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Voice of the Imagination, Denvention Special, 1941

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FANTASY FICTION FIELD ILLUSTRATED NEWS WEEKLY

From the First Issue--1940 Oct 26: A new (not Comet) pro fantasy mag is due to hit the stands in a month or so. It will be slanted toward the Weird & Fantasy side. (2 mos. later Stirring Science & Fantasy is on the stands) One more line from the first issue: Several sffans have stories & art material in its first number. (Remember the contents page? "Gottesman", Kyle, knight, Blish, Wollheim, Lowndes, "Corwin".

Second Issue, Nov 2nd: "Unknown goes bimonthly." JWCampbell in the Dec Unk states there will not be a Jan '41 issue, that Unknown henceforth will be a bimonthly, due to lack of good novelength stories.

3d, Nov 2: Bob Tucker becomes papa for second time. Fantastic Novels will reprint "Woman of the Wood".

#4, Nov 16: Wollheim to edit two new promags. They're out now: Stirring & Cosmic.

#5, Nov 23: Merritt's immortal "Metal Monster" being readied for reprinting in Fantastic Novels. Taurasi gets draft questionnaire.

#6, Nov 30: Morey to do black & white covers for both Stirring & Cosmic.

#7, Dec 7: Full details on contents & makeup of DAW's mags. Forecast an Astounding Annual.

#8, Dec 14: FFF to become only illustrated news-wkly in history of fandom! Exceptional QSFL meeting attended by greatest number of celebrities so far.

#9, Dec 21: Doc Lowndes becomes editor Future Fiction & SF Quarterly. Jimmy Taurasi inducted into army. Picture of Taurasi starts FFF's policy.

#10, Jan 4: The first preview cover of a pro stf mag to appear in a fanzine in the entire history of fandom, that of the March 1941 issue of Fantastic Novels, Finlay's cover for "Dwellers in the Mirage". Lead story "Albing Spikes Rumors" tells the facts in the case of Stirring Science Stories & Cosmic Stories, answering slanderers.

#11, Jan 7: A mid-week issue. Preview of 3d Comet cover, drawn by Morey. News of Hoy Ping Pong's first sale to Fictioneers. Tucker mortified FFF beat LeZ to draw on scoop. First news of the Boskone.

#12, Jan 11: "Hi Lama" Walt J Daugherty's goofoto. First news 4sJ's collection to be fotograft & written up by projected picture-news periodical: View.

(If you want to know all the news first---subscribe to FFF. If you want to see pictures of all the famous fans---subscribe to FFF. If you want to see preview pix of the coming covers of most the stf & weird mags--subscribe to FFF --now!)

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18 SCOOPS taken from the pages of FANTASY FICTION FIELD ILLUSTRATED NEWS WEEKLY From the First Issue--1940 Oct 26: A new (not Comet) pro fantasy mag is due to hit the stands in a month or so. It will be slanted toward the Weird & Fantasy side. (2 mos. later Stirring Science & Fantasy is on the stands) One more line from the first issue: Several sffans have stories & art material in its first number. (Remember the contents page? "Gottesman", Kyle, knight, Blish, Wollheim, Lowndes, "Corwin". Second Issue, Nov 2nd: "Unknown goes bimonthly." JWCampbell in the Dec Unk states there will not be a Jan '41 issue, that Unknown henceforth will be a bimonthly, due to lack of good novelength stories. 3d, Nov 2: Bob Tucker becomes papa for second time. Fantastic Novels will reprint "Woman of the Wood". #4, Nov 16: Wollheim to edit two new promags. They're out now: Stirring & Cosmic. #5, Nov 23: Merritt's immortal "Metal Monster" being readied for reprinting in Fantastic Novels. Taurasi gets draft questionnaire. #6, Nov 30: Morey to do black & white covers for both Stirring & Cosmic. #7, Dec 7: Full details on contents & makeup of DAW's mags. Forecast an Astounding Annual. #8, Dec 14: FFF to become only illustrated news-wkly in history of fandom! Exceptional QSFL meeting attended by greatest number of celebrities so far. #9, Dec 21: Doc Lowndes becomes editor Future Fiction & SF Quarterly. Jimmy Taurasi inducted into army. Picture of Taurasi starts FFF's policy. #10, Jan 4: The first preview cover of a pro stf mag to appear in a fanzine in the entire history of fandom, that of the March 1941 issue of Fantastic Novels, Finlay's cover for "Dwellers in the Mirage". Lead story "Albing Spikes Rumors" tells the facts in the case of Stirring Science Stories & Cosmic Stories, answering slanderers. #11, Jan 7: A mid-week issue. Preview of 3d Comet cover, drawn by Morey. News of Hoy Ping Pong's first sale to Fictioneers. Tucker mortified FFF beat LeZ to draw on scoop. First news of the Boskone. #12, Jan 11: "Hi Lama" Walt J Daugherty's goofoto. First news 4sJ's collection to be fotograft & written up by projected picture-news periodical: View. (If you want to know all the news first---subscribe to FFF. If you want to see pictures of all the famous fans---subscribe to FFF. If you want to see preview pix of the coming covers of most the stf & weird mags--subscribe to FFF --now!)