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A [[combozine]] prepared for [[Denvention]], [[published]] in March 1941, four months before the [[Worldcon]]. As listed by the [[Evans-Pavlat Fanzine Index]], "the following [[fanzines]] bound in this volume" (note that the 32 pages given overall is six more than the sum of eight individual items):
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A [[combozine]] published for [[Denvention]] in March 1941, four months before the [[Worldcon]], possibly as a form of advertising it; the individual contributions were prepared even earlier. It comprised 7 fanzines, two of which had two short issues each.
  
 
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''{{nowrap| [[Voice of the Imagi-Nation|The Denventioneer Voice of the Imagi-Nation]]}}'' || [[Forrest J Ackerman]], [[Morojo]] || 2 + 2 || separate issues A&nbsp;([https://fanac.org/fanzines/VOM/Voice_of_the_Imagi-Nation-of-the-imagi-nation-denventioneer-a-ackerman-morojo-1941-07.pdf Online]) and B&nbsp;([https://fanac.org/fanzines/VOM/Voice_of_the_Imagi-Nation-of-the-imagi-nation-denventioneer-b-ackerman-morojo-1941-07.pdf Online]).   
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''The&nbsp;Denventioneer [[Voice of the Imagi-Nation]]'' || [[Forrest J Ackerman]], <br> [[Morojo]] || 2 + 2 || separate issues #A ([https://fanac.org/fanzines/VOM/Voice_of_the_Imagi-Nation-of-the-imagi-nation-denventioneer-a-ackerman-morojo-1941-07.pdf Online]) and #B ([https://fanac.org/fanzines/VOM/Voice_of_the_Imagi-Nation-of-the-imagi-nation-denventioneer-b-ackerman-morojo-1941-07.pdf Online]).   
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''[[Comet (Wright)|Comet| The Denventioneer Comet]]'' || [[Tom Wright]] || 6 || fifth and last issue. [https://fanac.org/fanzines/COMET2/Comet5-01.html Online. ]
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''The Denventioneer [[Comet (Wright)|Comet]]'' || [[Tom Wright]], "assisted&nbsp;by&nbsp;[[Joe Fortier|Fortier]]" || 6 || [https://fanac.org/fanzines/COMET2/Comet5-01.html Fifth and last issue] (but without number or date). Details are described in the ''Comet'' article; contents suggest this was prepared early in 1941.
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''[[Fantasite|The Denventioneer Fantasite]]'' || [[Phil Bronson]] || 2|| [https://fanac.org/fanzines/Fantasite/Fantasite001-01.html Online. ]
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''The Denventioneer [[Fantasite]]'' || [[Phil Bronson]] || 2 || [https://fanac.org/fanzines/Fantasite/Fantasite001-01.html Online. ]
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''[[Damn Thing|The Damn Denventioneer Thing]]'' || [[T. Bruce Yerke]], [[4sj Ackerman]] || 2 + ?|| separate issues 1&nbsp;([https://fanac.org/fanzines/Damn_Thing/Damn_Thing04-01.html Online]) and 2.  
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''The [[Damn Thing|Damn Denventioneer <br> Thing]]'' || [[T. Bruce Yerke]], Editor. <br>[[Forrest J Ackerman]], Business&nbsp;& Circulation (2nd&nbsp;ish: Financer; this also added Mimeo Devil, [[Edwin Chamberlain]]) || 2 + 2 || [https://fanac.org/fanzines/Damn_Thing/Damn_Thing04-01.html DENVENTIONEER ISSUE NUMBER ONE]. "The Life in Shangri-La", humorous summary of LA fandom. "Dear [[Olon F. Wiggins|Olon]] ordered this on such [short] order that it is being composed on the [[stencil]]"; "advertisement" for ''[[The Damn Thing]]'' lists to whom "first issue [''dated Nov&nbsp;'40''] … gave … apoplexy", and "second [''Dec''] … will". <br> [https://fanac.org/fanzines/Damn_Thing/Damn_Thing045-01.html The Damn Denventioneer Thing VOL L (''sic'') NO II], uncredited [[faan fiction]] "It Can't Happen Here (But It Did)". "The Real DAMN THING … second issue is out now, and the third [''Feb '41''] is on the way up".
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''[[The Alchemist|Denventioneer Alchemist]]'' || [[Lew Martin]], [[Charles Ford Hansen]], [[Roy Hunt]] || 6 || [https://fanac.org/fanzines/Alchemist/Alchemist055.pdf Online. ]
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''Denventioneer [[The Alchemist|Alchemist]]'' || [[Lew Martin]], [[Charles Ford Hansen]], [[Roy Hunt]] || 6 || [https://fanac.org/fanzines/Alchemist/Alchemist055.pdf Online. ]
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''[[Pluto|Pluto Denventioneer]]'' || [[Faye Manning]], [[Dale Tarr]], [[Marvis Manning]], and [[Vincent Manning]]|| 4 || [https://fanac.org/fanzines/Pluto/Pluto065.pdf Online.]
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''[[Pluto]] <br>  Denventioneer'' || [[Faye Manning]], [[Dale Tarr]], [[Marvis Manning]], and [[Vincent&nbsp;Manning]]|| 4 || [https://fanac.org/fanzines/Pluto/Pluto065.pdf Online.]
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''[[Snide|The Denventioneer Snide]]'' || [[damon knight]], [[Bill Evans]] || 2 || issue #1A. [https://fanac.org/fanzines/Snide/Snide015-01.html Online. ]
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''The Denventioneer [[Snide]]'' || [[damon knight]], [[Bill Evans]] || 2 || issue #1A. [https://fanac.org/fanzines/Snide/Snide015-01.html Online.]
 
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Note that the sum of all individual items is 28 pages, while the [[Evans-Pavlat Fanzine Index]] gave the overall length as 32, including both sides of both covers added to the combo, even though the inner ones were (apparently) empty. However, their list "the following [[fanzines]] bound in this volume" missed the second ''Damn Thing'', worsening the confusion.
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* [https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Fanthologies/Fantho25-cv.html ''The Denventioneer'' Volume I No. I] at [[Fanac.org]] (JPG images). 28 inner pages (missing penultimate, with the recto of ''Snide'') plus cover and back cover with "[[Tom Wright]]'s Gallery"
  
 
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Revision as of 04:02, 19 September 2023

A combozine published for Denvention in March 1941, four months before the Worldcon, possibly as a form of advertising it; the individual contributions were prepared even earlier. It comprised 7 fanzines, two of which had two short issues each.

Fanzine Editor Pages Notes
The Denventioneer Voice of the Imagi-Nation Forrest J Ackerman,
Morojo		 2 + 2 separate issues #A (Online) and #B (Online).
The Denventioneer Comet Tom Wright, "assisted by Fortier" 6 Fifth and last issue (but without number or date). Details are described in the Comet article; contents suggest this was prepared early in 1941.
The Denventioneer Fantasite Phil Bronson 2 Online.
The Damn Denventioneer
Thing		 T. Bruce Yerke, Editor.
Forrest J Ackerman, Business & Circulation (2nd ish: Financer; this also added Mimeo Devil, Edwin Chamberlain)		 2 + 2 DENVENTIONEER ISSUE NUMBER ONE. "The Life in Shangri-La", humorous summary of LA fandom. "Dear Olon ordered this on such [short] order that it is being composed on the stencil"; "advertisement" for The Damn Thing lists to whom "first issue [dated Nov '40] … gave … apoplexy", and "second [Dec] … will".
The Damn Denventioneer Thing VOL L (sic) NO II, uncredited faan fiction "It Can't Happen Here (But It Did)". "The Real DAMN THING … second issue is out now, and the third [Feb '41] is on the way up".
Denventioneer Alchemist Lew Martin, Charles Ford Hansen, Roy Hunt 6 Online.
Pluto
Denventioneer		 Faye Manning, Dale Tarr, Marvis Manning, and Vincent Manning 4 Online.
The Denventioneer Snide damon knight, Bill Evans 2 issue #1A. Online.

Note that the sum of all individual items is 28 pages, while the Evans-Pavlat Fanzine Index gave the overall length as 32, including both sides of both covers added to the combo, even though the inner ones were (apparently) empty. However, their list "the following fanzines bound in this volume" missed the second Damn Thing, worsening the confusion.

Publication 1941
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