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(April 2, 1923 – December 7, 1979)
  
[[Oakland, CA]], [[fan]] '''Joe Fortier''' ([[nicknamed]] '''[[2J4]]''' in imitation of [[4sj]]) started reading [[sf]] in 1933 and was introduced to [[fandom]] by [[Harry Warner, Jr.]] in 1938. He was a charter member of [[The National Fantasy Fan Federation]] (N3F) in 1941, and an early member of the N3F's advisory board.  He was a member of the [[Science Fictioneers]], the [[IFF]], the [[Golden Gate Fantasy Progress]], the [[SFL]] and [[New Fandom]].
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'''Joe Fortier''' (Joseph Jean Fortier), an early [[fan]] from [[Oakland, CA]], started reading [[sf]] in 1933 and was introduced to [[fandom]] by [[Harry Warner, Jr.]], in 1938. Early on, he used the [[nicknames]] '''2J4''' (in imitation of [[4sj]]) and '''Jo Jo'''; but more important was the ananym '''John Reitrof''', used for some short stories in [[fanzines]]. In ''[[Who's Who in Fandom 1940]]'', he lists several other [[pseudonym]]s, apparently short-lived or one-off and used also for [[fan art]], including '''Guy Francis''' ("Wot wag said of the latter's 'Girl of Tomorrow' drawings 'If that's the girl of tomorrow, I'm glad I'm living today!'").  
  
He was the [[Type Fifteen Fan]].  
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He gained some renown as the [[Type Fifteen Fan]].
  
At the [[Denvention]] in 1941 he presented the [[San Francisco]] [[bid]] for the 1942 [[Worldcon]].
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Fortier was a charter member of [[The National Fantasy Fan Federation]] (N3F) in 1941, and an early member of the N3F's advisory [[board]].  He was a member of the [[Science Fictioneers]], the [[IFF]], the [[Golden Gate Fantasy Progress]], the [[SFL]] and [[New Fandom]]. At the [[Denvention]] in 1941, he presented the [[San Francisco in 1942]] [[bid]] for the [[Worldcon]].
  
His photo appears (with fellow fan [[Tom Wright]]) on page 172 of [[Harry Warner]]'s [[fan history]], ''[[All Our Yesterdays]]'' ([[Advent]], 1969).
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[[Tom Wright]] described him in ''[[Starlight (Wright)]]'' 1 ([https://fanac.org/fanzines/Starlight-Wright/Starlight-Wright01.pdf Spring 1941, p. 7]):
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Joe Fortier is now 18, 5’ 9", dark complected, has a wonderful personality, and is showing up quite well in the fan [[poll]]. He started reading [[stf]] around '33; became active in '39. He is considered a good writer, and may turn professional someday. He has published two [[Stfan]] mags: <u>[[The California Mercury]]</u> & <u>[[Scientifan]]</u>, the former being quite successful. He is at present [[director]] of the [[Golden Gate Futurians]]. He has done a lot towards making the [[Bay Area|Bay District]] well known.
  
For an early short biography, see {{WhosWho1940|page=6}}. ''Nee'' John Reitrof per his 1944 FAPAzine ''[[Twilight Echoes]]''.
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He was a corporal in the ROTC in 1940. In 1944-5 (and a 1943 letter) {where?}, he wrote about "my stay in the [[army]]" (so his earlier [[FAPAzine]]s were duplicated by [[Francis Towner Laney]], but toward the end he was able to [[repro]] a large one himself, including a [[cartoon]]), and suggested his planned marriage would lead to [[gafiation]].
  
He was the subject of a Founding Member article by [[Jon D. Swartz]] in {{TNFF|date=April 2018 issue |volume=77|number=21}}.
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In 1981, [[Denvention 2]]’s census of members of the first [[Denvention]] designated him as “lost to fandom.”
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'''2J4''' – [[Nickname]] for [[Joe J. Fortier]], in imitation of [[4sj]].
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'''More Reading:'''
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* Early short biography in {{WhosWho1940|page=6}}.
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* [[Autobiographical]] sketch in ''[[Starlight (Wright)]]'' 1 ([https://fanac.org/fanzines/Starlight-Wright/Starlight-Wright01.pdf Spring 1941, p. 35]).
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* [https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?290777 Joe Fortier] in [[ISFDB]].
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* [[N3F]] Founding Member article in {{TNFF|date=April 2018 issue| volume=77| number=4| page=5}}.
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* Photo (with friend and collaborator [[Tom Wright]]) on page 172 of [[Harry Warner]]'s ''[[All Our Yesterdays]]'' ([[Advent]], 1969).
  
 
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* ''[[Comet (Wright)]]'' [1940-41] (with [[Tom Wright]])
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* ''[[California Mercury]]'' [August and September 1940] – renamed from ''Mercury'', later issues taken over by [[Phil Bronson]]; August 1941 issue (still headlined just ''Mercury'') lists Fortier as "Special Correspondent"
* ''[[Dawn]]'' [early-mid 50s]
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* ''[[Comet (Wright)]]'' [1940–1] (as assistant to [[Tom Wright]])
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* ''[[Dawn (Wright)]]'' [1943] (with Tom Wright)
 
* ''[[Fan Editor and Publisher]]'' [1942] (with [[Harry Jenkins]])
 
* ''[[Fan Editor and Publisher]]'' [1942] (with [[Harry Jenkins]])
* ''[[Mercury]]'' [1940]
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* ''[[Mercury]]'' [1940] (first three issues, later ones taken over by [[Tom Wright]])
* ''[[Scientifan]]'' [1942] (for [[FAPA]])
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* ''[[Scientifan]]'' [1939–1942] (for [[FAPA]])
* ''[[Starlight]]'' [1941] (with [[Tom Wright]] and [[James Bush]])
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* ''[[Starlight (Wright)]]'' [1941] (with [[Tom Wright]] and [[James Bush]])
* ''[[Twilight Echoes]]'' [1944-45]
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* ''[[Twilight Echoes]]'' [1944-45] (for [[FAPA]])
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Latest revision as of 10:53, 3 February 2024

(April 2, 1923 – December 7, 1979)

Joe Fortier (Joseph Jean Fortier), an early fan from Oakland, CA, started reading sf in 1933 and was introduced to fandom by Harry Warner, Jr., in 1938. Early on, he used the nicknames 2J4 (in imitation of 4sj) and Jo Jo; but more important was the ananym John Reitrof, used for some short stories in fanzines. In Who's Who in Fandom 1940, he lists several other pseudonyms, apparently short-lived or one-off and used also for fan art, including Guy Francis ("Wot wag said of the latter's 'Girl of Tomorrow' drawings 'If that's the girl of tomorrow, I'm glad I'm living today!'").

He gained some renown as the Type Fifteen Fan.

Fortier was a charter member of The National Fantasy Fan Federation (N3F) in 1941, and an early member of the N3F's advisory board. He was a member of the Science Fictioneers, the IFF, the Golden Gate Fantasy Progress, the SFL and New Fandom. At the Denvention in 1941, he presented the San Francisco in 1942 bid for the Worldcon.

Tom Wright described him in Starlight 1 (Spring 1941, p. 7):

Joe Fortier is now 18, 5’ 9", dark complected, has a wonderful personality, and is showing up quite well in the fan poll. He started reading stf around '33; became active in '39. He is considered a good writer, and may turn professional someday. He has published two Stfan mags: The California Mercury & Scientifan, the former being quite successful. He is at present director of the Golden Gate Futurians. He has done a lot towards making the Bay District well known.

He was a corporal in the ROTC in 1940. In 1944-5 (and a 1943 letter) {where?}, he wrote about "my stay in the army" (so his earlier FAPAzines were duplicated by Francis Towner Laney, but toward the end he was able to repro a large one himself, including a cartoon), and suggested his planned marriage would lead to gafiation.

In 1981, Denvention 2’s census of members of the first Denvention designated him as “lost to fandom.”

From Fancyclopedia 1, ca. 1944
2J4Nickname for Joe J. Fortier, in imitation of 4sj.

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