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− | A [[fanzine]] published by [[Dean Grennell]] and circulated through [[FAPA]]. | + | A [[fanzine]] published by [[Dean Grennell]] and circulated through [[FAPA]]. It was nominated for the [[1956 Best Fanzine Hugo]]. |
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Issue || Date || Pages || Notes | Issue || Date || Pages || Notes | ||
− | 15 ||June 1953 ||6 || | + | 1-14 || || || The first 14 issues had a print run of ''1'' copy while Grennell was living in Germanstown |
− | 18 ||Fall 1953 ||12 ||#s 1-17 were [[Letter substitutes]] | + | 15 || June 1953 || 6 || "A truly horrid mmischmosch committed on a Rex-O-Graph, for which I should like to disclaim all responsibility." |
− | 19 ||Winter 1953 ||24 || | + | 18 || Fall 1953 || 12 || #s 1-17 were [[Letter substitutes]] |
− | 20 ||Spring 1954 ||46 ||in [[FAPA]] 67 | + | 19 || Winter 1953 || 24 || |
− | 21 ||Summer 1954 ||46 || In ''[[Psychotic]]'' 16, [[Dick Geis]] wrote: “This issue is noteworthy for the cover which is a picture of the creature from the Black Lagoon wearing a [[propeller beanie]] and with the words "I am NOT [[Shelby Vick]]" lettered across his chest, a fascinating [[article]] by [[Bob Tucker]] which discusses [[Claude Degler]], a fabulous [[fannish]] character of the past, a long and nicely written [[Midwestcon]] [[conrep|report]] by [[P. E. Economou]] titled "Bellefontaine Buffet"; a page long letter from [[Bob Bloch]], a section of "nurrsery Rhymes," an account of a two week vacation trip to the West by [[Grennell]] Himself, a long and interesting [[letter column]] and ... [[photographs]] which were astonishingly put on a [[stencil]] by a process called [[stenofaxing]].<br><br>“[[Jim Bradley]], a local [[Portland]] [[fan]] who edits a [[zine]] titled [[Lyric|LYRIC]], after seeing this issue went away muttering to himself. The absolutely perfect [[mimeography]] in GRUE was a terrific shock to him, printed as it is in a pleasing blue. That was bad, but the [[stenciled]] photos were too much for him; his eyes glazed and he murmured the magic word '[[Gestetner]]' as he staggered off in search of a bottle of [[bheer|beer]].” | + | 20 || Spring 1954 || 46 || in [[FAPA]] 67 |
− | 22 ||Autumn 1954 ||46 ||in [[FAPA]] 69 | + | 21 || Summer 1954 || 46 || In ''[[Psychotic]]'' 16, [[Dick Geis]] wrote: “This issue is noteworthy for the cover which is a picture of the creature from the Black Lagoon wearing a [[propeller beanie]] and with the words "I am NOT [[Shelby Vick]]" lettered across his chest, a fascinating [[article]] by [[Bob Tucker]] which discusses [[Claude Degler]], a fabulous [[fannish]] character of the past, a long and nicely written [[Midwestcon]] [[conrep|report]] by [[P. E. Economou]] titled "Bellefontaine Buffet"; a page long letter from [[Bob Bloch]], a section of "nurrsery Rhymes," an account of a two week vacation trip to the West by [[Grennell]] Himself, a long and interesting [[letter column]] and ... [[photographs]] which were astonishingly put on a [[stencil]] by a process called [[stenofaxing]].<br><br>“[[Jim Bradley]], a local [[Portland]] [[fan]] who edits a [[zine]] titled [[Lyric|LYRIC]], after seeing this issue went away muttering to himself. The absolutely perfect [[mimeography]] in GRUE was a terrific shock to him, printed as it is in a pleasing blue. That was bad, but the [[stenciled]] photos were too much for him; his eyes glazed and he murmured the magic word '[[Gestetner]]' as he staggered off in search of a bottle of [[bheer|beer]].” |
− | 23 ||March 1955 ||53 || includes short stories by [[Harlan Ellison]] and [[Robert Silverberg]] | + | 22 || Autumn 1954 || 46 || in [[FAPA]] 69 |
− | 24 ||Summer 1955 ||30 || | + | 23 || March 1955 || 53 || includes short stories by [[Harlan Ellison]] and [[Robert Silverberg]] |
− | 25 ||November 1955 ||30 ||in | + | 24 || Summer 1955 || 30 || |
− | 26 ||December 1955 ||22 || | + | 25 || November 1955 || 30 || in FAPA 73 |
− | 27 ||February 1956 ||22 ||in | + | 26 || December 1955 || 22 || |
− | 28 ||May 1956 ||50 || in [[FAPA]] 75 | + | 27 || February 1956 || 22 || in FAPA 74 |
− | 29 ||April 1958 ||56 ||Last [[genzine]] issue; | + | 28 || May 1956 || 50 || in [[FAPA]] 75 |
− | 30 ||August 1962 ||8 ||in [[FAPA]] 100 | + | 29 || April 1958 || 56 || Last [[genzine]] issue; in [[FAPA]] 83 |
− | 31 ||August | + | 30 || August 1962 || 8 || in [[FAPA]] 100 |
− | + | 31 || August 1963 || 10 || in FAPA 104 | |
− | 33 ||February 1970 || || | + | 31B || August 1969 || || Labelled #31 -- duplicate number |
+ | 32 || || || ...made up for by skipping #32 | ||
+ | 33 || February 1970 || || | ||
34 || || || | 34 || || || | ||
35 || || || | 35 || || || | ||
− | 36 ||November 1971 || || | + | 36 || November 1971 || || |
− | 37 || || || | + | 37 || || || |
38 || || || | 38 || || || | ||
− | NN || August 1974 || 1 || | + | NN || August 1974 || 1 || |
39 || || || | 39 || || || | ||
40 || November 1977 || 4 || | 40 || November 1977 || 4 || | ||
− | 41 || November 1977 ||4 ||Single-sided | + | 41 || November 1977 || 4 || Single-sided |
− | 42 || February 1978 ||9 ||" | + | 42 || February 1978 || 9 || " |
− | 43 || August 1979 ||10 ||" in FAPA 168 | + | 43 || August 1979 || 10 || " in FAPA 168 |
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There was also a joint issue with [[Tucker]] called ''[[Le Gruesome Zombie]]''. | There was also a joint issue with [[Tucker]] called ''[[Le Gruesome Zombie]]''. | ||
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Revision as of 17:43, 29 June 2021
A fanzine published by Dean Grennell and circulated through FAPA. It was nominated for the 1956 Best Fanzine Hugo.
Issue | Date | Pages | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1-14 | The first 14 issues had a print run of 1 copy while Grennell was living in Germanstown | ||
15 | June 1953 | 6 | "A truly horrid mmischmosch committed on a Rex-O-Graph, for which I should like to disclaim all responsibility." |
18 | Fall 1953 | 12 | #s 1-17 were Letter substitutes |
19 | Winter 1953 | 24 | |
20 | Spring 1954 | 46 | in FAPA 67 |
21 | Summer 1954 | 46 | In Psychotic 16, Dick Geis wrote: “This issue is noteworthy for the cover which is a picture of the creature from the Black Lagoon wearing a propeller beanie and with the words "I am NOT Shelby Vick" lettered across his chest, a fascinating article by Bob Tucker which discusses Claude Degler, a fabulous fannish character of the past, a long and nicely written Midwestcon report by P. E. Economou titled "Bellefontaine Buffet"; a page long letter from Bob Bloch, a section of "nurrsery Rhymes," an account of a two week vacation trip to the West by Grennell Himself, a long and interesting letter column and ... photographs which were astonishingly put on a stencil by a process called stenofaxing. “Jim Bradley, a local Portland fan who edits a zine titled LYRIC, after seeing this issue went away muttering to himself. The absolutely perfect mimeography in GRUE was a terrific shock to him, printed as it is in a pleasing blue. That was bad, but the stenciled photos were too much for him; his eyes glazed and he murmured the magic word 'Gestetner' as he staggered off in search of a bottle of beer.” |
22 | Autumn 1954 | 46 | in FAPA 69 |
23 | March 1955 | 53 | includes short stories by Harlan Ellison and Robert Silverberg |
24 | Summer 1955 | 30 | |
25 | November 1955 | 30 | in FAPA 73 |
26 | December 1955 | 22 | |
27 | February 1956 | 22 | in FAPA 74 |
28 | May 1956 | 50 | in FAPA 75 |
29 | April 1958 | 56 | Last genzine issue; in FAPA 83 |
30 | August 1962 | 8 | in FAPA 100 |
31 | August 1963 | 10 | in FAPA 104 |
31B | August 1969 | Labelled #31 -- duplicate number | |
32 | ...made up for by skipping #32 | ||
33 | February 1970 | ||
34 | |||
35 | |||
36 | November 1971 | ||
37 | |||
38 | |||
NN | August 1974 | 1 | |
39 | |||
40 | November 1977 | 4 | |
41 | November 1977 | 4 | Single-sided |
42 | February 1978 | 9 | " |
43 | August 1979 | 10 | " in FAPA 168 |
There was also a joint issue with Tucker called Le Gruesome Zombie.
Grue online at fanac.org
From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
(Grennell) Probably will prove one of the fanzines of history. Its complete genesis is worth quoting as a specimen:
"In casting about for a fanzine title, I considered several: Stellar Stories, Fiasco, and Grue: The Fan's Magazine [quasi, True, The Man's Magazine, published about this time], were three I kept coming back to. I discovered that my sneaky subconscious had picked up the first from an ad in Other (ptui!) Worlds. I asked the advice of friend-and-mentor Bob Silverberg and he opined that either Fiasco or Grue would act as a deadly blight on a fanzine... in fact, why did I want to cast yet another effort into a field already sadly overcrowded? Despite this, perhaps even because of it, I clung to Grue as a title. Sometime in January of 1953 I drew up a tentative cover for it, bearing a picture of a little man in a spacesuit standing beside his rocket in a moon-crater, about to light a fuse trailing out the bottom of it. I stuck this to the wall for a while and later, as I finished writing a larger-than-usual letter to someone, I put the cover picture on the front of the letter, stapled it down the left margin, and so Grue was born. [Trumpets off.] "So went the first fourteen copies; all custom-made, with hand-drawn illos, tipped-in photos, etc. Number fifteen was a four-page kind of one-shot done on a spirit duplicator. 16&17 reverted to typed originals again and when I got into FAPA in the fall of 1953 I decided to keep the title as a FAPAzine, so it appeared there as #18. All issues since then have been consecutively published -- from 20 onwards with the use of Gestetner in blue on white. There have been a few custom issues of Grue since then, but these are given fractional numbers to fit them in between the published issues, as 'GRUE #25 1/2'." -- Dean Grennell. |
Publication | 1953—1979 |
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