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− | ''Nepenthe'' was published at MIT | + | '''''Nepenthe''''', [[nicknamed]] '''''Neppie''''', was a [[fanzine]] [[published]] at MIT in the early 1940s by [[Earl Singleton]] that focused on [[poetry]], allegedly the first such [[zine]]. The first issue appeared in December 1940 and carried a dedication that read: |
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+ | This | ||
+ | the first issue of Nepenthe | ||
+ | is for Trudy-- | ||
+ | who | ||
+ | if we are not | ||
+ | mistaken | ||
+ | was at the [[Chicon]]. | ||
− | + | "Trudy" was [[Trudy Kuslan]], co-[[editor]] of ''[[The Nucleus]]'', who attended [[the Chicon]] as well as Singleton, with whom she had a brief romantic relationship. | |
− | + | After seeing the second issue, [[A. Merritt]] wrote to [[Roy V. Hunt]] that "If Singleton can only keep it up, he's got something." No further issues were published. | |
− | + | {{fancy1|text= | |
+ | '''Neppie''' - [[Pet name]] for ''[[Nepenthe]]'', [[fanzine]] of Singleton's. | ||
+ | }} | ||
− | {{publication}} | + | <tab head=top> |
+ | Issue || Date || Pages || Notes | ||
+ | 1 || December 1940 || || Contributors: [[Louis Russell Chauvenet]], [[Del Cross]], [[Ian Davies]], [[Corinne Ellsworth]], [[E. Everett Evans]], [[Larry B. Farsaci]], [[John Francis]], [[Paul Freehafer]], "Curl Gradient", [[B. M. Hendrick, Jr.]], [[Richard Kraft]], [[Arthur Lambert]], [[Allan Lang]], [[Grady L. McMurtry]], [[A. Merritt]], [[Jack Chapman Miske]], "P. Tex Sigma", [[Charles R. Tanner]], [[Dale Tarr]], [[Harry Warner, Jr.]], and [[Stanley G. Weinbaum]]. Cover art by [[Marie Johnson]] and illustrations by Grady L. McMurtry. | ||
+ | 2 || Spring 1941 || ||[[Hektographed]]. Contributors: [[Spencer Bailey]], [[Louis Russell Chauvenet]], [[Del Cross]], [[Arthur Cusp]], [[E. Everett Evans]], [[Dale Harding Exum]], [[Larry B. Farsaci]], "Curl Gradient", [[Dale Hart]], [[Arthur Lambert]], [[Robert A. W. Lowndes]], [[Grady L. McMurtry]], [[A. Merritt]], [[John B. Michel]], [[Jack Chapman Miske]], [[Edgar Salute]], [[Oliver King Smith]], [[Bob Tucker]] as 'Hoy Floy Doy', [[Donald A. Wollheim]], and [[Christopher Samuel Youd]] ([[John Christopher]]). Cover [[art]] by [[Leslie Perri]] ([[Doris Baumgardt]]), and was silkscreened by [[John B. Michel]]. Final issue. | ||
+ | </tab> | ||
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+ | {{publication|start=1940|end=1941|locale=Cambridge, MA}} | ||
[[Category:fanzine]] | [[Category:fanzine]] | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
+ | [[Category:fancy1]] |
Latest revision as of 06:07, 14 April 2023
Nepenthe, nicknamed Neppie, was a fanzine published at MIT in the early 1940s by Earl Singleton that focused on poetry, allegedly the first such zine. The first issue appeared in December 1940 and carried a dedication that read:
This the first issue of Nepenthe is for Trudy-- who if we are not mistaken was at the Chicon.
"Trudy" was Trudy Kuslan, co-editor of The Nucleus, who attended the Chicon as well as Singleton, with whom she had a brief romantic relationship.
After seeing the second issue, A. Merritt wrote to Roy V. Hunt that "If Singleton can only keep it up, he's got something." No further issues were published.
From Fancyclopedia 1, ca. 1944 |
Neppie - Pet name for Nepenthe, fanzine of Singleton's. |
Issue | Date | Pages | Notes |
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1 | December 1940 | Contributors: Louis Russell Chauvenet, Del Cross, Ian Davies, Corinne Ellsworth, E. Everett Evans, Larry B. Farsaci, John Francis, Paul Freehafer, "Curl Gradient", B. M. Hendrick, Jr., Richard Kraft, Arthur Lambert, Allan Lang, Grady L. McMurtry, A. Merritt, Jack Chapman Miske, "P. Tex Sigma", Charles R. Tanner, Dale Tarr, Harry Warner, Jr., and Stanley G. Weinbaum. Cover art by Marie Johnson and illustrations by Grady L. McMurtry. | |
2 | Spring 1941 | Hektographed. Contributors: Spencer Bailey, Louis Russell Chauvenet, Del Cross, Arthur Cusp, E. Everett Evans, Dale Harding Exum, Larry B. Farsaci, "Curl Gradient", Dale Hart, Arthur Lambert, Robert A. W. Lowndes, Grady L. McMurtry, A. Merritt, John B. Michel, Jack Chapman Miske, Edgar Salute, Oliver King Smith, Bob Tucker as 'Hoy Floy Doy', Donald A. Wollheim, and Christopher Samuel Youd (John Christopher). Cover art by Leslie Perri (Doris Baumgardt), and was silkscreened by John B. Michel. Final issue. |
Publication | 1940—1941 |
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