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(November 29, 1942 –)
 
(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.   
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[[File:Curtises1959.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=1|'''[[Ed Curtis|Ed]], Maggie and [[Betsy Curtis]]''' at the [[Detention]] [[masquerade]] in 1959. They won Best Group for their depiction of non-Euclidean geometry. Betsy made the costumes. ''From the collection of Maggie Thompson.'']]
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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]], and her father fan [[Ed Curtis]].   
  
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 her husband, [[Don Thompson (comics)|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.
 
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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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.
  
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* Photo and a brief biography in Schelly's Founders of Comic Fandom (McFarland, 2010).
 
*[https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n2vx0dqd/ Photo] at [[Pittcon]], 1960.  
 
*[https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n2vx0dqd/ Photo] at [[Pittcon]], 1960.  
 
*[https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n28w3bn6/ Photo] at [[Tricon]], 1966.  
 
*[https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n28w3bn6/ Photo] at [[Tricon]], 1966.  
*[http://www.maggiethompson.com/ Website. ]
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** [https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n2gh9g88/ Another Tricon photo.]
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*[https://www.maggiethompson.com/ Website. ]
  
 
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* 1979 -- [[Penulticon '79]]
 
* 1979 -- [[Penulticon '79]]
 
* 2022 -- [[MidSouthCon 38]]
 
* 2022 -- [[MidSouthCon 38]]
* [[Eisner Award]], [[Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award]], Friends of Lulu's [[Women of Distinction Award]]
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* [[Eisner Award]], Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award, Friends of Lulu's Women of Distinction Award
 
* She and Don were co-recipients of several other awards.
 
* She and Don were co-recipients of several other awards.
 
Her photo and a brief biography appeared in Schelly's Founders of Comic Fandom (McFarland, 2010).
 
  
 
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[[Category:fan]]
 
[[Category:US]]
 
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Latest revision as of 07:32, 11 March 2023

(November 29, 1942 –)

Ed, Maggie and Betsy Curtis at the Detention masquerade in 1959. They won Best Group for their depiction of non-Euclidean geometry. Betsy made the costumes. From the collection of Maggie Thompson.

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, and her father fan Ed Curtis.

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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