Phantasmagoria Mailing List

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Phantasmagoria mailing list cover

A brown exercise book about 200mm by 160mm contains what is likely the mailing list and subscription records for the UK fanzine Phantasmagoria published by Derek Pickles of Bradford. It came into the possession of Peter Weston by an uncertain route. He passed it to Rob Hansen who in turn passed it to Mark Plummer. While the book is not explicitly labelled, there are four reasons to assume it's the mailing list for Phantasmagoria:

  • The exercise book was produced for The Grange High School for Boys, Bradford, so there's a good chance it belonged to somebody from Bradford.
  • The references to volumes and issue numbers in the subscription records are consistent with Phantasmagoria.
  • A letter from Pickles in The Mentor #81 (January 1994) mentions 'my 1950s mailing list' and has recognisable points of convergence, including lesser known figures.
  • Pickles himself isn't listed and as it clearly is a mailing and subscription record for an early 1950s UK fanzine, he surely would have been if it was for another title.
An 'N' and 'M' page. 'Race' Mathews at the bottom.

The book records names, addresses, and which issues were sent and on what basis, including whether it was by paid subscription or a prozine or fanzine trade. In a few cases no specific reason is given. For fanzine trades, the entry is sometimes under the person and sometimes under the fanzine; here they're been arranged by the former with recipient and fanzine both given. Some entries are marked (OF), presumably indicating that their details came through Operation Fantast. Many of the Americans were also members of the N3F, as was Pickles. The records are hand-written in several different hands. Sadly, they are not always clear although most of those that aren't can still be deciphered if you can guess what they're supposed to say. Others defy interpretation.

There are 162 names on the list; all but 23 have entries in Fancyclopedia 3 (as of January 2025). The country breakdown is:

Not all these people were receiving copies at the same time. Some received only the first issue with others joining the mailing list well into volume two.

The publication of Phantasmagoria coincides with the existence of the Bradford Science Fiction Association but its members don't appear on the list, while the two listed people with Bradford addresses weren't members of the Association. It is possible that members collected copies in person at club meetings.

Unlinked names in italics are those for whom there is no trace elsewhere or which can't be read clearly.

Name Locale Country notes
C. F. Allen Hounslow UK subscriber
Charles Anderson Phoenix, AZ United States magazine trade / subscriber
James Angell Bath UK subscriber
B. A. Baker London UK subscriber
Cyril Banks Peterlee UK subscriber
R. J. Banks Corsicana, TX United States magazine trade
L. E. Bartle Stafford UK subscriber
H. J. H. Bartlett Bridport UK subscriber
Eric Bentcliffe Stockport UK subscriber
E. Biddle London UK subscriber
K. A. Blanks Homerton UK subscriber
Robert Bloch Milwaukee, WI United States
Joe Bowman Saltburn UK magazine trade / subscriber
Colin Brown Edinburgh UK
J. K. Van Blerk Mauritzfontein, Kimbeley South Africa subscriber
Ken Bulmer London UK subscriber
Henry Burwell / Science Fiction Digest Atlanta, GA United States fanzine trade
C. E. Bush Great Yarmouth UK subscriber
H. J. Campbell London UK
Peter Campbell Windermere UK subscriber
Lawrence Ray Campbell / Fandomain Press Malden, MA United States magazine trade / subscriber
G. M. Carr / Gemtones Seattle, WA United States fanzine trade
Robert W. Chambers Coos Bay, OR United States magazine trade / subscriber
P. Chapman Richmond, Surrey UK subscriber
George Charters Bangor UK subscriber
A. Clarke Mablethorpe UK
Vin¢ Clarke London UK
George F. Clements Colchester UK subscriber
David Cohen Manchester UK subscriber
Tony Cooper Chingford UK subscriber
Ken Crowther Manchester UK subscriber
William Dawson Dumbartonshire UK subscriber
Howard DeVore Detroit, MI United States
Alan Dewick Halifax UK subscriber
Arthur Duell Newcastle upon Tyne UK subscriber
Paul Enever Hillingdon UK
Fred Fairless Stockport UK subscriber
Bob Farnham[1] / The Centaurian Dalton, GA United States fanzine trade
R. L. Farnsworth / Rockets Glen Ellyn, IL United States fanzine trade
Joe Fillinger / Ghuvna Buffalo, NY United States fanzine trade
Eva Firestone Upton, WY United States magazine trade
Bob Foster / Sludge Brighton UK fanzine trade / subscriber
A. Francis Birmingham UK subscriber
Charles Freudenthal / The Journal of Science Fiction Chicago, IL United States fanzine trade
LAC Gale[2] Elland UK subscriber
Georges Gallet Paris France 'free sub'
W. Paul Ganley / Fan-Fare North Tonawanda, NY United States fanzine trade
Walter Gillings Ilford UK
Charles Gilray Edinburgh UK subscriber
R. H. Greaves Birmingham UK subscriber
J. W. Groves London UK subscriber
John Gunn Nottingham UK
John Gutteridge Shoreham by Sea UK subscriber
Howard Hadley Caledonia, NY United States magazine trade / subscriber
Eric Hainsworth Bradford UK subscriber
Miss H. J. Hamby[3] Monterey, CA United States magazine trade
William S. Hampton Norfolk, VA United States (OF)
Chuck Harris / Hyphen[4] Rainham UK fanzine trade / subscriber
George Hay London UK subscriber
Lynn Hickman / The Little Monsters of America Napoleon, OH United States fanzine trade
Bernard High Stockton on Tees UK subscriber
M. B. Horner[5] Ottawa, ON Canada magazine trade
James Max Horton Springfield, MO United States subscriber
W. S. Houston Greensboro, NC United States subscriber
Addie Huddleston Cincinnati, OH United States
W. Leslie Hudson Roseland, VA United States
Miss W. G. Hughes Hamilton, ON Canada magazine trade
Alan Hunter Bournemouth UK subscriber
Clive Jackson Whitstable UK 'free list'
Leslie Jackson Salford UK subscriber
Lee Jacobs US Army, Fontainbleau France subscriber
Kenneth Johnson Stoke on Trent UK
Barclay Johnson / FooView Winnetka, IL United States fanzine trade
C. F. W. Jones London UK subscriber
E. Jordan Hook UK (OF) subscriber
Paul Juneau New Orleans, LA United States 'permanent free copy'
Kenneth Kilburn Bolton UK subscriber
J. C. Knights London UK subscriber
Roy Lavender Delaware OH United States book trade
A. Leggeat Dundee UK subscriber
E. Leslie Earls Colne UK subscriber
Arthur Levine New York, NY United States
Geoff Lewis Wilmslow UK subscriber
Colling Leybourn Manchester UK (OF) subscriber
Katie Liberty Alma, MI United States magazine trade
Liverpool Group[6] / Space Diversions Liverpool UK fanzine trade
Harold Loney RAF, Gloucestershire UK subscriber
Allan Longton Leyland UK (OF)
Lilith Lorraine Rogers, AK United States magazine trade
Ian T. Macauley / Cosmag Atlanta, GA United States fanzine trade
Thomas L. MacDonald Carlisle UK subscriber
Gordon Mack, Jr Lake Arthur, LA United States
John L. Magnus / SF Silver Springs, MD United States fanzine trade
Sam Martinez[7] / Shadowland Tulsa, OK United States fanzine trade
Race Mathews[8] Hampton, VIC Australia magazine trade
Donald McCormick Burnley UK subscriber
Orma McCormick[9] Ferndale, MI United States fanzine trade
David D. McGirr[10] New Orleans, LA United States magazine trade / subscriber
David McIlwain London UK subscriber
Ken McIntyre London UK subscriber
J. McLean Bexleyheath UK subscriber
M. McNeil / The Trilobyte Houston, TX United States fanzine trade
Rex Meyer Ryde, NSW Australia subscriber
A. O. Mills Nottinghamshire UK subscriber
Harry B. Moore New Orleans, LA United States
Alex Morrison Ayrshire UK subscriber
Denness Morton Edinburgh UK subscriber
Raleigh Evans Multog / Views in SF Pikesville, MD United States fanzine trade
Walter I. Norcott Worcester UK subscriber
Julian Parr Stoke-on-Trent UK subscriber
Bob Pavlat Hyattsville, MD United States
John Pennington Southport UK subscriber
Owen Plumridge Mitcham UK
Ron Pollard Bradford UK
Ken Potter Lancaster UK subscriber
Paul Powlesland Oneida, NY United States magazine trade / subscriber
Bill Price Monmouthshire UK subscriber
Phil Rasch Pacific Palisades, CA United States 'permanent free copy'
George Nims Raybin New York, NY United States magazine trade / subscriber
Douglas Reeve London UK subscriber
Frank Richards Manchester UK subscriber
George Richards Wakefield UK subscriber
Charles Lee Riddle / Peon Norwich, CT United States fanzine trade
Peter J. Ridley London UK subscriber
Fred Robinson Cardiff UK (OF) subscriber
J. Michael Rosenblum Leeds UK
Mick Rowan Leeds UK subscriber
Dick Ryan / Mad Newark, OH United States fanzine trade
Ray Schaffer North Canton, OH United States magazine trade
Ron Schubert Grimsby UK subscriber
Donald Shackleton Sidney, NY United States magazine trade
Hal Shapiro / Ice Kirksville, MO United States fanzine trade
Bob Shaw Belfast UK subscriber
A. V. Sheckley[11] Carlisle UK
Robert Silverberg / Spaceship Brooklyn, NY United States fanzine trade
Ken Slater BAOR[12] UK 'free copy'
Jack Smillie / Leeds SF Association Leeds UK
K. E. Smith Newcastle upon Tyne UK subscriber
Elmer D. Standish Essex, ON Canada subscriber
S. J. Steel[13] Leeds UK subscriber
Leon Stone / Koolinda Gordon, NSW Australia fanzine trade
Startling Stories New York, NY United States
Eric Stroud Kuala Kangsar Malaya[14] subscriber
Mike Tealby Loughborough UK
Emili A. Thompson Portland, OR United States subscriber
Tony Thorne Gillingham UK subscriber
Thrilling Wonder Stories New York, NY United States
Larry J. Touzinsky St Louis, MO United States
Ted Tubb London UK
S. Tume Barnsley UK subscriber
Bill Venable Pittsburgh, PA United States
Norman G. Wansborough Trowbridge UK magazine trade
S. B. Whitehead Fakenham UK subscriber
Taffy Williams Manchester UK subscriber
Walt Willis Belfast UK
Mike Wilson London UK subscriber
Alan F. Wilson Cleveland, OH United States book trade
Everett Winne Springfield, MA United States subscriber
John A. Wiseman Sidcup UK subscriber
Dave Wood Lancaster UK magazine trade
Staff Wright South Woodford UK subscriber
M. N. Yeadon Scarborough UK (OF)
  1. ↑ Farnham not explicitly mentioned, only The Centaurian.
  2. ↑ This name isn't clear. It was originally LAC (Leading Aircraftsman) Gale at an RAF base in Scotland, then the LAC bit was crossed out and replaced with something else unreadable with a new address in Elland, Yorkshire.
  3. ↑ Name indistinct.
  4. ↑ Harris is explicitly noted as 'Exchange for -'.
  5. ↑ Name indistinct. Could be Mr B. Horner.
  6. ↑ The address is the group's clubroom.
  7. ↑ Martinez isn't explicitly mentioned; the record only says Shadowland.
  8. ↑ See image above. The entry appears to say Jack, Jock or John. It doesn't say Race. But the address is that of Race Mathews and he didn't have brothers with any of those names.
  9. ↑ Not explicit what the trade was but presumably Starlanes.
  10. ↑ Name indistinct but identified in N3F directory (TNFF Vol 11 #2, April–May 1952) thanks to his first address at Andrews Air Force Base; later in New Orleans.
  11. ↑ Or perhaps A. J. Sheckley.
  12. ↑ British Army of the Rhine.
  13. ↑ The one thing we do know is that he lived less than five minutes' walk from the 1940s address of J. Michael Rosenblum.
  14. ↑ An earlier address for Stroud was in Singapore.

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