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Tycho, v. 1, issue 2, November 1942
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Fanzine CONTROVERSY Doubtless you are already familiar with the new crop of fan publications. The only one justifying its existence in our eyes, is "The Acolyte," published by Duane Rimmel and Francis Laney of Clarkston, Washington. The first issue contains some fine material, although, unfortunately, the reproduction is rather poor. Another new fanzine is "Pogorus", published by Pogo and Rus Wood. It consists of about 36 small-sized pages of messily hectographed slanders and patriotic spoutings, accompanied by various juvenile attempts at humor. Mr Rus Wood in an editorial entitled "The Editors Think" rants and raves at the "young 16- and 18-year olds" who comprise fandom because they have the unutterable gall to write in to the pro-mags to rate the stories therein! According to Wood, there are millions of science-fiction readers, and only a handful of fans in fandom, most of them in their teens!" Something tells us that Rus Wood hasn't learned to figure properly. Offhand, we could name at least 60 fans who are over 21 years of age, and quite a few fans in their 30's. Offhand, that is. By consultation of mailing lists and addressbooks we could probably pick out a lot more. We personally have met a goodly number of fabs from all over the nation, and they aren't braggards and conceited little juveniles that you make them out to be, Wood. In addition, we are terribly prejudiced against you for printing that libelous, juvenile attack on Forrest J Ackerman. But 4e's reply to those assininities will gave to suffice, since we don't want to bother with it anymore. Now, you probably have learned all about fandom from Pogo, and we are inclined to think that the sum total of Pogo's knowledge of fandom would be just about enough with which to write an editorial like "The Editors Think". Your Harbor Fantasy League (and wives) has disbanded luckily, so we'll not see any more atrocities like the first Pogorus. According to members of the MFS there have been quite a few mysterious letters and postal cards received by members of that group during the past year. Letters from a "Kamis Lessur" (which reads Simak Russell backwards) have been recently received by Chapman, Jacobi, Russell, Saari, Bronson and others. They are generally written in a humorous vein, and display an exceptional knowledge of the club doings and personal life of the members. Try as they might, Twin City fans have been unable to ferret out the identity of Kamis Lessure. Other outre pieces of correspondence signed "Melvin Moron" and Jean Genius have been circulated. However, after grueling 3rd Degrees, Manson Brackney confesses to being Jean Genius, although emphatically stating that he knew nothing of the other two characters. "Jean Genius" it would seem, was blonde, pretty - and desirous of joining the
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Fanzine CONTROVERSY Doubtless you are already familiar with the new crop of fan publications. The only one justifying its existence in our eyes, is "The Acolyte," published by Duane Rimmel and Francis Laney of Clarkston, Washington. The first issue contains some fine material, although, unfortunately, the reproduction is rather poor. Another new fanzine is "Pogorus", published by Pogo and Rus Wood. It consists of about 36 small-sized pages of messily hectographed slanders and patriotic spoutings, accompanied by various juvenile attempts at humor. Mr Rus Wood in an editorial entitled "The Editors Think" rants and raves at the "young 16- and 18-year olds" who comprise fandom because they have the unutterable gall to write in to the pro-mags to rate the stories therein! According to Wood, there are millions of science-fiction readers, and only a handful of fans in fandom, most of them in their teens!" Something tells us that Rus Wood hasn't learned to figure properly. Offhand, we could name at least 60 fans who are over 21 years of age, and quite a few fans in their 30's. Offhand, that is. By consultation of mailing lists and addressbooks we could probably pick out a lot more. We personally have met a goodly number of fabs from all over the nation, and they aren't braggards and conceited little juveniles that you make them out to be, Wood. In addition, we are terribly prejudiced against you for printing that libelous, juvenile attack on Forrest J Ackerman. But 4e's reply to those assininities will gave to suffice, since we don't want to bother with it anymore. Now, you probably have learned all about fandom from Pogo, and we are inclined to think that the sum total of Pogo's knowledge of fandom would be just about enough with which to write an editorial like "The Editors Think". Your Harbor Fantasy League (and wives) has disbanded luckily, so we'll not see any more atrocities like the first Pogorus. According to members of the MFS there have been quite a few mysterious letters and postal cards received by members of that group during the past year. Letters from a "Kamis Lessur" (which reads Simak Russell backwards) have been recently received by Chapman, Jacobi, Russell, Saari, Bronson and others. They are generally written in a humorous vein, and display an exceptional knowledge of the club doings and personal life of the members. Try as they might, Twin City fans have been unable to ferret out the identity of Kamis Lessure. Other outre pieces of correspondence signed "Melvin Moron" and Jean Genius have been circulated. However, after grueling 3rd Degrees, Manson Brackney confesses to being Jean Genius, although emphatically stating that he knew nothing of the other two characters. "Jean Genius" it would seem, was blonde, pretty - and desirous of joining the
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