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is often cited as the first science fiction fanzine, earning the distinction of "the first of the fan magazines" as early as 1935, predating the coining of the term "fanzine" in 1940.
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and was the first issue to directly reference science fiction. The third issue, dated August 1930, took on its third title,
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was published in May 1930. This issue did not make mention of science fiction.
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This article is about the science fiction fanzine. For other uses, see
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is the first fanzine for this reason. Editor Luis Ortiz also cites
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The publication was an effort of the Science Correspondence Club's
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Defunct science fiction magazines published in the United States
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The Science Fiction Fanzine Reader: Focal Points 1930-1960
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Index

Comet (disambiguation)
Science fiction fanzine
United States
Chicago
Illinois
English
science fiction fanzine
Chicago
Raymond A. Palmer
Sam Moskowitz
The Time Traveler



Moskowitz, Sam
Science Fiction Fandom
Greenwood Press
ISBN
9780313233807
OCLC
30319152


"Cosmology"
Notes from Underground: Zines and the Politics of Alternative Culture
Microcosm Publishing
ISBN
9781621064848
OCLC
988027933

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