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PSFS News was one name of the [[clubzine]] of the [[PSFS]] which has had a bewildering number of different names. From 1937 to the end of the [[War]] it was '''''PSFS News''''' followed by the '''''[[PSFS Bulletin]]''''' which was renamed the '''''PSFS News Bulletin''''' in 1947 or '48. The name had reverted to '''''PSFS News''''' again by 1952. In 1960 it was '''''Science Fiction Viewsletter''''' and then back to '''''PSFS News'''''.  (We are using ''PSFS News'' for the whole since it's the most common name.)
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PSFS News was one of the bewilderingly different names of the [[clubzine]] of the [[PSFS]].  
  
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From 1937 to the end of the [[War]] it was '''''PSFS News''''' followed by the '''''[[PSFS Bulletin]]''''' which was renamed the '''''PSFS News Bulletin''''' in 1947 or '48. The name had reverted to '''''PSFS News''''' again by 1952. In 1960 it was '''''Science Fiction Viewsletter''''' (with a break in numbers) and then back to '''''PSFS News'''''.  (We are using ''PSFS News'' for the whole since it was the most common name.)
  
 
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V15.1 || September 1954 || 6 || unknown || Numbering is arbitrary. States that 15/1 was picked because numbering was lost in the dim past.
 
V15.1 || September 1954 || 6 || unknown || Numbering is arbitrary. States that 15/1 was picked because numbering was lost in the dim past.
V2.2 || May 1960 || 4 || [[George Heap]] || Now '''''Science Fiction Viewsletter'''''
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V2.2 || May 1960 || 4 || [[George Heap]] || Now '''''Science Fiction Viewsletter'''''; note break in numbering
 
V2.3 || June 1960 || 2 || " ||  
 
V2.3 || June 1960 || 2 || " ||  
 
V2.6 || September 1960 || 2 || " ||
 
V2.6 || September 1960 || 2 || " ||

Revision as of 06:22, 26 February 2021

PSFS News was one of the bewilderingly different names of the clubzine of the PSFS.

From 1937 to the end of the War it was PSFS News followed by the PSFS Bulletin which was renamed the PSFS News Bulletin in 1947 or '48. The name had reverted to PSFS News again by 1952. In 1960 it was Science Fiction Viewsletter (with a break in numbers) and then back to PSFS News. (We are using PSFS News for the whole since it was the most common name.)

Issue Date Pages Editors Notes
#1 V1.1 November 1937 4 John Baltadonis / Oswald Train titled PSFS News
#2 V1.2 December 11, 1937 8 "
#3 V1.3 February 6, 1938 4 "
#4 V1.4 March 1938 4 "
#5 V1.5 March 1938 4 "
#6 V1.6 April 9, 1938 4 "
#7 V1.7 April 23, 1938 5 "
#8 V1.8 June 25, 1938 4 "
#9 V1.9 July 2, 1938 4 "
#10 V1.10 August 22, 1938 8 "
October 16, 1938 4 "Supplementary Issue"
#13 V1.13 January 1939 32 Oswald Train
#15 V2.3 November 1939 8 Jack Agnew / Robert Madle
#24 V3.9 December 21, 1940 2 "
October 1943 4 Oswald Train
November 1943 2 "
V4.9 June 1944 Bob Madle / Jack Agnew
V4.10 July 1944 4 no editor listed
V5.1 October 1944 6 Oswald Train
V5.4 May 1945
V5.6 July 1945 14 Oswald Train
V6.1 October 1945 "
V6.2 November 1945 16 "
V6.3 January 1946 "
V6.4 February 1946 "
V6.5 March 1946 16 "
#2 November 18, 1946 1 Robert Madle Now PSFS Bulletin
#3 December 2, 1946 1 "
#5 January 12, 1947 1 "
January 26, 1947 "
V7.1 February 10, 1947 2 Robert Madle / Jack Agnew Once again PSFS News
V7.2 February 24, 1947 2 "
V7.3 March 10, 1947 2 Robert Madle
V7.6 June 30, 1947 2 "
V1.5 November 1947 Changed to PSFS News Bulletin {Maybe this is the Portland PSFS?}
V1.6 January 1948
V1.7 February 1948
V2.3 October 1948 Date may be in error
V2.4 October 1948
March 1951 2 Dave Hammond Again Dangerous PSFS News {Maybe this is the Portland PSFS?}
May 1951 2 "
NN late May-early June 1951 Sol Levin PSFS News, "bi-weekly newsletter". The next meeting "will present a tape recorded play, Via Etherline by [Otto Binder]".
early March 1952 Dave Hammond
late March 1952 "
April 1952 2 "
July 1952 "
December 1952 "
V15.1 September 1954 6 unknown Numbering is arbitrary. States that 15/1 was picked because numbering was lost in the dim past.
V2.2 May 1960 4 George Heap Now Science Fiction Viewsletter; note break in numbering
V2.3 June 1960 2 "
V2.6 September 1960 2 "
V2.7 October 1960 4 "
September 1992 8 Carol Kabakjian Last Dangerous PSFS News
October 1992 6 "
November 1994 8 Rich Kabakjian
January 1995 6 "
March 1995 8 "
April 1995 6 "
March 1997 8 Carol Kabakjian
1997 12 "

PSFS News online at fanac.org


Publication 1937
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