1942
| February 22 | Boskone II is held |
| Labor Day | No Worldcon held. |
| September 27 | 1942 Michiconference |
| Pacificon Jr. |
Births and Deaths:
Adrienne Martine Barnes - Alan J. Lewis - Alf van der Poorten - Alicia Austin - Alvan Mussen - Anne Braude - Arthur D. Hlavaty - Barry B. Longyear - Bea Barrio - Bill Plott - Bobby Gear - Brian Bond - Brian Burley - Brian Jordan - C. J. Cherryh - Calvin Demmon - Charles L. Grant - Chelsea Quinn Yarbro - Christina Scull - Cindy Heap - Cynthia Felice - David Ketterer - Dian Crayne - Dick Patten - Don Durward - Dorothy J. Heydt - Earl Evers - Ed Baker - Ed Buchman - Eleanor Arnason - Ernest Bramah - Francis L. Ellissen - Frank Lurz - Frank Olynyk - Jacqueline Lichtenberg - James Christensen - JoAnn Wood - Joe Mayhew - John Crowley - John Dunning - John G. Elmer - John Koning - Judith Clute - Judith Moffett - Karl Kofoed - L. W. Currey - Langdon Jones - Lee Gold - Lee Killough - Lian Hearn - Lon Atkins - Maggie Thompson - Marcus Wigan - Marge Simon - Maria Quinn - Michael Crichton - Mike Resnick - Milt Stevens - Paul Walker - Penny Frierson - Peter Mansfield - Rich Zellich - rich brown - Richard Delap - Rick Norwood - Robert Lambeck - Robert Lichtman - Roger Ebert - Roger Peyton - Ruth Berman - Samuel R. Delany - Steve Lopata - Sture Sedolin - Sue Francis - Ted Pauls - Terry Bisson - Tuula Karjalainen - William Sanders
Convention series started or ended:
Onetime conventions:
Publications started or ended:
Agenbite of Inwit - BOBLIQUEP - Bibliophan - Bonflare - Booklist - Boskonian - British Fantasy Society Bulletin - British Fantasy Society Prospectus - Caliban - Ceres - Cosmos - Cthulhu - Damn Thing - Delerium Tremens - Delirium Tremens - Directory of Fandom - Eclipse - En Garde - Ephemeron - Fan-Damn - Fan-Tods - Fandomania - Fanfile - Fanzine Service for Fans in Service - Frontier - Future Fantasy and Science Fiction - Futurian Observer - Galaxy - Hornig's Bulletin - Illustrated Nycon Review - Imagi-Music - Inspiration - Jester in Exile - Konan - Lens - Leprechaun - Let's Look at the Record - Madman of Mars - Midlands Science-Fiction Convention Report - Mighty Atom - Moonshine - Mutant - Mutant - Nebula - Odd Tales - On The Run Dept. - Paradox - Pogorus - Ramblings - Review Section - Salute - Satyric - Science and Fantasy Fan Reporter - Science-Fiction Goo - Scientifan - Space Tales - Spaceways - Starlit Fantasy - Stench - Stirring Science Stories - Swisher Index - Tales of Wonder - The Acolyte - The Beyond - The Chainewsheet Monthly - The Chainzinette - The Cranfan - The Fantast - The Mighty Atom - The Rochester-American Patriot - The Science Fiction Echo - The War Lock - Trivia - Twilight - Tycho - Unfamous Fantastic Mysteries - Van Houten Says - Walt Daugherty's Directory of Fandom - Walt's Wramblings - Wavelength - X - Yoshiwara Supplement - Zizzle-Pop
Publishers founded or closed:
Awards made, started or ended:
Stores opened or closed:
Clubs founded or disbanded:
Fanhistory:
New fanspeak coined:
Miscellaneous:
Asia:
Australia:
Britain:
Bibliophan - Booklist - Brian Jordan - British Fantasy Society - British Fantasy Society Bulletin - British Fantasy Society Prospectus - British Fantasy Society membership 1942–1946 - Christina Scull - Cosmos - Cthulhu - David Ketterer - Delerium Tremens - Delirium Tremens - Ernest Bramah - Francis L. Ellissen - Galaxy - Jester in Exile - John G. Elmer - Judith Clute - Langdon Jones - Lens - Marcus Wigan - Midlands Science-Fiction Convention Report - Mighty Atom - On The Run Dept. - Peter Mansfield - Review Section - Roger Peyton - Tales of Wonder - The Beyond - The Cranfan - The Fantast - The Mighty Atom - Trivia - Yoshiwara Supplement
Canada:
Europe:
Ireland:
New Zealand:
US:
'42 Convention - 1942 Michiconference - Adrienne Martine Barnes - Agenbite of Inwit - Alan J. Lewis - Alicia Austin - Alvan Mussen - Anne Braude - Arthur D. Hlavaty - BOBLIQUEP - Barry B. Longyear - Bea Barrio - Bill Plott - Bloomington Conference - Bobby Gear - Bonflare - Boskone II - Boskonian - Brian Bond - Brian Burley - C. J. Cherryh - Caliban - Calvin Demmon - Ceres - Charles L. Grant - Chelsea Quinn Yarbro - Cindy Heap - Cynthia Felice - Damn Thing - Decker Dillies - Dian Crayne - Dick Patten - Directory of Fandom - Dixiecon - Don Durward - Dorothy J. Heydt - Earl Evers - Eclipse - Ed Baker - Ed Buchman - Eleanor Arnason - En Garde - Ephemeron - Fan-Damn - Fan-Tods - Fandomania - Fanfile - Frank Lurz - Frank Olynyk - Frontier - Future Fantasy and Science Fiction - Futurian Fortress - Hastings S-F Conference - Hornig's Bulletin - Illustrated Nycon Review - Imagi-Music - Inspiration - Jacqueline Lichtenberg - James Christensen - JoAnn Wood - Joe Mayhew - John Crowley - John Dunning - John Koning - Judith Moffett - Karl Kofoed - Konan - L. W. Currey - Lee Gold - Lee Killough - Leprechaun - Let's Look at the Record - Lon Atkins - Madman of Mars - Maggie Thompson - Marge Simon - Michael Crichton - Mike Resnick - Milt Stevens - Moonshine - Mutant - Mutant - Nebula - Nova Press - Odd Tales - Paradox - Paul Walker - Penny Frierson - Philadelphia in 1942 - Pogorus - Ramblings - Rich Zellich - rich brown - Richard Delap - Rick Norwood - Robert Lambeck - Robert Lichtman - Roger Ebert - Ruth Berman - Salute - Samuel R. Delany - San Francisco in 1942 - Satyric - Science-Fiction Goo - Scientifan - Space Tales - Spaceways - Spiritrip - Starlit Fantasy - Stench - Steve Lopata - Stirring Science Stories - Sue Francis - Swisher Index - Ted Pauls - Terry Bisson - The Acolyte - The Chainewsheet Monthly - The Chainzinette - The Rochester-American Patriot - The Science Fiction Echo - The War Lock - Twilight - Tycho - Unfamous Fantastic Mysteries - Van Houten Says - Walt Daugherty's Directory of Fandom - Walt's Wramblings - Washington, DC in 1942 - Wavelength - Western Pennsylvania Science Fictioneers - William Sanders - X - Zizzle-Pop
Rest of the World:
| 1941 | 1942 | 1943 |
