Barnard]], [[Larry Tucker]] and [[Leah Zeldes]]
 
1980 ||[[Detroit in '82]] [[Worldcon bid]] loses to [[Chicago in 1982]]
 
||[[FilkCon II]] (in Toledo) organized by [[Ann Arbor]] fans
 
1983 ||[[Larry Tucker]] premieres ''[[Faans]]'' at [[ConFusion 101]]
 
||[[Detroit in '85]] [[NASFiC]] [[bid]] loses to [[Austin in '85]] at [[Constellation]]
 
||[[AASFA]] War
 
1984 ||[[Genuine ConFusion]], the 10th annual and last under the original [[AASFA]] auspices, held
 
1985 ||[[Leah Zeldes Smith]] moves to [[Chicago]]
 
||[[ConClave X]] held
 
1989 ||[[Phantasia Press]] shuts down
 
1994 ||[[ConFusion XX]] held
 
||[[Ditto 7]] held in [[Ann Arbor]]
 
1995 ||[[ConClave XX]] held
 
2000 ||[[Nancy Tucker Shaw]] dies
 
||[[ConClave XXX]] held
 
2003 ||[[Midwest Construction]] held in [[Ann Arbor]]
 
2004 ||[[ConFusion XXX]] held
 
||[[Mythcon XXXV]] held in [[Ann Arbor]]
 
2005 ||[[Howard DeVore]] dies 
 
2009 ||[[Randy Bathurst]] dies 
 
2012 ||[[Ben Singer]] dies 
 
||[[SFRA Conference]] held in Detroit
 
2013 ||[[Detroit in 2014]] [[NASFiC]] [[bid]] wins at [[LSC3]] beating [[Phoenix in 2014]]
 
||[[Larry Tucker]] dies 
 
2014 ||'''[[Detcon1]] ([[NASFiC]]) held'''
 
||[[Legendary ConFusion]], 40th annual, held 
 
2016 ||[[Fred Prophet]] dies
 
||[[ConClave 40]] held
 
2017 ||[[The Continuum]] held
 
2020 ||[[Tom Barber]] dies of [[Covid-19]]
 
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Latest revision as of 22:15, 6 August 2021

Greater Detroit includes the city itself, and the surrounding suburbs such as Oak Park, Southfield and Troy, Michigan.

See also: Ann Arbor and Michifen, which cover Detroit-associated events, as well.

History[edit]

During the 1950s through the ’70s, at least, Detroit was a fannish powerhouse. In more recent years, the center of fannish activity has moved outwards to the nearby college town of Ann Arbor.

The Detroit fans were visitors at the old Slan Shack in Battle Creek, but didn't form the Detroit Science Fictioneers till 1943. In 1945, they became the Hyperboreans, who discussed small amounts of stf and played a lot of chess. Ben Singer broke up the club by leaving atheistic pamphlets lying about the meeting-place (a public library) and by some atheistic tirades in public.

When Art Rapp and Bill Groover met the remnants of the Hyperboreans 30 January 1948 the Michigan Science Fiction Society, a state-wide, though Detroit centered club, was formed, Singer doing most of the organization work. (George Young promptly formed the name "Misfits" for the group.)

After the Blowup and Saginaw-based Art Rapp's resignation from the MSFS, local Detroiters formed the DSFL, which existed in a fashion for several years, giving off splinter groups like the Morgan Botts Foundation. Return of some members from service after the Korean War led to a renaissance in which Detention was held in the Motor City.

In the late 1960s and ’70s, Detroit fandom centered on the Wayne Third Foundation.



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