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James Lynn Kepner Jr. 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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'''James Lynn “Jimmy” Kepner, Jr.,''' aka [[Jike]], an [[LA]] [[fan]] and [[LASFS]] member, 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 mainly active in [[fandom]] in the early 40s. He was listed as a member of the [[Degler]]-created [[Futurian Society of Los Angeles]] and the [[Futurian Society of California]].
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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]].
  
[[Fanzines]] and [[Apazines]]:
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*[http://www.fiawol.org.uk/FanStuff/THEN%20Archive/LASFS/kepner.htm “James Kepner at LASFS.”]
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*[https://www.tangentgroup.org/kepner-james-profile-murray/ Biography.]
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* [https://www.tangentgroup.org/kepner-dies-at-74/ Obituary. ]
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* [https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/kepner-james Encyclopedia.com entry.]
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* [https://lgbtqreligiousarchives.org/collections/kepner-jim-papers Papers at ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives,] University of Southern California.
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* ''[[Caustic Square Bullshooter]]'' [1943] (for [[FAPA]] as by '''Flush Gordon''')
 
* ''[[Caustic Square Bullshooter]]'' [1943] (for [[FAPA]] as by '''Flush Gordon''')
 
* ''[[Fen (Kepner)]]'' [1943-44] (for [[FAPA]])
 
* ''[[Fen (Kepner)]]'' [1943-44] (for [[FAPA]])
* ''[[Midge]]'' [1944]
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* ''[[Midge]]'' [1944-45] (with [[Mike Fern]])
 
* ''[[The Panty Raiser]]'' [1944] (with [[F. Towner Laney]])
 
* ''[[The Panty Raiser]]'' [1944] (with [[F. Towner Laney]])
 
* ''[[Parnassus]]'' (with [[Art Saha]] and [[Alva Rogers]])
 
* ''[[Parnassus]]'' (with [[Art Saha]] and [[Alva Rogers]])
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* ''[[Toward Tomorrow]]'' [1944-45]
 
* ''[[Toward Tomorrow]]'' [1944-45]
 
* ''[[Toward Yesterday]]'' [1943]
 
* ''[[Toward Yesterday]]'' [1943]
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{{person | born=1923 | died=1997}}
 
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[[Category:fan]]
 
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Revision as of 04:15, 28 July 2021

(1923 – November 15, 1997)

James Lynn “Jimmy” Kepner, Jr., aka Jike, an LA fan and LASFS member, 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.

Fanzines and Apazines:



Person 19231997
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