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(November 29, 1942 –)
 
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'''Maggie Thompson''' (born Margaret Curtis) is a second-generation [[fan]] who became active in [[fandom]] in her teens. Her mother was [[Betsy Curtis]], an [[SF]] author.   
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'''Maggie Thompson''' (née '''Margaret Curtis''') is a second-generation [[fan]] who became active in [[fandom]] in her teens. Her mother was [[Betsy Curtis]], an [[SF]] author.   
  
 
Maggie and her husband,  [[Don Thompson (comics)|Don Thompson]],  were coeditors of the [[fanzines]] ''[[Harbinger]]'', ''[[Comic Art]]'', ''[[Rainy Days]]'', and ''[[Newfangles]]''.
 
Maggie and her husband,  [[Don Thompson (comics)|Don Thompson]],  were coeditors of the [[fanzines]] ''[[Harbinger]]'', ''[[Comic Art]]'', ''[[Rainy Days]]'', and ''[[Newfangles]]''.
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Maggie and Don did the "Beautiful Balloons" column for Alan Light's ''The Buyer's Guide for Comic Fandom''. When Krause Publications took over the magazine and renamed it ''Comic Buyer's Guide'', she and Don were hired as editors. When Don died in 1994, Maggie continued as editor. She remained in this role until the magazine ceased publication in 2013.
  
 
The Thompsons were married in June, 1962.  They had met in 1957 at a picnic at the home of [[SF]] author [[Basil Wells]]. Maggie graduated in 1964 from Oberlin College with a degree in English. She worked as a librarian until she quit to have children.
 
The Thompsons were married in June, 1962.  They had met in 1957 at a picnic at the home of [[SF]] author [[Basil Wells]]. Maggie graduated in 1964 from Oberlin College with a degree in English. She worked as a librarian until she quit to have children.
  
Maggie and Don did the "Beautiful Balloons" column for Alan Light's ''The Buyer's Guide for Comic Fandom''. When Krause Publications took over the magazine and renamed it ''Comic Buyer's Guide'', she and Don were hired as editors. When Don died in 1994, Maggie continued as editor. She remained in this role until the magazine ceased publication in 2013.
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*[https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n2vx0dqd/ Photo] at [[Pittcon]], 1960.  
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*[https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n28w3bn6/ Photo] at [[Tricon]], 1966.
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*[http://www.maggiethompson.com/ Website. ]
  
[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?16623 Photo], with Don Thompson at [[Discon I]], 1963.
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* ''[[Comic Art]]''
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* ''[[Harbinger]]''
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* ''[[Newfangles]]''
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*''[[Rainy Days]]''
  
 
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Revision as of 00:30, 26 September 2021

(November 29, 1942 –)

Maggie Thompson (née Margaret Curtis) is a second-generation fan who became active in fandom in her teens. Her mother was Betsy Curtis, an SF author.

Maggie and her husband, Don Thompson, were coeditors of the fanzines Harbinger, Comic Art, Rainy Days, and Newfangles.

Maggie and Don did the "Beautiful Balloons" column for Alan Light's The Buyer's Guide for Comic Fandom. When Krause Publications took over the magazine and renamed it Comic Buyer's Guide, she and Don were hired as editors. When Don died in 1994, Maggie continued as editor. She remained in this role until the magazine ceased publication in 2013.

The Thompsons were married in June, 1962. They had met in 1957 at a picnic at the home of SF author Basil Wells. Maggie graduated in 1964 from Oberlin College with a degree in English. She worked as a librarian until she quit to have children.

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Awards, Honors and GoHships:

Her photo and a brief biography appeared in Schelly's Founders of Comic Fandom (McFarland, 2010).


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