The Comet (fanzine)
The Comet was an American science fiction fanzine, the first of its kind.
Categories | Science fiction fanzine |
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First issue | May 1930 |
Final issue | 1933 |
Company | Science Correspondence Club |
Country | United States |
Based in | Chicago, Illinois |
Language | English |
History
It was first published in May 1930 by the Science Correspondence Club in Chicago, Illinois.[1]
The fanzine's original editors were Raymond A. Palmer and Walter Dennis.[1] Its second issue, dated July 1930, was called "?", and was the first issue to refer directly to science fiction. The third issue, dated August 1930, took on its third title, Cosmology, a name it retained for the duration of its publication, which ended in 1933.
References
- Moskowitz, Sam (1994). "The Origins of Science Fiction Fandom: A Reconstruction". In Sanders, Joe (ed.). Science Fiction Fandom. Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 17–36. ISBN 9780313233807. OCLC 30319152.
External links
- Scan of The Comet's first issue at fanac.org
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