Detroit in '59
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From Solacon PR 2
Detroit in '59 was a bid sponsored by the Misfits to hold the Worldcon in Detroit in 1959. Its opposition was Big 'D' in '59 (Dallas) and Chicago: 1959. Detroit won and ran Detention. It published the fanzines, Detroit Propaganda and Detention, in support of the bid.
See 1959 Worldcon Site Selection.
| 1959 Site Selection | 1959 |
| This is a page about a convention bid. Please extend it by adding information about who was bidding, officers, committee list, what they were bidding for, who their opponents were, and who won. |
From left, Bill Rickhardt, Howard DeVore and Fred Prophet promoting the Detroit in '59 Worldcon bid at Solacon.
