Operation Armageddon

Though referred to in the Fancyclopedia 2 extract as the Mancon, the 1954 target convention was officially the Supermancon.

From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959

At the height of ill-feeling between the London Circle and the Bloody Provincials, 1954, the Elsie Horde devised a wonderfully complicated scheme to wreck the Mancon, and gave it this ominous title. It included such things as printing up a rather dismal fake program -- and following this with a fake indignant denial with announcement of an even more dismal program; hunting imaginary rats during speeches; getting the con committee drunk; going around measuring odd lengths with string during the program ("not anything in particular -- just lengths "); starting card games on the floor when/if things got boring, and other resourceful diabolisms. But when it came to the sticking point they relented and fraternized with the Uitlanders, producing the first US-style con -- or so say witnesses who may be giving US cons too much credit for amiability.

The project gave its name to a fanzine edited by Vin¢ Clarke with two issues in 1954. Operation Armageddon listed many ways to disrupt the convention, including the above.

Issue	Date	Pages	Notes
1	1954	2
2	1954	2
3	April 25, 1954	4	titled Operation Splash; co-edited by Dave Newman

• Operation Armageddon online at fanac.org.

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