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Famous Western (UK) [(#6), 1955] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, 96pp, pulp)
Reprint of the December 1954 (US) issue. Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Know Your West · Harold Gluck · cl Famous Western Dec 1954
10 · Ride with the Night · W. Edmunds Claussen · nv Famous Western Dec 1954
26 · Gunplay at Ghost Ranch · Gene Rodgers · nv Famous Western Dec 1954
43 · The Rusty Gun · Lee Floren · ss Famous Western Dec 1954
51 · Madman’s Trail · Gordon D. Shirreffs · ss Famous Western Dec 1954
61 · Satan’s Back Yard · E. E. Clement · nv Famous Western Dec 1954

Fan (about)

Fan [#12, Spring 1993] ed. Mike Schacht (Schacht, 50pp, 5.5" x 8.5")
Details supplied by Ned Brooks.

8 · Aladdin’s Baseball · William Anderson · ss
22 · How to Throw a Curve · William J. Veigele · ss
38 · Soft Hands · Guy Marble · ss

Fan Slants (about)

Fan Slants [v1 #1, Sep 1943] (36pp, cover by Ronald Clyne)
Fanzine

Some viewpoints on Fan Clubs · Phil Bronson · ms
Da Vinci--Crackpot? · Walter Daugherty · ??
Tomorrow · Walter Daugherty · ??
Toward Utopia · Francis T. Laney · ??
Thoughts on Fan Organization · Mel Brown · ms
Will Branson Replace Octopus? · Lothar Penguin · ??
A Beginner’s Guide to Fandom · J. L. Aiken · ar
Decline of the Pro Mags · Mike Fern & Mel Brown · ar
England Invaded! · Gus Willmorth · ??
Mostly about the Pros · Charles Dye · ??

Fanciful Tales (about)
Semi-professional magazine. A facsimile reprint of this magazine was issued by Marc A. Michaud in 1977.

Publishers:

Shepherd & Wollheim; Oakman, AL: Fanciful Tales

Editors:

Donald A. Wollheim - Editor: Fanciful Tales.

Fanciful Tales [v1 #1, Fall 1936] (20¢, 50pp, octavo e/s, cover by Clay Ferguson, Jr.)

5 · The Nameless City · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The Wolverine Nov 1921
19 · Umbriel · Donald A. Wollheim · vi
21 · The Forbidden Room · Duane W. Rimel · ss
26 · Solomon Kane’s Homecoming [Solomon Kane] · Robert E. Howard · pm
28 · The Typewriter · David H. Keller · ss
34 · The Man from Dark Valley · August W. Derleth · ss
39 · The Globe · William S. Sykora · ar International Observer Nov 1935
41 · The Electric World · Kenneth B. Pritchard · ss

Fanfare (1940s) (about)
SF fanzine.

Fanfare [v1 #5, December 1940] (30pp)
Details taken from eBay listing.

Eat-It-Strangers! · W. Lawrence Hamling · ar
Beat It -Hamling · Earl Singleton · ar
When Chaos Comes · Howard Gott · ss
Via Jaloppy · John W. Bell · ss
In Tribute · Jack Chapman Miske · ar
Proposed Constitution of the NFFF · Art Widner · ms
Presidential Platform · Louis Russell Chauvenet · ms
The Stranger Says · [The Editor] · ed
Minutes of the Stranger Club · Frederick Weiner · ms
Slan!der · Joseph Gilbert · cl

Fanfare [v1 #6, April 1941] (36pp)
Details taken from eBay listing.

Some Astounding Things About Style · Oliver Davis · ar
I Audit the Chicon · Bob Tucker · ar
Slan!der · Joesph Gilbert · cl
In Reply to Miske · Milton Rothman · ar
Stardust · The Star-Treader · cl
"Strangers" in Boston · Robert W. Lowndes · ar
From the Fan Press · [Misc.] · ms
Questions and Answers · [Misc.] · ms
Strange Interludes · [Misc.] · ms

Fanfare [v2 #1, August 1941] (31pp)
Details taken from eBay listing.

STF Recollections · Sinn-Yk-Uhss · ar
As If It Mattered · Robert W. Lowndes · ss
Lines from the Last Grave · Oliver C. Davis · ss
Dots · Yhos · ss
Slan!der · Joseph Gilbert · cl
Their Own Petard · H. C. Koenig · ar
Strange Interludes · [The Readers] · lt
The Last Minute · Laitaz U. Sewell · cl

Fanfare [#10, December 1943] (53pp)
All Humor Issue. Details taken from eBay listing.

Alicia in Blunderland · Anon. (by P. Schuyler Miller) · nv Science Fiction Digest Jun 1933 (+10), as by Nihil; First “Fanzine Hall of Fame” reprint.
The Red Button · Forrest J Ackerman & Art Widner · ss
The Rise of Joe Fann Racketeer · Bob Tucker · ss
The Village Stean · Vil Bryant · ss
Confessions of STF Addict · Ray Martinuk · ar
The Last Minute · Laetaz U. Sewell · cl

Fanfare (1950s) (about)
SF fanzine.

Fanfare [November 1950]
Incomplete Data - Issue not found.

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The Spell of Night · Andrew Duane · pm

Fanfare [March 1952]
Incomplete Data - Issue not found.

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Dread Huntress · Andrew Duane · ss
Variations on a Theme by Heine · Walt Klein · pm
Aftermath from Angle Two · Allan C. Leverentz · vi

Fang (about)

Publishers:

Tangram Publishing; Belfast, ME: Fang

Editors:

Brian K. Pusillo & Michael A. Grotton - Editor: Fang

Fang [1991] ed. Brian K. Pusillo & Michael A. Grotton (Tangram Publishing; Belfast, ME, $3.95, 60pp+, 6½" x 10", cover by Orrin Scott, Brandie Lopes & Bob Stover, Jr.)

2 · Among the Living · Anon. · ed
3 · T’was the Fright Before Christmas · Brian K. Pusillo · ss
7 · The Collector · Michael A. Grotton · ss
17 · Moo · Michael A. Grotton · ss; illustrated by Bump Scott
22 · Queen of the Night · Steven LaCroix · ss
26 · Heart Attack · Charles Hall · ss
32 · The Grey Spirit · R. H. Moody · ss
39 · Visceral Verse · Jake Lear · pm
43 · Monsters · Brian K. Pusillo · ss

Fang [v1 #1, April 15, 1992] ed. Brian K. Pusillo & Michael A. Grotton (Tangram Publishing; Belfast, ME, $2.95, 54pp+, 6½" x 10")

1 · Among the Living · Brian K. Pusillo & Michael A. Grotton · ed
2 · Off the Cuff · Rick Hautala · ss
10 · An Alien View · Reggie Manter · cs
14 · Swingin Proud’n Free · Tom Easton · ss
19 · Enemy to the Left · Orrin Card · cs
28 · Good Girls Don’t Die · Chris Mills · ss
36 · Moo Pt II · Brian K. Pusillo, Michael A. Grotton & Ron Moody · cs
44 · Runnin Scared · Jim Maddison · ss
54 · Letter of the Law · Joe Wilson · cs

Fang [v1 #2, April 1992] (Tangram Publishing)
Issue not found.

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Fang [v1 #3, 1992] ed. Brian K. Pusillo & Michael A. Grotton (Tangram Publishing; Belfast, ME, $2.95, 80pp+, 6½" x 10", cover by Dennis Arbour)

3 · Satan Stone · Brian Pusillo & Ron Moody · ss
14 · The Tell Tale Heart · Carmen Imperato · cs
20 · Mandragora · James S. Dorr · ss
29 · The Hitch Hiker · Brian Pusillo · cs
39 · Portrayal of an Artist · Steve LaCroix · ss
46 · Moo Part III · Mike Grotton · cs
60 · You Scared Me · Denise Dumars · ss
65 · !Special Preview! Chillville · Glen Chadbourne · cs
70 · Wagner’s Rite · Todd Mecklem & Jonathan Falk · ss The Liquid Retreats, Wordcraft of Oregon 1991
76 · Mating Season · C. T. Forsythe & James Gregory · ss
80 · The Page to End All Pages · [Misc.] · aw

Fang [v1 #4, 199?]
Issue not found.

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Fanhistorica (about)

Fanhistorica [#4, December 1982] ed. Joe Siclari (Fanhistorica Press, $1.50, 50pp, quarto, cover by Stu Shiffman)
Collection of fannish pieces.

4 · Ticka...Ticka...Ticka...The Typer Goes Ever Onward · Joe Siclari · ed (r)
6 · Fandom as a Way of Life? · Alva Rogers · ar (r); Guest of Honor speech at Westercon XV, 30-Jun-1962
13 · Fanoclasts · Dick Lupoff · ar Bastion Spr 1962
18 · The Tucker Hotel · Bob Shaw, Ken Slater, James White, Vince Clarke & Walt Willis · cs (r) [Bob Tucker]
20 · Ah! Sweet Idiocy [Part 3 of ?] · F. Towner Laney · sl (r)
37 · Science Fiction Newsletter #22 (October 1951) · Bob Tucker · mg (r)
47 · The Ray Nelson Do It Yourself Cartoon Kit · Ray Nelson · ms (r)

Fanomena (about)

Fanomena [March 1948] ed. Andy Lyon (Andy Lyon, 28pp, cover by Russell Swanson)
fanzine, David H. Keller tribute issue. Details supplied by Steve Miller.

4 · The Ultimate Victory · David H. Keller · ss
7 · [letter] · August Derleth · lt
8 · General Recognition of Keller as an Important Contemporary Author Is the Aim of Avalon Company’s Volume · Sam Moskowitz · ar
9 · The Art of Writing · David H. Keller · ar
12 · [letter] · Chad Oliver · lt
13 · “Independence” · David H. Keller · ar
16 · Keller and the Avon Fantasy Reader · Donald A. Wollheim · ar
16 · Perspective · Paul Spencer · ar
17 · Famous Series · Thomas P. Hadley · ar
18 · “En Garde, David Keller” · Andy Lyon · ar
21 · None So Blind · David H. Keller · ss

The Fanscient (about)
SF fanzine.

Publishers:

Portland Science-Fantasy Society; Portland, OR: The Fanscient, Sep 1947 – Fll 1949.
Donald B. Day; Portland, OR: The Fanscient, Win 1950 – Sum 1951.

Editors:

Donald B. Day - Editor: The Fanscient.

The Fanscient [v1 #1, September 1947] ed. Donald B. Day (15¢, 24pp, octavo, cover by G. Waible) (Full Text)
Details taken from fanac.org.

2 · Frontispiece · Donald B. Day · il
4 · “Vision of the world” [from “Locksley Hall”] · Alfred, Lord Tennyson · pm Poems, Edward Moxon 1842; illustrated by Donald B. Day
5 · First Issue · [The Editor] · ed
6 · “The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam” · Donald B. Day · il
7 · Semanticantics · F. C. Davis · vi
8 · Report on the Production of Science Fiction Authors · Donald B. Day · ar
12 · Author, Author · A. E. van Vogt · bg
19 · [cartoons] · G. Waible & Donald B. Day · ct
20 · Fantasy Stories in “Different” · Stanton A. Coblentz · ar
21 · [cartoons] · G. Waible · ct
22 · Book Review: “No Other Man” · Eric Atlas · br
23 · “Announcing a revolutionary new policy” · [The Editor] · ar

The Fanscient [v1 #2, Winter 1948] ed. Donald B. Day (Portland Science-Fantasy Society, 15¢, 24pp, cover by Ralph Rayburn Phillips) (Full Text)
the reprint I’m indexing lacks pp.23/24, but apparently these contain only the end of the EH bibliography. Details supplied by Denny Lien.

2 · Editor’s Page · Don Day · ed
4 · Apocalypse · John & Dorothy de Courcy · ss; illustrated by M. Higbee
10 · The Last Frontier · David H. Keller · vi; illustrated by G. Waible
12-13,17 · The First Fan Magazine · Forrest J. Ackerman · ar; on The Time Traveller.
_13 · A Bit About a Banana (As certain writers might do it) · Alan Glasser · hu The Time Traveller
_17 · Looking Forward · Alan Glasser · pm The Time Traveller
14-16 · Author, Author: Edmond Hamilton · Edmond Hamilton · bg; nb: p15 contains photo and signature of EH; text of bg starts on p.15.
18-20, 22-23 · Index to STF and Fantasy Stories by Edmond Hamilton · Edmond Hamilton · bi
21 · [cartoons] · G. Waible · ct
bc. · Illustration for The Rubaiyat · Donald B. Day · il; includes two of the quatrains.
bc. · A Phew of the PSFS · M. Higbee · ct; a set of caricatures of members - 6 men (Tom Harryman, Joe Salta, Don Day, Forrest Davis, Ralph Raybin Phillips, and Jerry Waible) and the dog (Soapy). Poor Jerry Waible is shown as looking like Mortimer Snerd!

The Fanscient [v2 #1, #3, Spring 1948] ed. Donald B. Day (The Portland Science-Fantasy Society, 15¢, 32pp, 4" x 5¼" s/s, cover by Donald B. Day) (Full Text)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · Robert W. Chambers, Master of Fantasy · Thyril L. Ladd · ar [Robert W. Chambers]; illustrated by Ralph Rayburn Phillips
6 · Early Butchering · Len J. Moffatt · ss; illustrated by Donald B. Day
12 · Illustration for The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam · Donald B. Day · il
13 · What Price Beauty? · David H. Keller · ar
16 · Author, Author · Edward E. Smith · bg
24 · A Partial Introduction to General Semantics · Paul H. Klingbiel · ar
29 · [cartoons] · G. Waible & M. Higbee · ct
30 · A Stribling “Unknown” · F. Lee Baldwin · ar
31 · A Phew More of the PSFS · M. Higbee · ar

The Fanscient [v2 #2, #4, Summer 1948] ed. Donald B. Day (The Portland Science-Fantasy Society, 15¢, 32pp, 4" x 5¼" s/s, cover by G. Waible)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · The Fox and I · F. Lee Baldwin · vi; illustrated by Gerald Waible
6 · Illustration for The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam · Donald B. Day · il
7 · The Legend of Interplanetary · Neil R. Jones · ar; illustrated by Gerald Waible, Moe Higbee & Schlitz
14 · Psycholorelei · Eric Atlas · pm; illustrated by G. Waible
15 · The “Treasury” Is Not “The Best” in Science Fiction · Sam Moskowitz · ar
16 · Song of the Willow Tree · R. Flavie Carson · pm; illustrated by D. Bruce Berry
18 · Author, Author · Jack Williamson · bg
28 · Life Everlasting and Other Tales of Science, Fantasy and Horror · Alvin R. Brown · br
30 · Millenium 1 · Donald B. Day · br
30 · Telefair · Eric Atlas · br
31 · Red Snow · Eric Atlas · br

The Fanscient [v2 #3, #5, Fall 1948] ed. Donald B. Day (15¢, 32pp, 4" x 5¼" s/s)
Details taken from fanac.org.

2 · Will You Pardon Us... · Don Day · ed
4 · George Allan England · Thyril L. Ladd · bg; illustrated by O. G. Estes
7 · Extrapolation · Henry Kuttner · ar; illustrated by John Grossman
12 · The Watcher in the Snow · Miles Eaton · ss; illustrated by G. Waible
14 · Jaephus · Donald B. Day · ss; illustrated by Donald B. Day
17 · Author, Author · David H. Keller, M.D. · bg
19 · Author, Author: David H. Keller MD · Anon. · bi
24 · Synthetic Nostalgia · Norm Storer · ar; illustrated by Bill Kroll
25 · Robert E. Howard · Carl Dumbleton · bg
26 · “Hmm, Chilly..” · Bill Kroll & G. Waible · ct
27 · Book Reviews · Eric Atlas · br
28 · “Yours?” · Bill Kroll & G. Waible · ct
32 · Illustration for The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam · Donald B. Day · il

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