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(1923 – November 15, 1997) | (1923 – November 15, 1997) | ||
| − | '''James Lynn “Jimmy” Kepner, Jr.,''' aka [[Jike]], was was mainly active in [[fandom]] in the early 1940s. He was listed as a member of the [[Degler]]-created [[Futurian Society of Los Angeles]] and the [[Futurian Society of California]]. | + | '''James Lynn “Jimmy” Kepner, Jr.,''' aka [[Jike]], was was mainly active in [[fandom]] in the early 1940s. He was listed as a member of the [[Degler]]-created [[Futurian Society of Los Angeles]] and the [[Futurian Society of California]], probably without permission. |
He was found as an abandoned infant in Galveston, [[Texas]], on September 19, 1923. He was adopted by a railroad worker, James Kepner, Sr., and his wife, Mary Christina Peterson Kepner. he became a writer, historian and gay activist who wrote a wide variety of material during his lifetime, including [[SF]]. | He was found as an abandoned infant in Galveston, [[Texas]], on September 19, 1923. He was adopted by a railroad worker, James Kepner, Sr., and his wife, Mary Christina Peterson Kepner. he became a writer, historian and gay activist who wrote a wide variety of material during his lifetime, including [[SF]]. | ||
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[[Fanzines]] and [[Apazines]]: | [[Fanzines]] and [[Apazines]]: | ||
* ''[[Caustic Square Bullshooter]]'' [1943] (for [[FAPA]] as by '''Flush Gordon''') | * ''[[Caustic Square Bullshooter]]'' [1943] (for [[FAPA]] as by '''Flush Gordon''') | ||
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* ''[[Fen (Kepner)]]'' [1943-44] (for [[FAPA]]) | * ''[[Fen (Kepner)]]'' [1943-44] (for [[FAPA]]) | ||
* ''[[Midge]]'' [1944-45] (with [[Mike Fern]]) | * ''[[Midge]]'' [1944-45] (with [[Mike Fern]]) | ||
Revision as of 16:33, 15 January 2021
(1923 – November 15, 1997)
James Lynn “Jimmy” Kepner, Jr., aka Jike, was was mainly active in fandom in the early 1940s. He was listed as a member of the Degler-created Futurian Society of Los Angeles and the Futurian Society of California, probably without permission.
He was found as an abandoned infant in Galveston, Texas, on September 19, 1923. He was adopted by a railroad worker, James Kepner, Sr., and his wife, Mary Christina Peterson Kepner. he became a writer, historian and gay activist who wrote a wide variety of material during his lifetime, including SF.
- Caustic Square Bullshooter [1943] (for FAPA as by Flush Gordon)
- Fen [1943-44] (for FAPA)
- Midge [1944-45] (with Mike Fern)
- The Panty Raiser [1944] (with F. Towner Laney)
- Parnassus (with Art Saha and Alva Rogers)
- Songs for Sorrow and Beauty [1944] (with Arthur Louis Joquel)
- Toward Tomorrow [1944-45]
- Toward Yesterday [1943]
| Person | 1923—1997 |
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