Gerfandom

A large stf fandom exists in Germany. Some of its clubs are Eurotopia (a federation of continental SF clubs), SFCD (SF Club Deutschland), Stellaris, and ISFS (International SF Society).

German fandom started in what was then West Germany. WetzCon I was the first German sf con, in 1956. The Worldcon, Heicon, was held in Heidelberg in 1970.

Possibly the earliest German fan was Herbert Häusler, who was active before World War II. Many early German stefnists were Perry Rhodan enthusiasts.

• Die Zukunft in der Tasche, a German-language fanhistory, covers 1955–60.
• History in “Gerfandom” by Rainer Eisfeld, Vector 3 (Winter 1958, p. 11).
• “The History of the Science Fiction Fandoms in the GDR” by Wolfgang Both, Hans-Peter Neumann and Klaus Scheffler.

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