Sid Klepper

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Sid Klepper was a fan from Manchester, UK active in the 1950s. He was a member of the Nor'west Science Fantasy Club and was on the committee of Mancon in 1952, acting as treasurer for both.

The Mancon programme included an item '"Exposé" by Sid Klepper and Bill Jesson' at 6pm. The convention does seem over-programmed and some items were dropped, including this one, so we'll likely never know what they had in mind although whatever it was it was only going to take 10 minutes. It is possible, however, that it's an allusion to Jesson's appearance costumed as the 'Man from Planet X' which Sandy Sanderson thought 'rather amusing'[1] and the Liverpool Group considered that 'after the great publicity and build-up before the con [it] came as something of an anti-climax'[2].

He is acknowledged for donating material to the Supermancon in 1954 but his name does not appear as a member of the convention Society so he may not have been present.

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  1. Camber #1 (Summer 1952).
  2. Space Diversions #3 (October-November 1952).

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