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| − | [[Lynn Hickman]] organized this | + | [[Lynn Hickman]] organized this club for people who were stared at "as though (they) were a little monster or something" when they left a newsstand carrying an [[stf]] magazine. Group aim, Hickman said, was to promote [[stfsy]] reading so that [[fans]] wouldn't be regarded as "something apart". Some [[locals]] were set up, and several sectional [[conferences]] were held (including one in [[New York City]], July 1952) but main activity was [[publishing]] '''''TLMA''''', the [[clubzine|club magazine]], [[edited]] by Hickman. The [[organization]] lasted from mid-51 to the end of '52, when it was suspended; Hickman claimed 365 members at the end. |
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| − | '''''The Little Monsters of America''''' [[clubzine]] was [[ | + | '''''The Little Monsters of America''''' [[clubzine]] was published by Hickman, with [[Carolyn Hickman]]. In 1953, after the club’s demise, he merged it into ''[[S. T. F. Trends]]''. |
''[[The Little Corpuscle]]'' was a companion [[fanzine]]. | ''[[The Little Corpuscle]]'' was a companion [[fanzine]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:57, 20 April 2023
The Little Monsters of America (both also known as TLMA) was a club and its eponymous clubzine in the early 1950s.
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| Lynn Hickman organized this club for people who were stared at "as though (they) were a little monster or something" when they left a newsstand carrying an stf magazine. Group aim, Hickman said, was to promote stfsy reading so that fans wouldn't be regarded as "something apart". Some locals were set up, and several sectional conferences were held (including one in New York City, July 1952) but main activity was publishing TLMA, the club magazine, edited by Hickman. The organization lasted from mid-51 to the end of '52, when it was suspended; Hickman claimed 365 members at the end. |
The Little Monsters of America clubzine was published by Hickman, with Carolyn Hickman. In 1953, after the club’s demise, he merged it into S. T. F. Trends.
The Little Corpuscle was a companion fanzine.
| Issue | Date | Pages | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 1951 | 33 | |
| 2 | September 1951 | 34 | |
| 3 | April 1952 | 38 | |
| 4 | June 1952 | 25 | |
| 5 | August 1952 | 30 | |
| 6 | October 1952 | 20 |
- The Little Monsters of America online at fanac.org
| Club | 1951—1952 |
| This is a club page. Please extend it by adding information about when and where the club met, when and by whom it was founded, how long it was active, notable accomplishments, well-known members, clubzines, any conventions it ran, external links to the club's website, other club pages, etc.
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