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The [[fannish]] [[newszine]] from 1941 to 1969.  Starting in 1946, '''Fantasy Times''' (later '''Science Fiction Times''') became a straightforward [[sf]] and [[fantasy]] [[newszine]] containing news, notes and reviews.
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[[File:FantasyTimes184.jpeg|thumb|left|'''Cover of ''[[Fantasy Times]]'' 184 ([https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Fantasy_Times/fantasy_times_184_v8n16_taurasi_1953-08-02.pdf August 1953]).''']]
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The [[fan]] [[newszine]] from 1941 to 1969.  Starting in 1946, '''Fantasy Times''' (later '''Science Fiction Times''' aka '''''SF Times''''') became a straightforward [[sf]] and [[fantasy]] [[newszine]] containing news, notes and reviews.
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In its early days it was more of a [[genzine]] that included news, but in its later days was almost exclusively devoted to [[pro]] news. The handover from [[James Taurasi]] to [[Sam Moskowitz]] happened when Taurasi went into the military to serve in [[World War II]]. It claimed to be the first [[photo-offset]] [[fanzine]] in history.
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[[James Blish]] was its book reviewer around 1956. In the late ’40s, it had an "International Edition" with some Spanish-language content, and from 1959 through the early 1960s, [[Sture Sedolin]] published a [[Science Fiction Times (Sweden)|Swedish edition]]. Upon its demise, its news-reporting function was effectively taken over by ''[[Locus]]''.
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[[File:FantasyTimesAd.jpeg|frame|right|'''1949 [[Cinvention]] [[program book]] ad'''.]]
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In 1949, a [[Cinvention]] [[program book]] ad listed its [[publisher]]s, [[editors]] and reporters: [[James V. Taurasi]], [[Ray Van Houten]], [[J. Russell Mars]], [[John Giunta]], [[Arthur Jean Cox]], [[Lester Mayer, Jr.]], [[Thomas S. Gardner]] and [[Carmela Marceau]].
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{{prizes}}
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* 1955 — '''[[1955 Best Fanzine Hugo]]'''
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* 1956 — [[1956 Best Fanzine Hugo]] nominee
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* 1957 — '''[[1957 Best Fanzine Hugo]]'''
  
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It was nominated for the [[1956 Best Fanzine Hugo]].
 
  
 
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*270-#394 V12-V17.18 ||May 1957 -- September 1962 ||''Science Fiction Times'' ||[[James V. Taurasi]]  
 
*270-#394 V12-V17.18 ||May 1957 -- September 1962 ||''Science Fiction Times'' ||[[James V. Taurasi]]  
 
*395-#409/10 V17.19-V18.10 ||October 1962 -- December 1963 ||''Science Fiction Times'' ||[[James V. Taurasi]], [[Frank Prieto]]  
 
*395-#409/10 V17.19-V18.10 ||October 1962 -- December 1963 ||''Science Fiction Times'' ||[[James V. Taurasi]], [[Frank Prieto]]  
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*411-#422 V19.1-V12.12 ||October 1962 -- December 1963 ||''Science Fiction Times'' ||[[James V. Taurasi]], [[Frank Prieto]], [[John Gunta]]  
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*V2a#1-3 || August-September 1962 || '''''S-F Times Daily''''' || [[Frank Prieto]] (at [[Chicon III]])
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*411-#422 V19.1-V12.12 ||October 1962 -- December 1963 ||''Science Fiction Times'' ||[[James V. Taurasi]], [[Frank Prieto]], [[John Giunta]]  
 
*423-#434 V20.1-V20.13 ||January 1965 -- December 1965 ||''Science Fiction Times'' ||[[James V. Taurasi]], [[Frank Prieto]]  
 
*423-#434 V20.1-V20.13 ||January 1965 -- December 1965 ||''Science Fiction Times'' ||[[James V. Taurasi]], [[Frank Prieto]]  
 
*435 V21.1 ||March 1966 ||''Science Fiction Times'' ||[[James V. Taurasi]], [[Frank Prieto]], [[Ed Wood]]  
 
*435 V21.1 ||March 1966 ||''Science Fiction Times'' ||[[James V. Taurasi]], [[Frank Prieto]], [[Ed Wood]]  
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*438-#445 V22 ||January 1967 -- August 1967 ||''Science Fiction Times'' ||[[James Ashe]], [[Ann Ashe]]  
 
*438-#445 V22 ||January 1967 -- August 1967 ||''Science Fiction Times'' ||[[James Ashe]], [[Ann Ashe]]  
 
*446-#447 V22 ||September 1967 -- October 1967 ||''Science Fiction Times'' ||[[James Ashe]]  
 
*446-#447 V22 ||September 1967 -- October 1967 ||''Science Fiction Times'' ||[[James Ashe]]  
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*448 V22 ||November 1967 ||''Science Fiction Times'' ||[[James Ashe]], [[Ann Deitz]]  
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*448 V22 ||November 1967 ||''Science Fiction Times'' ||[[James Ashe]], [[Ann Ashe]]  
 
*449 V22 ||December 1967 ||''Science Fiction Times'' ||[[James Ashe]]  
 
*449 V22 ||December 1967 ||''Science Fiction Times'' ||[[James Ashe]]  
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*450-451 V23 ||January 1968 -- February 1968 ||''Science Fiction Times'' ||[[James Ashe]], [[Ann Deitz]], [[Walter Cole]]  
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*450-451 V23 ||January 1968 -- February 1968 ||''Science Fiction Times'' ||[[James Ashe]], [[Ann Dietz]], [[Walter Cole]]  
 
*452-#465 V23-V24 ||March 1968 -- April 1969 ||''Science Fiction Times'' ||[[Ann F. Dietz]], [[Walter Cole]]  
 
*452-#465 V23-V24 ||March 1968 -- April 1969 ||''Science Fiction Times'' ||[[Ann F. Dietz]], [[Walter Cole]]  
 
colspan="4"| Revival in tabloid format on newsprint  
 
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V1.5 ||November 1979 ||''Science Fiction Times'' ||  
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V1.5 || November 1979 || ''Science Fiction Times'' ||  
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  ||March 1980 ||''Science Fiction Times'' ||[[Vincent McCaffrey]]  
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  || March 1980 || ''Science Fiction Times'' || [[Vincent McCaffrey]]
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V10.1 ||1981? ||''Science Fiction Times'' ||[[Andrew Adams Whyte]]  
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|| November1980 || ''Science Fiction Times'' || [[Vincent McCaffrey]]  
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V10.1 || 1981? || ''Science Fiction Times'' || [[Andrew Adams Whyte]]  
 
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In its early days it was more of a general fanzine which included news, but in its later days was almost exclusively devoted to [[pro]] news. The handover from [[Taurasi]] to [[Moskowitz]] happened when [[Taurasi]] went into the military to serve in the [[War]]. It claimed to be the first [[photo-offset]] [[fanzine]] in history.
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[[James Blish]] was its book reviewer around 1956, and it won the [[Hugo]] for [[Best Fanzine]] in 1955 and 1957. In the late 40s, it had an "International Edition" with some Spanish-language content. Upon its demise, its news-reporting function was effectively taken over by ''[[Locus]]''.
 
  
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{{link | website=http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Science_Fiction_Times | text=Copies of Science Fiction Times at Fanac}}
 
  
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Latest revision as of 03:12, 1 June 2023

Cover of Fantasy Times 184 (August 1953).

The fan newszine from 1941 to 1969. Starting in 1946, Fantasy Times (later Science Fiction Times aka SF Times) became a straightforward sf and fantasy newszine containing news, notes and reviews.

In its early days it was more of a genzine that included news, but in its later days was almost exclusively devoted to pro news. The handover from James Taurasi to Sam Moskowitz happened when Taurasi went into the military to serve in World War II. It claimed to be the first photo-offset fanzine in history.

James Blish was its book reviewer around 1956. In the late ’40s, it had an "International Edition" with some Spanish-language content, and from 1959 through the early 1960s, Sture Sedolin published a Swedish edition. Upon its demise, its news-reporting function was effectively taken over by Locus.

1949 Cinvention program book ad.

In 1949, a Cinvention program book ad listed its publishers, editors and reporters: James V. Taurasi, Ray Van Houten, J. Russell Mars, John Giunta, Arthur Jean Cox, Lester Mayer, Jr., Thomas S. Gardner and Carmela Marceau.

Awards and Honors


Issues Dates Title Editor
*1-#5 V1.1-V2.1 September 1941 -- June 1942 Fantasy Times James V. Taurasi
V2.2 June 1942 Fantasy Reporter Sam Moskowitz
*8-#12 V1.9-V1.12 August 1944 -- June 1946 Fantasy Times Sam Moskowitz
*13 V1.13 August 18, 1946 Fantasy Times James V. Taurasi
*14-#27 V1.14-V1.27 August 25, 1946 -- December 1, 1946 Fantasy Times James V. Taurasi, Ray Van Houten, Sam Moskowitz
*28-#269 V1.28-V12 December 8, 1946 -- April 1957 Fantasy Times James V. Taurasi
*270-#394 V12-V17.18 May 1957 -- September 1962 Science Fiction Times James V. Taurasi
*395-#409/10 V17.19-V18.10 October 1962 -- December 1963 Science Fiction Times James V. Taurasi, Frank Prieto
*V2a#1-3 August-September 1962 S-F Times Daily Frank Prieto (at Chicon III)
*411-#422 V19.1-V12.12 October 1962 -- December 1963 Science Fiction Times James V. Taurasi, Frank Prieto, John Giunta
*423-#434 V20.1-V20.13 January 1965 -- December 1965 Science Fiction Times James V. Taurasi, Frank Prieto
*435 V21.1 March 1966 Science Fiction Times James V. Taurasi, Frank Prieto, Ed Wood
*436-#437 Probably not produced
At this point, the newszine was substantially reformatted and now published from Syracuse, NY.
*438-#445 V22 January 1967 -- August 1967 Science Fiction Times James Ashe, Ann Ashe
*446-#447 V22 September 1967 -- October 1967 Science Fiction Times James Ashe
*448 V22 November 1967 Science Fiction Times James Ashe, Ann Ashe
*449 V22 December 1967 Science Fiction Times James Ashe
*450-451 V23 January 1968 -- February 1968 Science Fiction Times James Ashe, Ann Dietz, Walter Cole
*452-#465 V23-V24 March 1968 -- April 1969 Science Fiction Times Ann F. Dietz, Walter Cole
Revival in tabloid format on newsprint
V1.5 November 1979 Science Fiction Times
March 1980 Science Fiction Times Vincent McCaffrey
November1980 Science Fiction Times Vincent McCaffrey
V10.1 1981? Science Fiction Times Andrew Adams Whyte


Publication 1941—1969
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