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Le Zombie, v. 4, issue 1, whole no. 36, January 1941
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Published monthly by Bob Tucker from P.O. Box 260 Bloomington, Ill Le Zombie Second Anniversary Issue! Five cents a copy Six issues 25[[cent symbol]] Three-cent or 1 1/2[[cent symbol]] stamps accepted Vol. 4, No. 1 January 1941 Whole No. 36 - Editorial Dissertation at the Reader's Expense - Cheerio Chums: It is widely known that LeZ, during the course of its two-year electric career, has generated more static and blown more conservative fuses than any other B-battery in the business; and has intoduced into fandom more new twists than all the fans together can possibly date in one evening. We have never taken with puns, such as certain other Westerly fans engage in, believeing our readers and prospective subscribers to be of a higher moral plane -- consequently, our circulation suffered. At the last report of our circulation manager we were hitting 17 copies a month with breath-taking regularity, and were well on our way to a world-wide circulation of one thousand copies . . . per decade. We have been content with the dissemination of unbiased news and opinions ----- items unbiased to 'our side', and Tucker's private opinions. We like to watch and report on the doings of fans-at-large; leaving those not at large to be watched and reported upon in the proper medical and criminological journals. Happy to say, these last are by far the majority , and their ranks are swelling daily. We trust that soon, all so-inclined fans are gathered in by the pros, and then at long last we fans may rest and continue our pleasant fanning. One of our fondest habits these days is to sink into the battered old rocker behind the kitchen stove, perch the two grandchildren upon the editorial knee, and reminisce of the early days when LeZ first arose from an unsuspected grave, and Moskowitz had not yet became our sparring pardner. As the old timers know (i.e., those who bit on the first issue) LeZ came to life as a free supplement to Taurasi's Fantasy News, thank Jimmy Taurasi for our start. He supplied a ready circulation figure it would have taken us months. More like a vampire than a zombie we stuck to Fanny for eight issues, spread over a period of months; -- eight long issues while readers howled in agony and FN suscribers cancelled their subscriptions in protest of us. Untill at last we stood aside on our own wobbly feet, and sprouted ... just sprouted. LeZ became independant with it's tenth issue. On the cover of that issue appeared a picture of Ted Carnell -- a picture mimeographed on --- not printed or pasted. We were the first fanmag to mimeograph a photo. JW Campbell was so amazed he thought we should patent the idea. Anyway, we gave a Tarzanic cry, then, that was heard all the way to Newark. At least, we have been given to understand that certain sections of New Jersey resented most rudely the noise we made, and are still making.And so, "down the corridor of time" we plodded along, kicked every now and then by an ant, annoyed at our slowness. It has been said by pro editors that they put their hearts into their work. I don't quite believe this. A pro editor may put his head into his work because it is his livlihood. And probably his liver, because it is also his bitterest pill. I believe only the fan editor sinks his heart into his work -- his fan magazine. (next page)
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Published monthly by Bob Tucker from P.O. Box 260 Bloomington, Ill Le Zombie Second Anniversary Issue! Five cents a copy Six issues 25[[cent symbol]] Three-cent or 1 1/2[[cent symbol]] stamps accepted Vol. 4, No. 1 January 1941 Whole No. 36 - Editorial Dissertation at the Reader's Expense - Cheerio Chums: It is widely known that LeZ, during the course of its two-year electric career, has generated more static and blown more conservative fuses than any other B-battery in the business; and has intoduced into fandom more new twists than all the fans together can possibly date in one evening. We have never taken with puns, such as certain other Westerly fans engage in, believeing our readers and prospective subscribers to be of a higher moral plane -- consequently, our circulation suffered. At the last report of our circulation manager we were hitting 17 copies a month with breath-taking regularity, and were well on our way to a world-wide circulation of one thousand copies . . . per decade. We have been content with the dissemination of unbiased news and opinions ----- items unbiased to 'our side', and Tucker's private opinions. We like to watch and report on the doings of fans-at-large; leaving those not at large to be watched and reported upon in the proper medical and criminological journals. Happy to say, these last are by far the majority , and their ranks are swelling daily. We trust that soon, all so-inclined fans are gathered in by the pros, and then at long last we fans may rest and continue our pleasant fanning. One of our fondest habits these days is to sink into the battered old rocker behind the kitchen stove, perch the two grandchildren upon the editorial knee, and reminisce of the early days when LeZ first arose from an unsuspected grave, and Moskowitz had not yet became our sparring pardner. As the old timers know (i.e., those who bit on the first issue) LeZ came to life as a free supplement to Taurasi's Fantasy News, thank Jimmy Taurasi for our start. He supplied a ready circulation figure it would have taken us months. More like a vampire than a zombie we stuck to Fanny for eight issues, spread over a period of months; -- eight long issues while readers howled in agony and FN suscribers cancelled their subscriptions in protest of us. Untill at last we stood aside on our own wobbly feet, and sprouted ... just sprouted. LeZ became independant with it's tenth issue. On the cover of that issue appeared a picture of Ted Carnell -- a picture mimeographed on --- not printed or pasted. We were the first fanmag to mimeograph a photo. JW Campbell was so amazed he thought we should patent the idea. Anyway, we gave a Tarzanic cry, then, that was heard all the way to Newark. At least, we have been given to understand that certain sections of New Jersey resented most rudely the noise we made, and are still making.And so, "down the corridor of time" we plodded along, kicked every now and then by an ant, annoyed at our slowness. It has been said by pro editors that they put their hearts into their work. I don't quite believe this. A pro editor may put his head into his work because it is his livlihood. And probably his liver, because it is also his bitterest pill. I believe only the fan editor sinks his heart into his work -- his fan magazine. (next page)
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