Les Spinge
British fanzine published starting September 1959 and edited by Ken Cheslin and Peter Davies of the Stourbridge Science Fiction Circle (SADO). In the 60s Peter Davies was replaced by Dave Hale. Along with Hyphen it was a good example of an old-style of British fanzine.
It had a 100 page 13th issue (May 1964) issued in two volumes, with contributors including Walt Willis, John Berry, and Michael Moorcock. The 106-page 14th issue (January 1965) was assembled using a power drill and metal binding straps. The editors could only collate and mail a few issues each week. Contributors to this issue included Michael Moorcock, John Berry, Charles Platt, and George O. Smith.
Eventually, relatively low reader response received caused editors to quit. Darroll Pardoe edited some slimmed-down subsequent issues, but it was never quite the same after that. It lasted through the 70s, with its final issue (#36) in December 1979.
| Issue | Date | Pages | APA mailing | Editor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autumn 1959 | 24 | Ken Cheslin, Peter Davies | ||
| 2 | April 1960 | 26 | Ken Cheslin | ||
| 3 | July 1960 | 46 | " | ||
| 4 | Winter 1960 | 42 | " | ||
| 5 | March 1961 | 34 | " | ||
| 6 | August 1961 | 52 | |||
| 7 | September 1961 | 22 | Dave Hale | ||
| 8 | March 1962 | 24 | " | ||
| 9 | July 1962 | 42 | OMPA 33 | " | |
| 10 | January 1963 | 34 | " | ||
| 11 | June 1963 | 42 | " | ||
| 12 | January 1964 | 56 | " | ||
| 13 | May 1964 | 100 | " | Stapled in two parts | |
| 14 | January 1965 | 106 | " | ||
| 15 | August 1966 | 20 | Darroll Pardoe | ||
| 16 | October 1966 | 20 | " | ||
| 17 | March 1967 | 34 | " | ||
| 18 | June 1967 | 28 | " | ||
| 19 | September 1967 | 32 | " | ||
| 21 | March 1969 | 24 | " | ||
| 22 | July 1970 | 18 | OMPA 58 | " | |
| 23 | January 1971 | 24 | OMPA | " | |
| 24 | October 1972 | 4 | " | ||
| 25 | November 1972 | 22 | " | ||
| 26 | December 1972 | 12 | " | ||
| 27 | May 1973 | 20 | " | ||
| 28 | June 1973 | 12 | " | ||
| 29 | October 1973 | 14 | " | ||
| 30 | November 1973 | 12 | " | ||
| 31 | January 1974 | 12 | " | ||
| 32 | September 1974 | 12 | " | ||
| 33 | May 1979 | 8 | " | Includes index to the first 33 issues | |
| 34 | June 1979 | 12 | " | ||
| 35 | September 1979 | 16 | " | ||
| 36 | December 1979 | 18 | " | final issue |
- Les Spinge online at fanac.org
| Publication | 1959—1979 |
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