WAWCRHBSJWGATWCMWPMSSACW

WAWCRHBSJWGATWCMWPMSSACW was a one-shot, 4-page apazine published in August 1954 by Walt Willis and Chuck Harris for FAPA 68. A footnote said that "The title of this production is made up of the initials of those involved" and "The OE may refer to it as WAWCRHetc".

The title decodes as:

• WAW = Walter A. Willis
• CRH = Charles Randolph Harris
• BS = Bob Shaw
• JW = James White
• GATWC = George "All The Way" Charters
• MW = Madeleine Willis
• PM = Peggy Martin (White)
• SS = Sadie Shaw
• ACW = and Carol Willis (Madeleine and Walt's daughter)

The fanzine itself says it's for FAPA 69 but FAPA Book 5 confirms it appeared in FAPA 68 and there are mailing comments on it within mailing 69.

Nancy Share wrote in Torrents 2 (Fall 1954): "Gee. Geewhizz. Walt Willis and Chuck Harris all at once in one zine?? ! Gee. This was/is by far one of the funniest zines in the mlg. How can we hope to compare to these Isles fans? We will now pause to wonder."

Dean Grennell in Bleen 3 said:

If I ever make up an anthology of Willisian punnery — and I've had worse ideas — "Wilde Heir" is certain to find a place in it. This is the sort of pun you can cling to and take out to admire at odd intervals from time to time. It is, in short, a superlative example of the punster's art and I can only stare in rapt admiration at the neat way it fits without any superfluous wordage... and wish to hell that I'd thought of it myself. And that noble title wasn't wasted either. The whole blamed thing is very much the kind of thing I hoped to see in FAPA when I joined and have seen all too little of in actuality. I liked this a lot better than PAMPHREY. By the way, how come Chuque didn't get any credit for this in the FA? He definitely participated and he's a member now (Hooray!) and can use the pagecredits. I  croggled at the thought of feeding hb to Willis...and I see that Tucker sent you that Rotsler illo but you didn't see fit to use the caption provided. Ahwell. Also liked "Chucklings fo'evah, you all". Rum go, this... "Wilde Heir" rates an Oscar!

• WAWCRHBSJWGATWCMWPMSSACW online at fanac.org

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Publication

1954

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