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[[File:Rusty Hevelin (small).jpg|frame|upright=2.5|Rusty Hevelin, about 1989. Photo courtesy [[Curt Phillips]].]]
 
  
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'''Rusty Hevelin''' (né '''James LeRoy Hevelin''', aka '''Rust E. Barron''' and '''[[Rustebar]]''') was a [[fan]], [[fanzine]] publisher, [[collector]], and [[huckster]]. He was originally a redhead, hence the [[nickname]] “Rusty.” He was the [[FGoH]] at the 1981 [[Worldcon]], [[Denvention Two]]. He won [[DUFF]] in 1975, and was the recipient of the [[Hevelin to Holland]] [[fan fund]] in 1990.
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[[File:Rusty Hevelin (small).jpg|frame|upright=2.5|right|'''Rusty Hevelin at his [[huckster]] table, ca. 1989.''' ''Photo courtesy [[Curt Phillips]]''.]]
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'''Rusty Hevelin''' (né '''James LeRoy Hevelin''', aka '''Rust E. Barron''' and '''Rustebar''') was a [[fan]], [[fanzine]] [[publisher]], [[collector]], and [[huckster]]. He was originally a redhead, hence the [[nickname]] “Rusty.”  
  
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He wrote [[locs]] to the [[prozines]] in the late ’30s, qualifying him for [[First Fandom]], but discovered [[actifandom]] as a teenager living in Riverside, [[California]], and attended a meeting of the [[Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society]]. Later that year, he hitchhiked to Denver to attend the [[Denvention]]. Afterward, he moved to [[Philadelphia]], where he joined [[PSFS]], and was elected [[president]]. For many years, he lived in Dayton, [[Ohio]], near [[Cincinnati]].
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He was the [[FGoH]] at the 1981 [[Worldcon]], [[Denvention Two]]. He won [[DUFF]] in 1975, and was the recipient of the [[Hevelin to Holland]] [[fan fund]] in 1990.
  
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He co-edited ''[[Fantascience Digest]]'' with [[Bob Madle]]. Starting in 1942, he published ''[[Nebula (Shaw)]]'' with [[Larry Shaw]]. He was a director of the [[N3F]]. He attended the [[Pacificon]].  
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He wrote [[locs]] to the [[prozines]] in the late ’30s, qualifying him for [[First Fandom]], but discovered [[actifandom]] in 1941 when living in Riverside, [[California]], and attended a meeting of the [[Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society]]. Later that year, he hitchhiked to [[Denver]] to attend the [[Denvention]]. Afterward, he moved to [[Philadelphia]], where he joined [[PSFS]], and was elected [[president]]. For many years, he lived in Dayton, [[Ohio]], near [[Cincinnati]]. He was a member of the [[CFG]].  
  
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He mostly [[gafiated]] from 1948 while going to college (Antioch), marrying and raising his family (he had four sons — John, Scott, Bruce and Will), only turning up at [[NyCon II]] in 1956 and contributing to [[FAPA]]. He returned in 1965 and started [[huckstering]] old [[prozines]] at [[Baycon (Worldcon)]] in 1968. He was one of the founders of [[Pulpcon]].  He chaired the (losing, alas!) [[Detroit in '82]] [[Worldcon]] [[bid]].   He was a member of [[FAPA]] (at least three times!).
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[[File:Rusty Barron (1940s). Courtesy of Rob Hansen.jpg|thumb|left|'''Rusty Barron (1940s)'''. ''Courtesy of [[Rob Hansen]]''.]]
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He [[co-edited]] ''[[Fantascience Digest]]'' with [[Bob Madle]].  Starting in 1942, he published ''[[Nebula (Shaw)]]'' with [[Larry Shaw]].  He was a director of the [[N3F]]. He attended the [[Pacificon]].  
  
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Along with [[Gay Haldeman]], he often participated in panels for [[neos]] such as "How to Enjoy Your First Convention."  Just before [[PgHLANGE VIII]] in 1976, he shaved off his beard. Someone put up a survey in the dealers room door asking whether people preferred him with or without the beard. The "grow the beard back" respondents won by a landslide.   
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He mostly [[gafiated]] from 1948, while going to college (Antioch), marrying and raising his family (he had four sons — John, Scott, Bruce and Will), only turning up at [[NyCon II]] in 1956 and contributing to [[FAPA]]. (He was a member of [[FAPA]] at least three times!) He belonged to [[PEAPS]].
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He returned to [[actifan]]dom in 1965 and started [[huckstering]] old [[prozines]] at [[Baycon (Worldcon)]] in 1968. He ran the [[huckster room]]s at numerous [[cons]]. He was one of the founders of [[Pulpcon]].  Along with his close friend [[Gay Haldeman]], he often participated in [[panels]] for [[neofen]] such as "How to Enjoy Your First Convention."   
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He [[chaired]] the (losing, alas!) [[Detroit in '82]] [[Worldcon]] [[bid]] and was one of the [[7 for '77]]. He worked on the early stages of [[Iguanacon]].
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Just before [[PgHLANGE VIII]] in 1976, he shaved off his beard. Someone put up a survey in the [[dealers' room]] door asking whether people preferred him with or without the beard. The "grow the beard back" respondents won by a landslide.   
  
 
He and [[Bob Tucker]] had a long-running shtick where Bob called Rusty “Dad,” and Rusty called Bob “Son,” and they made some people believe it, even though Rusty was younger than Bob. Tucker explained their different surnames by saying, “He never married my mother.”
 
He and [[Bob Tucker]] had a long-running shtick where Bob called Rusty “Dad,” and Rusty called Bob “Son,” and they made some people believe it, even though Rusty was younger than Bob. Tucker explained their different surnames by saying, “He never married my mother.”
  
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On January 16, 2012, [[Pulpfest]] announced that the [[Munsey Award]] would be renamed the [[Rusty Hevelin Service Award]]. He was a member of [[PEAPS]].
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On January 16, 2012, [[Pulpfest]] announced that the [[Munsey Award]] would be renamed the [[Rusty Hevelin Service Award]]. His collection of fanzines was purchased by the University of Iowa, who are digitizing the fanzines and coordinating a transcription project using volunteer labor.
  
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His collection of fanzines was purchased by the University of Iowa, who are digitizing the fanzines coordinating a transcription project using volunteer labor.
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'''Rustebar''' [[Nickname]] of Rust E. Barron, tho his real name is James Leroy Hevelin.  
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*{{link | website=http://diyhistory.lib.uiowa.edu/collections/show/18 | text=Fanzine digitization project}}
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*{{link | website=https://diyhistory.lib.uiowa.edu/collections/show/18 | text=UIowa fanzine digitization project.}}
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*{{link | website=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJvjkRx0v38|text=Video of Rusty interviewing Art Widner}}
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*{{link | website=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJvjkRx0v38|text=Video of Rusty}} interviewing [[Art Widner]].
  
 
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* ''[[Laundry Mark]]'' (for [[FAPA]])
 
* ''[[Laundry Mark]]'' (for [[FAPA]])
 
* ''[[Nebula (Shaw)|Nebula]]'' [early 40s] (some issues)
 
* ''[[Nebula (Shaw)|Nebula]]'' [early 40s] (some issues)
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* ''[[Phineas Pinkham Pallograph]]'' [mid-60s] (for [[FAPA]])
 
* ''[[Pulp Advertiser & Collector]]'' [1967]
 
* ''[[Pulp Advertiser & Collector]]'' [1967]
 
* ''[[The Rider]]'' [1946]
 
* ''[[The Rider]]'' [1946]
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* 1975 -- [[1975 DUFF Race|DUFF]]
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* 1975 -- [[1975 DUFF Race]]
 
* 1976 -- [[PgHLANGE VIII]]
 
* 1976 -- [[PgHLANGE VIII]]
 
* 1978 -- [[ChambanaCon 8]], [[Archon II]], [[Anokon 1]]?
 
* 1978 -- [[ChambanaCon 8]], [[Archon II]], [[Anokon 1]]?
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* 1986 -- [[Con*Stellation V]], [[Big Heart Award]], [[Lamont Award]]
 
* 1986 -- [[Con*Stellation V]], [[Big Heart Award]], [[Lamont Award]]
 
* 1990 -- [[InConJunction X]], [[Hevelin to Holland]]
 
* 1990 -- [[InConJunction X]], [[Hevelin to Holland]]
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* 1991 -- [[OASIS 4]]
 
* 1992 -- [[Hardwired ConFusion]]
 
* 1992 -- [[Hardwired ConFusion]]
 
* 1994 -- [[Minicon 29]]
 
* 1994 -- [[Minicon 29]]
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* 2011 -- [[Archon 35]]
 
* 2011 -- [[Archon 35]]
 
* 2012 -- Posthumous [[First Fandom Hall of Fame]]
 
* 2012 -- Posthumous [[First Fandom Hall of Fame]]
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* [[Toastmaster]] at around twenty [[DemiCon]]s and [[ICON (Iowa)|ICONs]] in Iowa
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* [[Toastmaster]] at around 20 [[DemiCon]]s and [[ICON (Iowa)|ICONs]] in Iowa
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Latest revision as of 16:26, 19 April 2024

(February 16, 1922 – December 27, 2011)

Rusty Hevelin at his huckster table, ca. 1989. Photo courtesy Curt Phillips.

Rusty Hevelin (né James LeRoy Hevelin, aka Rust E. Barron and Rustebar) was a fan, fanzine publisher, collector, and huckster. He was originally a redhead, hence the nickname “Rusty.”

He was the FGoH at the 1981 Worldcon, Denvention Two. He won DUFF in 1975, and was the recipient of the Hevelin to Holland fan fund in 1990.

He wrote locs to the prozines in the late ’30s, qualifying him for First Fandom, but discovered actifandom in 1941 when living in Riverside, California, and attended a meeting of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society. Later that year, he hitchhiked to Denver to attend the Denvention. Afterward, he moved to Philadelphia, where he joined PSFS, and was elected president. For many years, he lived in Dayton, Ohio, near Cincinnati. He was a member of the CFG.

Rusty Barron (1940s). Courtesy of Rob Hansen.

He co-edited Fantascience Digest with Bob Madle. Starting in 1942, he published Nebula with Larry Shaw. He was a director of the N3F. He attended the Pacificon.

He mostly gafiated from 1948, while going to college (Antioch), marrying and raising his family (he had four sons — John, Scott, Bruce and Will), only turning up at NyCon II in 1956 and contributing to FAPA. (He was a member of FAPA at least three times!) He belonged to PEAPS.

He returned to actifandom in 1965 and started huckstering old prozines at Baycon in 1968. He ran the huckster rooms at numerous cons. He was one of the founders of Pulpcon. Along with his close friend Gay Haldeman, he often participated in panels for neofen such as "How to Enjoy Your First Convention."

He chaired the (losing, alas!) Detroit in '82 Worldcon bid and was one of the 7 for '77. He worked on the early stages of Iguanacon.

Just before PgHLANGE VIII in 1976, he shaved off his beard. Someone put up a survey in the dealers' room door asking whether people preferred him with or without the beard. The "grow the beard back" respondents won by a landslide.

He and Bob Tucker had a long-running shtick where Bob called Rusty “Dad,” and Rusty called Bob “Son,” and they made some people believe it, even though Rusty was younger than Bob. Tucker explained their different surnames by saying, “He never married my mother.”

On January 16, 2012, Pulpfest announced that the Munsey Award would be renamed the Rusty Hevelin Service Award. His collection of fanzines was purchased by the University of Iowa, who are digitizing the fanzines and coordinating a transcription project using volunteer labor.

From Fancyclopedia 1, ca. 1944
Rustebar Nickname of Rust E. Barron, tho his real name is James Leroy Hevelin.

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