Focal Point

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Mike McInerney, Arnie Katz and rich brown published 60 issues (including two half-issues) of the modestly named Focal Point, a "fanzine of news, views and reviews," during the mid-1960s.

Brown and Arnie Katz revived the Focal Point title for a second and third volume in the early '70s.

Volume 1 (Mike McInerney and rich brown)

Issue	Date	Pages	Notes
1	January 8, 1965	2
2	January 30, 1965	24	Included Barricini #1
3	February 17, 1965	2
4	March 6, 1965	6
5	March 12, 1965	4
6	March 30, 1965	6
7	April 23, 1965
8	May 7, 1965
9	May 19, 1965	6
10	June 5, 1965	6
11	June 23, 1965	2
12	July 19, 1965	8
13	August 24, 1965	2
14	September 24, 1965	6
15	November 1, 1965	4
16	November 7, 1965	4	Features a Bill Rotsler cartoon and an account of crashers at a LASFS Halloween party, who injured Owen Hannifen and Dian Pelz with a knife and gun.
17	December 3, 1965	4
17.5	December 26, 1985	2
18	January 8, 1966	2
19	January 15, 1966	2
20	February 4, 1966	4	Fan-Noise #1 was a rider
21	April 1966	4
22	mid-August 1966	4	ed. by Mike McInerney only
23	June 25, 1966	2	a hoax issues attributed to Earl Evers and dated June 25, 1966
23	September 1966	2	Special Tricon Issue, ed. by Mike McInerney only
Fecal Pint 1	January 8, 1967	2	Hoax zine

Volume 2 (rich brown and Arnie Katz)

Issue	Date	Pages	Notes
1	March 1879	6
2	April 13, 1970	8
April 27, 1970	10
4	May 22, 1970	10
May 25, 1970	10
6	June 1970	10
7	June 22, 1970	16
8	July 1970	12
9	July 20, 1970	12
10	August 3, 1970	12
11	August 17 1970	12
12	August 1970	10
12.5	August 1970	54	Special Bob Shaw issue
13	September 14, 1970	12
14	September 28, 1970
15	October 12, 1970	16
16	October 26, 1970	18
17	November 9, 1970	22
18	November 23, 1970	12
19	December 7, 1970	12
20	December 21, 1970	20
21	January 4, 1971	18
22	January 18, 1971	12
23	February 1, 1971	12
24	February 15, 1971	10
25	March 1, 1971	12
26	July 1972	36	Date is correct and on issue
27	March 29, 1971	12	ed. Arnie Katz
28	April 12, 1971	12	ed. Arnie Katz
29	April 26, 1971	12
30	May 31, 1971	14	Final issue of Volume 2; ed. Arnie Katz

Volume 3 (Arnie Katz)

Issue	Date	Pages	Notes
V3.1	July 6, 1971	30
V3.2	August 17, 1971	36
V3.3	October 2, 1971	30
V3.4	November 6, 1971	24
V3.5	July 29, 1972	30	final issue

Focal Point (McInerney) online at fanac.org.

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Publication

1965—1972

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