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(March 9, 1914 – June 8, 1986)
  
'''Manly Banister''' was a [[fan]] and a [[pro]] author from [[Kansas City]].   He published an early [[fanzine]] of professional quality, ''[[The Nekromantikon]]'' (1950–1951), which ran for five issues.  His [[mimeograph]] was the [[Iron Maiden]].
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'''Manly Banister''' was a [[fan]] and a [[pro]] author from [[Kansas City]]. He used the [[pennames]] '''Gregg Powers''' and '''Val Seanne'''. 
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He published an early [[fanzine]] of professional quality, ''[[The Nekromantikon]]'' (1950–1951), which ran for five issues.  He also [[pubbed]] a [[one-shot]],  ''[[Egoboo: Or The Time Traveler's Travail]]'', which contained a 24-page [[faan fiction]] story he’d written. His [[mimeograph]] was the [[Iron Maiden]].
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He belonged to the [[N3F]] and contributed regularly to [[fanzines]].
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He began publishing fiction of genre interest with "Satan's Bondage" for ''[[Weird Tales]]'' (September, 1942). He also wrote nonfiction, including books on bookbinding and book making and how-to articles for ''Popular Mechanics''.
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*[https://countryplans.com/vintage_farm/garden/LawnSweeper.pdf “Lawn sweeper from an old hand mower”] by Manly Banister
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*[https://countryplans.com/vintage_farm/garden/LeafBurner.pdf “Leaf burner rolls to the job”] by Manly Banister
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*[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1711 Bibliography at ISFDB]
  
He began publishing fiction of genre interest with "Satan's Bondage" for ''[[Weird Tales]]'' (September, 1942).
 
  
  

Revision as of 03:02, 6 September 2020

(March 9, 1914 – June 8, 1986)

Manly Banister was a fan and a pro author from Kansas City. He used the pennames Gregg Powers and Val Seanne.

He published an early fanzine of professional quality, The Nekromantikon (1950–1951), which ran for five issues. He also pubbed a one-shot, Egoboo: Or The Time Traveler's Travail, which contained a 24-page faan fiction story he’d written. His mimeograph was the Iron Maiden.

He belonged to the N3F and contributed regularly to fanzines.

He began publishing fiction of genre interest with "Satan's Bondage" for Weird Tales (September, 1942). He also wrote nonfiction, including books on bookbinding and book making and how-to articles for Popular Mechanics.



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