Walter E. Marconette

(July 26, 1919 – January 18, 1988)

Walter Earl Marconette was a Dayton, Ohio, fan and artist in the 1930s–40s. He coined the term Political Fantasy. He was a member of FAPA (and OE) and of the SFL.

He published/edited the fanzine Scienti-Snaps (the last issue was titled Bizarre and co-edited with Jack Chapman Miske) from January, 1938, until January, 1941. He also issued five issues of a tiny zine, Science-Fantasy Movie Review, during 1938.

He did brilliant hectographed fanzine art.

• Photo in Harry Warner's All Our Yesterdays p. 93.
• Early short biography in Who's Who in Fandom 1940, page 9.
• Bibliography at ISFDB.
• FindaGrave entry.

Fanzines and Apazines:

• Bizarre [1941] (with Jack Chapman Miske)
• Incredible [1938–39] (with Richard Wilson)
• Science-Fantasy Movie Review [1938]
• Scienti-Snaps [1938–41]

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Person

1919—1988

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